Career Services Directors

The MASU Career Services Directors (CSD) Committee consists of the university directors from the central offices who work with students to support career success and post-graduation outcomes that align with their interests and skills. The CSDs build effective partnerships with key stakeholders (e.g. students, employers, alumni, graduate school programs, other campus partners) to ensure that an educational experience from a Michigan public university offers students as many opportunities as possible to be “career ready” upon graduation. During their convenings via MASU, the CSD Committee engages on a number of issues that are central to their offices’ role in assuring strong outcomes for their graduates. Topics of discussion include: the latest in state, regional, and national labor market and job trend forecasts, as well as strategies, programs and tools for ensuring optimal career exploration and internship/job search support and resources for students. The committee also serves as a forum for sharing and evaluating advancements aimed at connecting employers with students and alumni, and the collection, assessment and communication of graduate outcomes to key constituents.

As with all MASU committees, during their convenings, the CSD Committee provides insights on the implications of current state and federal policy issues and the fiscal dynamics affecting Michigan’s public universities. Chief among such issues is preparing new graduates for the world of work, and educating them on the state’s and nation’s ever-evolving labor market and economy.

Career Services Directors

Central Michigan University
Rob VanDorin, Director of Career Services
Bovee UC 215
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
(989) 774-6609
vando1rk@cmich.edu



Eastern Michigan University
Crystal Walrath, Associate Director
Career Development
200 McKenny Hall
Ysilanti, MI 48197
(734) 487-2331
cwalrath@emich.edu



Ferris State University
Angela Roman, Director, Center for Leadership Activities and Career Services
805 Campus Drive
UCB121
Big Rapids, MI 49307
(231) 591-2674
angelaroman@ferris.edu

Michele "Mickey" Albright, Coordinator of Career & Volunteer Centers
Center for Leadership, Activities and Career Services
805 Campus Drive, UCB121
Big Rapids, Michigan 49307
(231) 591-2683
MicheleAlbright@ferris.edu

Grand Valley State University
Troy Farley, Director, Career Services
206 Student Services Building
Allendale, MI 49401-9403
(616) 331-3311
farleytr@gvsu.edu



Lake Superior State University
Geralyn Narkiewicz, Coordinator, Career Center
650 W. Easterday Avenue
LBR 241
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
(906) 635-2228
gnarkiewicz@lssu.edu



Michigan State University
Renee Brown, Interim Director Career Services Network
113 Student Services Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 884-1301
rcbrown@msu.edu



Michigan Technological University
Cody Kangas, Interim Director for Career Services
220 Administration Building
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
(906) 487-1804
cody@mtu.edu



Northern Michigan University
Katie Korpi, Director, Career Services
3302 CB Hedgcock Building
1401 Presque Isle Avenue
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 227-2800
kpuroll@nmu.edu



Oakland University
Wayne Thibodeau (Chair), Senior Director, Career and Life Design Center
Career and Life Design Center, 318 Meadow Brook Road
North Foundation Hall, Room 103
Rochester, MI 48309-4454
(248) 370-4241
thibodea@oakland.edu



Saginaw Valley State University
Teresa George, Director of Career Services
Wickes Hall 270
University Center , MI 48710-4116
(989) 964-4948
tmgeorge@svsu.edu



University of Michigan
Louise Jackson, Director, University Career Center
515 E. Jefferson
3200 Student Activities Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1316
(734) 764-2993
louiseej@umich.edu



University of Michigan - Dearborn
Laurel Draudt, Director of Career Services
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313) 593-5050




University of Michigan - Flint
Antonio Riggs , Associate Director, Office of Student Career Advancement and Services
285 University Pavilion
303 E. Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48502-1950
(810) 762-0919
anriggs@umich.edu



Wayne State University
Shawn R. Pewitt, Director, Career Services
656 West Kirby
1001 F/AB
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-6657
dv3831@wayne.edu



Western Michigan University
Evan Heiser, Senior Director Career and Experiential Education
1401 Ellsworth Hall
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5225
(269) 387-2745
evan.heiser@wmich.edu



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