Career Services & Experiential Learning

RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage career development services for UCF students to include assistance with exploring academic and career goals, identifying relevant professional experiences such as student organizational involvements and internships, and development of job search strategies to include resume writing and interviewing skills.

DEGREE: Ph.D. in College Student Personnel Administration- University of Northern Colorado; M.S. in Counseling-University of Wisconsin; and a B.S. in Social Work/Psychology-University of Wisconsin.

wblank@mail.ucf.edu

RESPONSIBILITIES:Develop and maintain partnerships with employers
Assist College of Education students with educational and career planning

DEGREE: Masters of Business Administration, Nova Southeastern University; Bachelor of Science, Hospitality, Restaurant, and Institutional Management, The Pennsylvania State University

akleeman@mail.ucf.edu

RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop and maintain partnerships with local and national employers seeking to hire graduates of health, public affairs and biomedical sciences degrees.  Recruit employers to recruit UCF students and graduates

DEGREE: Master in Public Administration, UCF
Bachelor of Science, Psychology, UCF
Bachelor of Science, Biology, UCF

hengelki@mail.ucf.edu

RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordinate the UCF/Lockheed Martin College Work Experience Program, delivering targeted services to the program managers and providing support to participating students. Promote, design and implement experiential education programs through internships, mentoring and career shadowing. Assist students in career advising and through outreach.

DEGREE: BS in Business Administration, Tuskegee University

kfleming@mail.ucf.edu

RESPONSIBILITIES: Events manager.

DEGREE: BA in Public Administration, University of Central Florida

egould@mail.ucf.edu

Nicole Griffin
Office Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordinate with UCF Finance and Accounting and UCF Foundation departmental accounts, receivables and payables.

DEGREE: A.A, currently pursuing BA at University of Central Florida

ngriffin@mail.ucf.edu

Mayra Hoffman
Coordinator, Administrative Services

RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage and supervise the CSEL administrative team to ensure efficient human resources, financial and office maintenance procedures in the support of CSEL’s overall strategic plan in providing a seamless, one-stop center for students and employers.

DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts, History, University of Central Florida

mehoffma@mail.ucf.edu

Xavier Humphrey
Office Assistant

RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage front desk reception, providing information and referral on services and programs.

DEGREE:

xhumphre@mail.ucf.edu

Dave Jenks
Assistant Director, Career Services, Rosen College of Hospitality Management

RESPONSIBILITIES: Career Advising, Employer Outreach, Major Event Coordination and Programming

DEGREE: MS in Counseling, Central CT State University; BA James Madison University.

djenks@mail.ucf.edu

WEBSITE: www.hospitality.ucf.edu/careerservices

Evelyn Lora-Santos
Assistant Director, Graduate Career Services

RESPONSIBILITIES: Assist prospective and current graduate students with all apects of career development through counseling and career related programming.

DEGREE: MSed in Counseling from Hunter College and BA in Psychology from Pace University

elorasan@mail.ucf.edu

Jeffrey Manges
Coordinator, Sophomore Career Services

RESPONSIBILITIES: Individual and group career counseling
for sophomore students.  Provides career development services to 2nd year students through career outreach programming, career workshops, career panels, etc.  Supports GO Programming and  Externship program.  Primary liaison for Sophomore Center and Sophomore Initiative

DEGREE: Ed.S – Mental Health Counseling, Barry University
MS – Counseling & Psychology, Troy State University
BS – Business Administration: Computer Based Systems Management and Human Resource Management.  
Minor – Industrial/Organizational Psychology

jmanges@mail.ucf.edu

WEBSITE: http://sophomore.sdes.ucf.edu/

RESPONSIBILITIES: LAN support, website development, user training, hardware/software support.

DEGREE: BS in Management Information Systems, University of Central Florida

rmuller@mail.ucf.edu

RESPONSIBILITIES: Directs career education programs and provides instructional leadership for the implementation of career development curriculum into new and existing programs.  Provides assistance with the design and delivery of career related workshops, classes, outreach presentations, distance learning, and web site enhancements.  Liaison to Course Development and Web Services to effectively integrate any of these services requiring instructional technology.

DEGREE: M.Ed. Adult Education, University of Oklahoma
B.S. Business Management, University of Maryland University College

krancour@mail.ucf.edu

Tracy Thomas
Assistant Director of Employer Relations and Liaison for the College of Art and Humanities and College of Sciences

RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for developing and maintaining partnerships with employers interested in Arts, Humanities and Science majors and assisting them with successful campus recruitment activities.

DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts in English from Jackson State University in Jackson, MS and Master of Science in Human Resources from Troy State University in Troy, AL

tathomas@mail.ucf.edu

Tricia Tomeu
Assistant Director, Employer Relations, Liaison to the College of Engineering and Computer Science

RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for developing and maintaining partnerships with employers interested in Engineering and Computer Science majors and assisting them with successful campus recruitment activities.

DEGREE: Master of Arts in Educational Leadership – Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education, University of Central Florida; Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resources Management, Rollins College; Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Pennsylvania State University

ttomeu@mail.ucf.edu

RESPONSIBILITIES: Counsel and advise students regarding major and career decisions.

DEGREE: M.Ed Counseling, Tuskegee University; State of Georgia Teacher Certification-Social Studies, Fort Valley State University; BA Sociology, Fort Valley State University

aware@mail.ucf.edu

RESPONSIBILITIES: Counsel and advise students regarding major and career decisions.

DEGREE: M.A., Counselor Education, University of Central Florida; B.A., Economics and German Area Studies, Cornell University

cwillard@mail.ucf.edu