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Career Counselors

Students tap the expertise of the counseling staff at OCC by making an appointment to explore their various career interests. Our counselors have developed particular areas of expertise and will help students think carefully about their specific career choices. Counselors are also available to those who need help focusing on where to start their searches, how to integrate academic interests with career interests, and when to begin the process.

Partner Advisors

Beyond its own staff, the OCC works closely with a number of faculty and other staff at the college who provide guidance and advice on specific career fields and fellowships. OCC works with the Multicultural Center, Alumni Affairs, the Program for Teaching, the Center for Environmental Studies, the Dean's Office, and the Special Academic Programs Office.

Peers

If students want to know about a particular internship or summer job who better to ask than a fellow student who has just returned from that experience? OCC keeps a database of student evaluations of recently completed internships to help their colleagues decide which internships to pursue; primary sources are always the best.

Faculty

Finding inspiration at Williams is not hard to do; our faculty provide it every day in their classes in every department. Students take advantage of the interaction with their professors by seeking advice beyond the classroom and into the field. OCC works closely with the academic departments to help students think creatively about how their academic interests might connect with their life after Williams.

Alumni

Once students have made some initial decisions about the career fields they would like to explore, Williams College alumni can be excellent sources of information and connections. Our alumni are an enthusiastic group eager to help students learn the inside story. Many alumni visit campus to be a part of career panels and seminars. The alumni database is also a vast resource for students to explore.

The Career Counselors

• John Noble, Director general career decision making and education & teaching
• Jane Cary, Associate Director pre-health, the sciences, math & computer science, the environment, advanced study in the sciences
• Dawn Dellea, Assistant Director pre-law advising, government, public policy, journalism
• Ron Gallagher, Assistant Director social service, international NGOs, the arts & entertainment
• Robin Meyer, Associate Director business, finance, consulting, advertising, public relations, and book & magazine publishing

Our Partner Advisors

• Paula Consolini, Office of Experiential Education service learning (x4588)
• Susan Engel, Program for Teaching schools and teaching (x4522)
• Ed Epping, Faculty Director of the Multicultural Center diversity concerns (x4405)
• Joyce Foster, Academic Resources academic careers (x4672)
• Sarah Gardner, Center for Environmental Studies the environment (x2346)
• Molly Magavern, Special Academic Programs academic careers (x3747)
• Rick Spalding, Chaplain’s Office vocational reflection & human services (x2483)
• Director of Fellowships fellowships (x3017)
• Jeff Strait, Physics Department engineering (x2008)

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