University Career Center

Kathleen serves as a Career Coach at the University Career Center. She coaches students on exploring different major/career options and enjoys helping students develop a plan to find the job/internship/next step that's best for them. Kathleen also plans Immersions (employer site visits to various cities for students throughout the year) and Employer Challenges (week-long small group projects that student teams present to employers & receive feedback).

Amanda is passionate about supporting and empowering students. Through her role as a career coach, she works with students to help them explore their passions and interests, while providing guidance along their journey of professional development. Amanda also coordinates workshops and programs, often collaborating with different University departments and student organizations across campus. Amanda values diversity, equity, and inclusion, is a strong advocate for social justice, and works hard to honor the potential and uniqueness of each student she supports.

Joelle loves helping students articulate their skills, values, and interests as related to their future careers and passions. She provides 1:1 career counseling and coaching to undergraduate and graduate students, and coordinates and presents a variety of workshops, programs, and events.

As the Social Media & Community Engagement Strategist, Nate manages The Career Center's online presence - including The Career Center's website, Facebook page and Twitter channel. He is excited about the opportunity to connect with you and other students using online technologies. He looks forward to helping you use social media to explore your career interests and build your community.

As the Senior Associate Director, Terri spends her time facilitating for today and planning for tomorrow. She believes in the power of possibilities, unfettered thinking and an open mind. She feels it is an absolute privilege to work with The Career Center’s talented staff and encourages you to put their expertise to work for you.

Chelsea serves as Assistant Director at the University Career Center, providing strategic oversight and management for our career coaching and advising team. In addition, Chelsea coaches and counsels undergraduate and graduate students from a wide spectrum of career interests in individual counseling and advising appointments.

Elizabeth serves on our employer relations team, building and maintaining relationships with top employers in various industries who are looking to recruit UM students. She loves learning more about the students interests and what they are looking for in a career, as well as what the employers are looking for in our students. She also works directly with students in group and one-on-one settings during all phases of their career development.  

Mat is a senior with a major in International Studies, as well as minors in Spanish and Digital Studies.  He hopes to move to Chicago and pursue a career in sales or marketing after graduation.

Mat is the oldest of four boys and was born in Chicago, but has lived in St. Joseph, MI for most of his life.  Outside of the classroom, Mat enjoys following and playing sports like soccer, football, and basketball.

Ariana is a senior studying Sociology and minoring in Community Action and Social Change (CASC). She is really passionate about working with kids. Ariana spent the past three summers working at summer camps with kids from around the world. She is interested in pursuing a MSW at the University. Besides working with kids, Ariana love going home to Chicago and seeing her puppy, Bella.

Andrew is a sophmore at the University of Michigan pursuing a bachelor of science degree from the LSA college. His goal is to graduate in four years with a biological science degree and then to hopefully pursue the field of research, especially medical research. He spent a summer working for the National Institute of Drug Abuse in Baltimore, MD, where he researched the affects of drug abuse on the postnatal. He grew up locally in Canton, MI, and has lived in Michigan his whole life. He loves football and basketball and enjoys spending time outside.

Dina is a Junior pursuing a major in Earth & Environmental Science and minoring in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian. She is from the WindyCity of Chicago, Illinois, and is a POSSE Scholar here at Michigan. This past summer, Dina studied abroad in Ferrara and Rome, Italy, analyzing sea-level rise along the Eastern coast. On campus, Dina is a research assistant within the department of Paleontology and a Student Action Board member. As a side goal, she hopes to one day discover a new species of coral. 

Michelle was born in Southfield, MI, but raised in Troy, MI. She is currently a sophomore and has plans on pursuing an Economics degree. Although she is still unsure of which career path to take, she wants to give back to her parents by helping them manage the financial aspects of their grocery business so that it can operate more efficiently by applying the things she will have learned in economics. As a side goal, she wants to travel the world one day.

Maren is a junior doubling majoring in Communications and Psychology at the University of Michigan. She plans to attend grad school for Industrial/Organizational Psychology and hopes to become and Organizational Psychologist and work with companies within their human resources division. On campus, Maren has been a research assistant for the Emotion and Self-Control Lab for the psychology department and a Student Advisor for the University Career Center.