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Kati O. Bear

Program Coordinator

beark@denison.edu

740-587-5522

Ryan Brechbill

Director of Employer & Alumni Relations

brechbillr@denison.edu

740-587-6363

Stephanie Byes

Assistant to the Associate Vice President of Career Development

byess@denison.edu

740-587-6301

Michele Doran

Senior Associate Director

doranm@denison.edu

740-587-8557

Belle Giggard

Manager, Customer Service & Operations

giggardb@denison.edu

740-587-5553

Blake Gooch

Assistant Director - Technology, Data & Science Learning Career Community

goochb@denison.edu

Joshua Gory

Assistant Director, International Student Advising & Career Coach

goryj@denison.edu

740-587-6233

Jessica Hall

Senior Associate Director of Employer & Alumni Relations

halljm@denison.edu

Heather Johnston Welliver

Career Coach

welliverh@denison.edu

740-587-5301

Anneke N. Mason

Senior Associate Director, Career Pathways

masona@denison.edu

740-587-5060

Elise Melick

Employer & Alumni Relations Coordinator

melicke@denison.edu

740-587-5016

Melanie A. Murphy

Director of Career Communities and Coaching

murphyma@denison.edu

740-587-6402

Jodi Pavol

Senior Associate Director, Employer & Alumni Relations

pavolj@denison.edu

740-587-6627

Emily Pelphrey ’99

Pre-Law Career Coach

pelphreye@denison.edu

Sam Rice ’19

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

ricess@denison.edu

Cheryl Ruschau

Event & Programs Coordinator

ruschauc@denison.edu

Elizabeth Skovron

Director Marketing & Communications

skovrone@denison.edu

740-587-5319

David Snider

Associate Director, Marketing, Sales, & Communication Career Community

sniderd@denison.edu

740-587-5303

Sara Stasko

Senior Associate Director for Graduate School & Pre-Health Advising

staskos@denison.edu

740-587-5798

Ashley D. Strausser

Career Coach

strausserad@denison.edu

740-587-5350

Jillian Yoder

Associate Director, Financial Services, Consulting and Business Career Community

yoderj@denison.edu

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Academics, mentorship, & internship solidify career choice

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Denison Magazine

Invested In Change

Suni Harford ’84 one of the most powerful women in finance, on how a rising environmental and social consciousness has transformed investing—and forced

Making an “Us” out of “Them”

Business culture consultant Laura Kriska ’87 has built a life diving deep into other cultures and bridging the gaps between worlds.

Multiple Realities

Quantum enthusiast Rahul Shrestha ’21 is many things at once: student, teacher, researcher, yearbook editor & designer, and international student.

Yehle’s JoGo coffee straw has a built-in filter.

Ready to launch

Startup entrepreneur Nick Yehle ’20 is guided to his goal with help from Denison’s Red Frame Lab

Cinema major Arman Meinecke '21 in the midst of creating a film

On the Way to LA

Cinema major Arman Meinecke '21 is a cinematic storyteller with great experiences that give him a leg up in the film industry.

The Global Commerce Class of 2020 meet executives in London

The Start of a Great Career

An associate for Copley Equity Partners in Boston, Wills Hutras ’20 talks about why the Global Commerce major was a great fit for his career.

Career-ready skills gained through a campus job

Nicholas Reichert ‘22 has a campus job in IT where he is learning more about himself and gaining pragmatic skills that will stand him in good stead.

Landing that first job - with you as the boss

Lucy Carlisle '20 launched her own business after graduating. She started years earlier with three internships and a opportunity-packed college career.

Khalil Bentley '20 awarded graduate school scholarship

International Studies major Khalil Bentley '20 has been awarded a prestigious Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship.

Monkey business hits Broadway

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