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.
Center Leadership
Leadership Team
Laura Bellis
Director, Employer and Regional Engagement
lbellis@nd.edu
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Beth Hellwig
Interim Associate Vice President for Career and Professional Development
bhellwig@nd.edu
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Erik Oswald
Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships & Operations
eoswald@nd.edu
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Operations and Partnerships
Guest and Event Services
Shawn Freehling
Marketing, Communication, and Design Program Manager
sfreehli@nd.edu
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Brenda Harley
Guest Services Coordinator
bharley@nd.edu
Olivia Walz
Interview Center and Event Services Manager
574-631-5261
owalz@nd.edu
Strategic Initiatives
Kara Brennan
Coordinator
Special Projects
kbrenna5@nd.edu
Anhtuan Doventry
Coordinator
Special Projects
ado2@nd.edu
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Nancy Flores
Coordinator
Strategic Projects
nflores2@nd.edu
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Monica Laidig
Program Director, Student International Business Council
mlaidig@nd.edu
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Employer and Regional Engagement
Employer Engagement
Kyle (KJ) Freeman
Employer Engagement Specialist
Science / Technology / Engineering / Math / Healthcare / Research
kfreema6@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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Colette Whitton
Employer Engagement Specialist
Finance / Actuarial/Insurance / Human Resources / Sales / Management / Retail / CPG / FinTech / Startups
cwhitton@nd.edu
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Regional Engagement
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
Rana Ismail
Graduate Career Consultant
College of Science
ranaismail@nd.edu
Ryan Kristofek
Graduate Career Consultant
College of Engineering
rkristof@nd.edu
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Ben Pykare
Graduate Career Consultant
College of Arts and Letters
bpykare@nd.edu
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CURRENTLY VACANT
Graduate Career Consultant
Professional Master Programs
For support please email
gradcareers@nd.edu
Undergraduate Career Services
Career Advisors for Undergraduate Students (by College)
Tara Gilchrist
Assistant Director
Career Advisor for Mendoza College of Business
tgilchri@nd.edu
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Tyler Grant
Assistant Director
Career Advisor for Global Affairs, Architecture, International Students
tgrant6@nd.edu
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Velena Hernandez
Assistant Director
Career Advisor for College of Engineering
vhernan3@nd.edu
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CURRENTLY OPEN
Assistant Director
Career Advisor for College of Arts and Letters
For support please email
undergradcareers@nd.edu
Nia Robinson
Assistant Director
Career Advisor for College of Science
nrobins3@nd.edu
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Career Advisors for Undergraduate Students (Specialists)
James Biddick
Student-Athlete Career Development Program Manager
jbiddick@nd.edu
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Brian Mulhern
Assistant Director
Investment Banking, Investment Management, Sales & Trading, Private Wealth Management
bmulhern@nd.edu
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Ryan Patrick
Assistant Director
Government, Policy, and Law Careers
rpatrick@nd.edu
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Mike Schultz
Assistant Director
Consulting and Data Analytics
mschult5@nd.edu
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