Education
B.A. in Mass Communication/Broadcast Journalism, Auburn University at Montgomery; M.A. in Communication Management, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Expertise & Specialization

• Student Learning and Professional Development
• Career Readiness
• Employer Partnerships

Career Highlights
Higher education professional with 10+ years of experience; as director of career development for Hilton College she strategically develops and maintains relationships with community and corporate employer partners’ locally, statewide and regionally; discovers new experiential learning, internships and job opportunities for current students, graduates and alumni that help provide professional development pipelines for academic departments that directly affects the bottom line for maximum retention and university growth; manages, plans, implements and assesses events promoting career and professional development in higher education for four-year public university; performs market research to remain knowledgeable of industry trends, hiring practices and labor-related challenges; creates active spaces for the development and implementation of company and university partnerships while utilizing the partnership to grow the ability to provide opportunities to students, graduates and alumni.