Contact Us
We welcome guests to the Meruelo Family Center for Career Development on the 5th floor of Duncan Student Center.
Our staff work collaboratively across five teams:
- Strategic Initiatives (south suite, 504 Duncan Student Center)
- Operations and Event Services (south suite, 504 Duncan Student Center
- Employer and Regional Engagement (south suite, 504 Duncan Student Center)
- Undergraduate Career Services (south suite, 504 Duncan Student Center)
- Graduate Career Services (north suite, 528 Duncan Student Center)
Additionally, the Mendoza College of Business Graduate Business Career Services is co-located in the Center in the north suite, 528 Duncan Student Center.
General questions can be directed to careerdevelopment@nd.edu or by calling 574-631-5200.
Administration and Strategy
Administration
Ryan Willerton
Associate Vice President for Career and Professional Development
willerton@nd.edu
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Strategic Initiatives
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Kara Brennan
Regional Engagement Associate
Special Projects
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Marcus Cox
Special Projects Coordinator
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Program Director (currently vacant)
Program Director, Strategic Projects
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Associate Director (currently vacant)
Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships
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Brianna Densmore
Project Coordinator
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Anhtuan Doventry
Regional Engagement Associate
Special Projects
ado2@nd.edu
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Shawn Freehling
Marketing, Communication, and Design Program Manager
sfreehli@nd.edu
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Monica Laidig
Program Director, Student International Business Council
mlaidig@nd.edu
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Kate Moody
Strategic Analyst
kmoody@nd.edu
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Marcy Oleck
Project Coordinator
Operations and Event Services
Operations and Event Services
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Mary Andersen
Associate Director, Operations and Event Services
574-631-2964
mander24@nd.edu
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Brenda Harley
Guest Services Coordinator
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Jamie Thomson
Interview Center and Event Services Manager
jthomso2@nd.edu
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Olivia Walz
Guest Services Coordinator
574-631-5200
owalz@nd.edu
Employer and Regional Engagement
Employer Engagement
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Grace Deitsch
Employer Engagement Specialist
Science / Technology / Engineering / Math / Healthcare / Research
gdeitsch@nd.edu
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Alyssandra Howe
Employer Engagement Specialist
Accounting / Consulting / Govt / Policy / Analytics / Marketing / Arts / Sports / Education / Nonprofit
574-631-9915
ahowe@nd.edu
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Zach Howman
Employer Engagement Specialist
Business / Finance / Sales / Real Estate / Retail / Startups / Actuarial / Insurance
zhowman@nd.edu
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DJ Washington
Director, Employer and Regional Engagement
washington@nd.edu
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Regional Engagement
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Patrick Collins
Regional Engagement Associate
New York City
pcollin5@nd.edu
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Allison Gagnon
Regional Engagement Manager
Northern California
allisongagnon@nd.edu
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Dorothy Kozak
Regional Engagement Associate
Southern California
dkozak@nd.edu
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Jo Anne Nasti
Regional Engagement Associate
Houston
jnasti@nd.edu
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Graduate Career Services
Career Consultants for Master's and PhD Students
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Ryan Kristofek
Graduate Career Consultant
College of Science
rkristof@nd.edu
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Christian Lehman
Graduate Career Consultant
College of Engineering
clehman3@nd.edu
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Thomas Meyers
Graduate Career Consultant
College of Arts and Letters
tmeyers2@nd.edu
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Erik Oswald
Graduate Career Consultant
Professional Master Programs
eoswald@nd.edu
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Undergraduate Career Services
Career Counselors for Undergraduate Students (by College)
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Assistant Director/Consultant (currently vacant)
Assistant Director
College of Science -
Consultant/Assistant Director (currently vacant)
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Karen Manier
Assistant Director
College of Arts and Letters
kmanier@nd.edu
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Ray Vander Heyden
Assistant Director
Mendoza College of Business
rvanderh@nd.edu
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Chris Washko
Assistant Director
College of Engineering
574-631-5200
cwashko@nd.edu
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Industry-Focused Career Counselors
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Sara Iannone
Assistant Director
Consulting and Data Analytics
siannone@nd.edu
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Ryan Patrick
Assistant Director
Government, Policy, and Law Careers
rpatrick@nd.edu
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Bob Rischard
Assistant Director
Investment Banking, Investment Management, Sales & Trading, Private Wealth Management
rrischar@nd.edu
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Strategic Affiliates
Campus Partners
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Ross Higginbotham
Career Director
Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate
rhiggin2@nd.edu
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Jared Mrozinske
Career Program Director
College of Arts and Letters
jmrozins@nd.edu
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