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 D. Ramirez
TITLE
Director of the Center for Career & Professional Development
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PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
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Responsibilities
Team leadership
Employer relations
Employer Advisory Board
Pirate 2 Pro Sponsor Program
Success Coach caseload: alumni
Schedule an appointment with Adrian
NAME
Alexandra Anderson
TITLE
Sr. Associate Director of the Center for Career & Professional Development
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
Pre-health and pre-law advising
Success Coach caseload: seniors
Schedule an appointment with Alex
NAME
Mary Claire Angle
TITLE
Director of Internship Programs
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Internship programs (Academic, Funded, CHIP, NYAP)
SU HEALTH programs
Academic advising
Success Coach caseload: first-year students
Schedule an appointment with Mary Claire
NAME
Liana Collins
TITLE
Career Planning and Development Coordinator
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
COMPASS Program
Success Coach caseload: juniors
Schedule an appointment with Liana
NAME
Alex Garcia-Ellis
TITLE
Career Planning and Development Coordinator
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
Departmental marketing
Success Coach caseload: sophomores
Schedule an appointment with Alex
NAME
Helene Laicer
TITLE
Success Coach
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Academic advising
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
Success Coach caseload: first-year students
NAME
Rob Phillips
TITLE
Success Coach
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Academic advising
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
Success Coach caseload: first-year students
NAME
Jenny Terry Roberts
TITLE
Success Coach
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Academic advising
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
Success Coach caseload: first-year students
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