Assistant Director, Student Career Advising
Student portfolio: Bienen, SoC, & Weinberg
As an Assistant Director of Career Management, Quinn works with students in the School of Communication, the Bienen School of Music, and Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences. Additionally, Quinn serves on the NCA Fun Committee. Quinn joined NCA in 2023.
Quinn earned their Bachelor of Arts in Performance Studies from Northwestern, with a minor in French. Before joining NCA, Quinn has worked in the Chicago theatre and performing arts scene as both a performer and staff member, and was most recently the career adviser for theatre, dance, and cinema & television arts students at Columbia College Chicago.
In another life, Quinn might have been a vegan cookbook author and food blogger. Quinn also likes spending their time practicing yoga, seeing shows in Chicago, and traveling.
Quinn’s favorite advice for students: “In your career journey it can seem like there are a thousand different things you need to do - but you can only do one thing at a time. This is actually good news! Pick one next thing to do, and take action on it. You'll feel a lot better.”