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 (CCPD) 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.
CCPD team members are available to provide a variety of services and resources including self-assessments, job/internship search strategies, graduate/professional school preparation, interview coaching, and help with developing application materials (e.g. resumes, cover letters).
NAME
Adrian D. Ramirez
TITLE
Director of the Center for Career & Professional Development
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
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Responsibilities
Success Coach caseload: alumni
Team leadership
Employer relations
Employer Advisory Board
Pirate 2 Pro Sponsor Program
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
LINKEDIN
Responsibilities
Success Coach caseload: seniors
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
Schedule an appointment with Alex
NAME
Mary Claire Angle-Klatt
TITLE
Director of Internship Programs
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 143
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Responsibilities
Success Coach caseload: first-year students
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Internship programs (Academic, Funded, CHIP, NYAP)
SU HEALTH programs
Academic advising
Schedule an appointment with Mary Claire
NAME
Liana Collins
TITLE
Career Planning and Development Coordinator
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
LINKEDIN
Responsibilities
Success Coach caseload: juniors
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
COMPASS Program
Schedule an appointment with Liana
NAME
Alejandra Garcia-Ellis
TITLE
Career Planning and Development Coordinator
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
LINKEDIN
Responsibilities
Success Coach caseload: sophomores
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
Departmental marketing
Schedule an appointment with Alex
NAME
Helene Laicer
TITLE
Success Coach
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
LINKEDIN
Responsibilities
Success Coach caseload: first-year students
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Academic advising
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
Schedule an appointment with Helene
NAME
Rob Phillips
TITLE
Success Coach
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
LINKEDIN
Responsibilities
Success Coach caseload: first-year students
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Academic advising
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
Schedule an appointment with Rob
NAME
Jenny Terry Roberts
TITLE
Success Coach
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
LINKEDIN
Responsibilities
Success Coach caseload: first-year students
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Academic advising
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
Schedule an appointment with Jenny

NAME
Anica Falcone-Juengert
TITLE
Administrative Coordinator
E-MAIL
LOCATION
PRC