Thom Rakes

Director & Assistant to the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs for Technology

Career Center Leadership, Campus & Community Liaison, Career Counseling

28 years career development experience; 12 with UNCW Career Center

M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia

National Certified Counselor, National Certified Career Counselor, Master Career Counselor

Professional Affiliations: ACPA, NACE, NCACE, SoACE

Karen Thompson

Associate Director & Employer Relations Coordinator

Nationally Certified Business Etiquette Consultant

University Internship Coordinator

Twenty-three years experience in career services, 13 years  with UNCW Career Center

M.A., Western Carolina University, NC

Professional Affiliations: SoACE, NACE, NCACE

Diane Sledden Reed

Assistant Director & Web Manager

Academic Liaisons:  Watson School of Education; Health & Applied Human Sciences

16 years career development experience; 10 years with UNCW Career Center

M.S. Counseling and College Student Personnel, Mankato State University, MN, 1991

Professional Affiliations: ACPA, NCCPA, AAEE, SAEE, AASHE

Leslie Wright

Assistant Director

Academic Liaison: Cameron School of Business & Computer Science

M.S. Education, Counselor Ed Track, College Student Personnel, Old Dominion University, 2001

5 years experience with UNCW Career Center

Professional Affiliations:  NCACE, SoACE, NACE, LCFHRA

Sarah Clark

Career Development Counselor

Academic Liaisons: Math, Sciences

Primary liaison to campus athletic department regarding NCAA Champs program

M.S./Ed.S., Counseling and Human Systems, Specialization in Career Counseling, Florida State University, 2006

National Certified Counselor

Professional Affiliations: NCACE, ACPA, SoACE, NCDA

Mark Werbeach

Career Development Counselor

Academic Liaison:  School of Nursing and Social Sciences

M.S. Counselor Education, Student Affairs; College Counseling; Radford University, 2004

2 years experience with UNCW Career Center

Professional Affiliations: NCACE, SoACE

Mike Phillips

Career Development Counselor

Academic Liaison: University College, Communication Studies, English, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages, History

M.A. Education Administration, Specialization in Student Affairs, University of Nebraska Lincoln, 2007

Professional Affiliations: NCACE, SoACE, NCCPA, NASPA

Frances Carr

Office Manager, Recruitment Specialist, Coordinator for Undergraduate Student Employment

On-campus recruiting

Undergraduate Student Employment

Special Events

Budget

Twenty-five years experience with UNCW  Career Center

Lisa Boyd

Jobs/Credentials Coordinator

Full-time, part-time and internship job listings

Career Resource Library

Self-managed credential files coordinator

Special Events

22 years experience with UNCW; the last 16 years with Career Center

Kim Johnson

Receptionist, SeaWork Management

Web Site editor

Chandra Grant

Part-Time Career Counselor