Chicago HIgher Education Career Services Executives Collaborative (CHESCEC)
In February, 2018, AUC launched the Chicago Higher Education Career Services Executives Collaborative (CHECSEC). The collaborative’s mission is:
To leverage the collective experience of the career services executives of Chicago’s universities and colleges to meet the career aspirations of students and graduates and the talent needs of the regions’ current and prospective employers, while strengthening the effectiveness of the career services offices themselves.
AUC is providing secretariat services to the Collaborative for an initial two year period. Members include:
Co-Chairs:
Erik Friedman
Associate Dean of Career Services and Industry Relations, Columbia College of Chicago
Thy Nguyen
Director, Career Services, University of Illinois at Chicago
Members:
Kathryn Jackson
Director, Career Development Center and Quinlan Business Career Services, Loyola University Chicago
Charles Kelley
Associate Director of Career Services, Chicago School of Professional Psychology
LaCael Palmer-Pratt
Director of Career and Experiential Learning Center, Chicago State University
Mary Laundry
Director, Student Affairs and Career Services, Adler University
Stephanie Krah
Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Success, City Colleges of Chicago
Karyn McCoy
Assistant Vice President, DePaul Career Center, DePaul University
Jane McGrath
Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management and Career Center, DePaul University
Carolyn Stevenson
Cooperative Education Director, East West University.
Smret Smith
Executive Director of Career Services, National Lewis University
Kris Pierre
Director of Career Development & Community Partnerships, Northeastern Illinois University
Mark Presnell
Executive Director of Career Advancement, Northwestern University
Colleen Reaney
Director of Executive and Professional Education Center, Loyola University Chicago
Carrie Roath Ernst
Director of Education, Robert Morris University
Jennifer Wonderly
Director, Career and Professional Development, Roosevelt University
Kate Schutta
Director, Career and Professional Experience, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Rachel Ward
Deputy Director, Career Advancement and Director, Student Services, University of Chicago
To leverage the collective experience of the career services executives of Chicago’s universities and colleges to meet the career aspirations of students and graduates and the talent needs of the regions’ current and prospective employers, while strengthening the effectiveness of the career services offices themselves.
AUC is providing secretariat services to the Collaborative for an initial two year period. Members include:
Co-Chairs:
Erik Friedman
Associate Dean of Career Services and Industry Relations, Columbia College of Chicago
Thy Nguyen
Director, Career Services, University of Illinois at Chicago
Members:
Kathryn Jackson
Director, Career Development Center and Quinlan Business Career Services, Loyola University Chicago
Charles Kelley
Associate Director of Career Services, Chicago School of Professional Psychology
LaCael Palmer-Pratt
Director of Career and Experiential Learning Center, Chicago State University
Mary Laundry
Director, Student Affairs and Career Services, Adler University
Stephanie Krah
Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Success, City Colleges of Chicago
Karyn McCoy
Assistant Vice President, DePaul Career Center, DePaul University
Jane McGrath
Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management and Career Center, DePaul University
Carolyn Stevenson
Cooperative Education Director, East West University.
Smret Smith
Executive Director of Career Services, National Lewis University
Kris Pierre
Director of Career Development & Community Partnerships, Northeastern Illinois University
Mark Presnell
Executive Director of Career Advancement, Northwestern University
Colleen Reaney
Director of Executive and Professional Education Center, Loyola University Chicago
Carrie Roath Ernst
Director of Education, Robert Morris University
Jennifer Wonderly
Director, Career and Professional Development, Roosevelt University
Kate Schutta
Director, Career and Professional Experience, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Rachel Ward
Deputy Director, Career Advancement and Director, Student Services, University of Chicago
