Staff

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Meet our Staff

Career Center Studio

Sydney Reid, Coordinator and Graduate Assistant
sydneyreid10@k-state.edu

Provides support for major and career exploration.

Career Specialists

Wyatt Abbott Career Specialist Communication Studies	Madeleyne Alfonso Torres Career Specialist Real Estate & Comm Development
Regan Ast Career Specialist Animal Sciences and Industry	Maggie Berning Career Specialist Humand Development & Family Science
Alyssa Durrant Career Specialist Humand Development & Family Science	Dione Ramos Career Specialis Personal Financial Planning
Lillie Taylor Career Specialist Psychology	Haylee Tien Career Specialist Psychology
Madeline Wolford Career Specialist Modern Languages

College Liaisons

	Mary Ellen Barkley, Assistant Director (she/her) Liaison to the Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Belief • Developer • Input • Positivity • Relator mebark@k-state.edu
	Paulicia Bender, Assistant Director (she/her) Liaison to the College of Architecture, Planning and Design Input • Learner • Developer • Responsibility • Strategic paulicia@k-state.edu
	Tiffany Coetzee, Career Advisor Liaison to the College of Education Achiever • Connectedness • Input • Developer• Positivity tcoetzee@k-state.edu
	Chloe Wurst Edger, Assistant Director (she/her) Liaison to the College of Arts and Sciences Input • Individualization • Strategic • Futuristic • Learner cnwurst@k-state.edu
	Teresa Parks, Assistant Director (she/her) Liaison to the College of Health and Human Sciences Communication • Adaptability • Empathy • Connectedness • Responsibility twparks@k-state.edu
	Cesar Rivera, Assistant Director (he/him) Liaison to the College of Engineering Woo • Harmony • Adaptability • Communication • Maximizer carivera1131@k-state.edu
	Anthony YBarra, Associate Director (he/him) Employer Operations and Center-Wide Manager Liaison to the College of Engineering Arranger • Communication • Individualization • Positivity • Woo anthonyy@k-state.edu

College of Business Administration: Career Development Team

Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus: Career Services

Employer Relations

Student Staff

Saakshi Khopkar Graduate Assistant Human Development and Family Science	Jacob Porter Graduate Assistant Counseling and Student Development
Malak Abudieeb Paraprofessional Kinesiology	Karina Ayala-Varela Paraprofessional Chemical Engineering
Cameron Ney Paraprofessional Construction Science & Management	Claire Gassel Paraprofessional Business Administration
Zoe Hardenbrook Paraprofessional Communications Sciences & Disorders	Grace Cook Career Fair Intern Business Administration
Grace Thomas Career Closet Intern Fashion Studies	Belaye Turner Career Closet Intern English
Catherine Eldridge Graphic Design Intern Visual Communications Design

Administration

	Mary Ewing, Office Manager Supports all administration procedures including accounting and personnel Communication • Connectedness • Harmony • Input • Woo mewing@k-state.edu
	Sandra Guzman, Marketing Specialist Designs all marketing for Career Center Restorative • Adaptability • Strategic • Ideation • Communication sandra44@k-state.edu
	Kerri Keller, Executive Director (she/her) Directs the overall operations of the Career Center, teaches the LEAD 399 class Connectedness • Futuristic • Learner • Maximizer • Strategic kdkeller@k-state.edu
	Rob Sanders, Program Assistant (he/him) Supports the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Education; manages outreach requests Strategic • Communication • Restorative • Adaptability • Includer rjsanders@k-state.edu
	Gina Turner, Program Assistant Supports the Colleges of Business, Engineering and Architecture, Planning and Design; coordinates interview room scheduling
	Jodi Swendson, Program Assistant (she/her) Supports the Colleges of Agriculture, Health and Human Sciences and Veterinary Medicine; coordinates career fairs Adaptability • Empathy • Ideation • Input • Positivity jswend@k-state.edu
	Dawn Wall, Data Coordinator Manages all data requests dawnmw@k-state.edu