Center for Career & Professional Development
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“Explore. Experience. Engage. - Early and Often.”
The primary mission of the Southwestern University Center for Career & Professional Development is to empower Southwestern Pirates to design their professional identities, build marketable career-readiness competencies, and connect their interdisciplinary education to the world of work.
NAME
Adrian Ramirez
TITLE
Director of the Center for Career and Professional Development
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment of personality, skills, values, and interests
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews, etc.)
Graduate/professional school exploration
Team leadership
Employer relations
NAME
Alexandra Anderson
TITLE
Sr. Associate Director of the Center for Career and Professional Development
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment of personality, skills, values, and interests
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews, etc.)
Graduate and professional school advising, including pre-health and pre-law advising
Fellowship advising
NAME
Mary Claire Angle
TITLE
Director of Internship Programs
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 144
Responsibilities
Academic internships
Funded Internship Program
CHIP (Washington Semester program)
New York Arts Program
SU HEALTH programs
NAME
Liana Collins
TITLE
Career Planning and Development Coordinator
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
Responsibilities
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews, etc.)
Networking and shadowing
Job/internship search strategies
NAME
Alex Garcia-Ellis
TITLE
Career Planning and Development Coordinator
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
Responsibilities
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews, etc.)
On-campus student employment
CCPD Student Staff
Our friendly student team will greet you at the front desk or on the phone, help you schedule appointments with career advisors, refer you to appropriate online resources, help you shop in the Career Closet or grab coffee in the Career Café, and “triage” basic career advising or recruiting questions.
Professional Development Associates
Iva Irabor-Ighedosa ’26
Sofia Bastaki ’26
Sarah Landry ’27
Ella Roberts ’27
Bekah Gilmore ’28
Allie Ringer ’28
Marketing Assistant
Sofia Bastaki ’26