My Career Journey

My goal in going to college was to become the PR/Communications Director for a Girl Scout council. After working on campus in several roles, I found I loved college campuses. After graduation, I worked as a Home Equity Loan Closer and found that I did not love the impersonality of the business world. I loved working with college students, in training and developing them, and I was a total resume nerd! 

My Educational Journey

BA Communication Arts
Emphasis in Public Relations
Defiance College

MA College Student Personnel
Bowling Green State University

My Personality

Top 5 Strengths
Empathy, Communication, Developer, Positivity, Maximizer

Top 3 Holland Interest Codes (RIASEC)
Social, Artistic, Enterprising

Myers-Briggs Type (MBTI)
ESFJ

Outside of the Office

My Hometown
Rawson, Ohio

My Favorite Things
Family, Friends, my #gingerpets (Bella & Percy), my Church, Disney, Junior League, Girl Scouts, reality TV challenge shows, and musicals – I love musicals and going to Broadway shows!  My favorite movie musical is Newsies and the first musical I saw on tour was Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in high school. One of my favorite trips was to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in NY and ended up watching four shows in three days. 

My Favorite Quote
“I’ve heard it said that people come into our lives, for a reason…Bringing something we must learn…And we are led to those, who help us most to grow if we let them, and we help them in return.”
Lyric in For Good from Wicked

My Career Journey

Since I was a kid, I have always had a passion for learning and helping others. This passion led me to pursue a degree and career in elementary education. While I enjoyed teaching young students, I found that I was missing the collaboration and community I had while in college. Therefore, I decided to go back to school to get my master’s degree. Throughout my graduate program, I had the opportunity to work as a Graduate Assistant in student activities and found a love for event planning and collaborating with others to create engaging events for students. This positional provided me with the skills needed to obtain my current position as an Employer Relations Coordinator within the Center for Career and Professional Development, where I am able to combine my passion for supporting students as a career coach, with my love for event planning!

My Educational Journey

BS Elementary Education
University of South Florida

MEd Curriculum & Instruction
Concentration in College Student Affairs
University of South Florida

My Personality

Top 5 Strengths
Responsibility, Consistency, Harmony, Discipline, and Focus

Top 3 Holland Interest Codes (RIASEC)
Social, Artistic, and Conventional

Myers-Briggs Type (MBTI)
ISFJ

Outside the Office

My Hometown
Jacksonville, Florida

My Favorite Things
One of my favorite things to do for fun is to go to the movies. I love watching movies, and being around others to hear their laughter or see their reactions makes it that much better!

My Favorite Quote
“Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?”
From What a Girl Wants (2003)

My Career Journey

I started working for Career Services as a Veterans Career Peer Advisor while attending USFSP. I really enjoyed the experience, especially helping my peers and Student Veterans tailor their military experiences into resumes and career opportunities. After graduation, I returned to the Marine Corps for a few years before working in the non-profit field. I returned to the USF St. Pete Career Services Office to continue to support students figure out their next steps.

My Educational Journey

BA Political Science
University of South Florida St. Petersburg

My Personality

Top 5 Strengths
Strategic, Analytical, Responsibility, Context, Input

Top 3 Holland Interest Codes (RIASEC)
Realistic, Investigative, Conventional

Myers-Briggs Type (MBTI)
ISTJ

Outside of the Office

My Hometown
St. Petersburg, Florida

My Favorite Things
I love spending time outdoors, the wilder and more untamed the better. I love watching the sunrise on the open ocean, across a mountain valley, or across desserts in bloom after rare and unusual rains.

My Favorite Quote

“When your mind is telling you that you’re done. That you’re exhausted. That you cannot possibly go any further, you’re only actually 40% done.”
The 40% Rule

My Career Journey

My journey to career services has been quite the road trip! Initially starting college as a Spanish major, I quickly realized that working in embassies or becoming a Spanish teacher wasn’t my true calling. I made the most of college by joining a sorority and working for both residential life and orientation (focusing on transferrable skills!). Once I graduated in 2017, I took a job at a startup company in St. Petersburg, only to discover it wasn’t the right fit for me. I worked at a nonprofit before finally landing a role at Eckerd College, which reignited my spark for higher education. This led me to pursue my master’s degree at USF in 2020, despite the challenges of the pandemic. My first post-grad school job in orientation further clarified my passion for empowering students but once again, it didn’t feel like the perfect fit. When I found my current role at the St. Pete campus, I knew I had found my ideal role! This job combines my love for community engagement, mentorship, and empowering students to explore creative pathways toward their ideal futures.

My Educational Journey

BA Spanish & International Relations
Florida International University

MEd College Student Affairs
University of South Florida

My Personality

Top 5 Strengths
Empathy, Relator, Learner, Arranger, Responsibility

Top 3 Holland Interest Codes (RIASEC)
Artistic, Social, Conventional

Myers-Briggs Type (MBTI)
ENFJ

Outside of the Office

My Hometown
Pleasanton, California

My Favorite Things

I love baking and cooking. Trying out new recipes is one of my favorite hobbies – I even worked at a bakery in grad school!

My Favorite Quote
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”
Dolly Parton