Our Staff
Our Staff
Executive
Executive & Administration
Our executive team works to continually move Career Advancement forward with innovative opportunities and experiential initiatives. Our administrative team supports the work of all Career Advancement’s teams.
Meredith Daw
Associate V.P., Enrollment and Student Advancement; Executive Director, Career Advancement; Associate Dean of the College
Cristina Rodriguez
Deputy Director, Career Advancement and Director, Odyssey & Special Initiatives
Employer Relations and Development
Employer Relations & Development
The Employer Relations & Development team (ERD) helps employers and students connect. Assisting employers in everything from posting positions and collecting resumes to coordinating on-campus interviews and recruiting events, the ERD team plays an essential role in helping UChicago students obtain substantive internships and full-time positions.
Nadia Casperson
Senior Associate Director, Employer Relations and Development
Industry Focus:
Undergraduate Recruiting, Jeff Metcalf Internship Program
Allana Tachauer
Senior Assistant Director, Employer Relations & Development
Industry Focus:
Consulting, Digital Media
James Arvidson
Senior Assistant Director, Employer Relations & Development
Industry Focus:
Government and Public Policy, Healthcare, Career Fairs, Metcalf Fellowship Grants
Shira Bernstein
Recruiting Coordinator, Employer Relations & Development
Industry Focus:
Handshake Job Board, Employer and Job Approvals, Employer Programs and Events
Brian Lewis
Coordinator, Employer Relations & Development
Industry Focus:
Consulting, Select Financial Services Firms
Chiara Montanari
Associate Director, External Relations
Industry Focus:
Companies Outside of the United States
Katherine Nopar
Senior Assistant Director, Employer Relations & Development
Industry Focus:
Arts and Entertainment, Corporate Firms, Entrepreneurship/Startups, Film, Journalism, Museums, Public Relations, Publishing
Bethany Pacheco
Assistant Director, Odyssey Career Program
Industry Focus:
Summer on the Cuyahoga Program
Edson Ramirez
Assistant Director, Employer Relations & Development
Industry Focus:
Financial Services, STEM & Technology
External Relations
External Relations
The External Relations team builds strong relationships with UChicago's network of alumni, parents, and other off-campus partners. In addition, the team manages several student programs that partner with outside volunteers such as the Alumni Board of Governors Externship Program, the International Experience Grant, the Metcalf Volunteers Program, and the Summer Action Grant.
Student Prep
Student Preparation
The Student Preparation team works directly with students through one-on-one counseling appointments and innovative programming to support students in everything from career exploration to negotiating job offers. Career advisers assist with everything from resumes, cover letters, finding opportunities, and applications.
Nelida Garcia
Senior Assistant Director, Student Preparation; Deputy Director, Odyssey Career Program
UCIB
Business Programs
Career Advancement offers two selective business programs, the Trott Business Program and the Financial Markets Program, as well as the open-participation Business Career Services program. Advisers in each of these programs can help students prepare for careers in a wide range of business fields, including consulting, financial services, investment banking, and marketing.
UCIE
UCIE
Students interested in startups, venture capital, and other entrepreneurial related careers have access to one-on-one advising from professionals with extensive experience on the UChicago Careers in Entrepreneurship (UCIE) team.
UCIEP
EdPros/UCIEP
UChicago Careers in Education Professions provides specialized preparation for students interested in pursuing careers in pre K-12 teaching as well as educational administration, research, and policy. The EdPros team offers one-on-one advising to help prepare students for careers in education.
Andy Tousignant
Lewis-Sebring Program Director, UChicago Careers In Education Professions.
UCIHP
UCIHP
UChicago Careers in Health Professions (UCIHP) provides College students with resources and support to develop a customized portfolio of knowledge, skill sets, and experiences required for advanced study or employment in health and medicine. As early as their first year, pre-health students are advised on how to assess their strengths, hone their interests, and identify appropriate course work, research, internships, and clinical opportunities.
Cassandra Flambouras
Senior Associate Director, UChicago Careers in Health Professions, Health Professions Adviser
Danielle Reynolds
Assistant Director, UChicago Careers in Health Professions
UCIJAM
UCIJAM
As part of Career Advancement, UChicago Careers in Journalism, Arts, and Media (UCIJAM) provides essential pre-professional opportunities and a focus on innovative thinking to help students launch successful careers in these fast-changing fields.
Ben Waltzer
Klingensmith Program Director, UChicago Careers in Journalism, Arts, and Media
UCIL
UCIL
The UChicago Careers in Law (UCIL) program provides undergraduates and alumni interested in legal careers the knowledge they need to prepare for law school and legal professions. Through workshops, presentations, internships, mentoring and one-on-one advising, UCIL seeks to support students and alumni as they decide whether a career in law is a good fit for them.
Claudia Macias-Retson, J.D.
Senior Assistant Director, UChicago Careers in Law; Director, Rosenzweig Scholars Program
UCIPPS
Fried Public Policy and Service Program
Whether they gravitate toward community or international development, education, social service, public policy, or politics, students will find a vast array of opportunities through the Fried Public Policy and Service Program. The program offers one-on-one advising to help prepare students for careers in government, politics and non-profits.
UCISTEM
UCISTEM
UChicago Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (UCISTEM) helps students explore, prepare for, and obtain careers or professional school placement in these fields. Opportunities for mentorship, alumni networking, and one-on-one advising are readily available.