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Communications & Marketing Team, SoACE
Thank you to everyone who served on the 2017 SoACE Communications & Marketing Team: Heather Scarboro, Rachel Wages, Golden Madume, Adbullah Kader, Michelle Passo, Karen Ivy, Samantha Meyer, Richard Combs, Grant Haver, Jessica Long, Kristy Cunningham, and Mary Beth Browder! I appreciate all of the extra time you took away from your busy days to make our association look good. I look forward to working with returning members in the year ahead!
Conference Committee, SoACE
What a great 10th Anniversary Conference for SoACE! The planning committee, board, and all presenters did an amazing job! I am already looking forward to next year in Atlanta!
Kudos to the conference committee for an outstanding time in San Antonio!
KG Leaders, SoACE
Thank you to all of the KG leaders who put in countless hours and tireless days for the conference planning and beyond. Your leadership is appreciated more than you know! You are all great examples of servant ship for our organization!
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Career Services Team
Congratulations to the Embry-Riddle Career Services Team for yet another phenomenal Industry/Career Expo! Thank you for putting in the hard work and dedication that goes into making the event a success time and time again.
LSU Olinde Career Center Team
A banner fall and exciting spring! Thanks for all of your hard work.
UNC University Career Services
I am proud to work with each and every one of you!
Alex Anderson, Southwestern University & Ashley Motley, Kansas State University
Thanks to Alex Anderson at Southwestern and Ashley Motley at KSU who volunteered several hours this semester serving on the SoACE Technology Task Force. Your expertise and enthusiasm enabled our team to make informed decisions and complete our work ahead of schedule. You rock!
Stacy Ballinger, Florida Gulf Coast University
Stacy met with me at the 2016 SoACE Conference as part of the Consulting sessions offered at the Conference. She provided guidance that changed my career path and my life. I appreciated her honesty and insight!
Katie Beach, Virginia Tech Career and Professional Development
Thank you, Katie Beach, for taking a great idea and making it happen with your Writing on the Stalls newsletter! Each issue has been so creative and informative for students, staff and employers. Nice work!
Stephanie Bird, UNC-Charlotte
Congratulations on a successful, fun, and informative conference! Your leadership made it happen. Thank you for all of the extra hours you put in to make the event so special. 2017 will be a year that members talk about for a long time to come!
Kaleigh Cotten, LSU Olinde Career Center
Congrats on launching the job shadowing program! Way to geaux!!!
Kathy Creel, Middle Tennessee State University
Kathy is a rockstar! Her student continuously rave about how much she supports them through their career development. She goes above and beyond and places high importance on developing collaborative relationships that benefit students. We are thankful for her at MTSU!
Andrea De La Cruz, Florida International University
Thanks to Andrea for supporting the Communications & Marketing team by taking photos at the SoACE Conference. It was greatly appreciated!
Allison Gardner, Northeastern State University
Allison and I have recently been working to launch a brand new internship program and while both of us were a bit overwhelmed in the beginning she has definitely stepped up and taken the lead. She has provided wonderful direction and a true leader and reliable coworker to have on the Career Services Team here. I can always count on her to check in with me and provide a source of encouragement as we are on separate campuses. Allison definitely deserves some Kudos!
Lisa Marie Gonzales-Hatfield, University of Houston-Downtown Career Development Center
Lisa is always willing to go the extra mile for her students. She is also a great motivator at work, serving as our #1 office cheerleader!
Vicki Hamby, University of South Carolina
Kudos for all you have done this semester for your staff. Your dedication and support is much appreciated!
Megan Hollis, Florida State University
Kudos to Megan Hollis and Matina Wagner for putting on an exceptional Drive-In Conference for FloridaACE at Florida State University. It was a pleasure to visit your beautiful campus and impressive career center!*
Kathy Jordan and Jenean Meadows, Virginia Tech Career and Professional Development
Thanks to Kathy Jordan and Jenean Meadows for their work to launch a new program for part-time co-op/intern positions. Excited to watch this new initiative grow!
Laura Kalb, Trinity University
Laura not helped organize two pre-conference sessions for the SoACE conference in San Antonio, but she has also proven to be a rock-star in her regular contributions to the Technology KG and Trinity University as a whole.
Kathy Knapp, University of Houston-Downtown Career Development Center
Kathy is a great collaborator. I appreciate her enthusiasm and willingness to creatively tackle group projects. Thanks, Kathy!
Hon Lam, University of Texas – Austin
Congratulations to Hon for winning the Twitter social media contest and for supporting SoACE through our social media channels year-round. Keep up the great work!
Patrick Madsen, UNC Charlotte Career Center
Patrick is such an amazing leader in career services. We are so blessed to have him as our director here at UNC Charlotte!
Danny Pape, University of Tennessee
Danny took on the role of Associate Director for Employer Development in July, and he has done a great job! His hard work and vision are allowing us to connect with more employers and create opportunities for students. Thanks for leading our employer relations effort, Danny!
Michelle Passo, University of Texas – San Antonio
I cannot say enough great things about Michelle! She took on the conference exhibitor video as well as the videography project at the conference. She came up with a smart plan and implemented it during the event, putting in extra hours with the help of Ben Klinkenberg, a student from Trinity University. I am excited to see the final product when they are done with it. I have no doubt it will be outstanding!
Julie Pendergraph, UNC University Career Services
You never cease to amaze us with your adaptability and institutional memory!
Ashley Pinney, Elon University
Ashley has been an absolute joy to work with. She is full of energy and always has creative ideas. She builds relationships with others so easily and connects with employers so well. She has been a true asset to Elon.
Heather Scarboro, Florida State University
Heather Scarboro did a phenomenal job leading social media efforts during the 2017 Conference. She anticipated our needs, was on point with messaging, and made it a priority to communicate timely information to those “watching from home” as well as to those attending the event. She is absolutely wonderful to work with and we are grateful to have her leading social media efforts for SoACE moving into 2018!
Alex Smith, St. Edwards University
Alex has single-highhandedly developed an outstanding Pre-Law Advising Program at St. Edwards University. Along with creating curriculum for a first ever Career Services-hosted pre-law course, he is constantly collaborating with law schools to have them recruit our students by hosting information sessions or participate in panels. In addition, he researches several recruitment opportunities for students to conduct law school tours, in which he himself drives large groups of students to. This is his 2nd year as a career counselor and Pre-Law advisor and he has really helped put the program and office on the map!
Emmanuela Stanislaus, Florida International University
For her dedication and time to bring up the professional level at SoACE.
Tara Stevenson, Flagler College
Congratulations to Tara Stevenson for all of her hard work to upgrade FloridaACE’s MemberClicks system! It was a lot to take on with everything else she had on your plate but she did an outstanding job. Thank you, Tara!
Stephanie Stuckey, University of South Carolina
Stephanie has been our Employer Relations Team ROCK this semester. She has been a steadfast team leader over the past two years. She has gone above and beyond, and then some,caring for her team here at Carolina. Her implementation of our Partnership Program will be instrumental in helping ensure that our Gamecocks get excellent career opportunities.
Heidi Thuesen, Virginia Tech Career and Professional Development
Congratulations to Heidi Thuesen for a successful networking event for Veterans. We appreciate the time and effort you have put into special programming for Veterans at Virginia Tech this year.
Rachel Wages, UNC – Charlotte
I cannot say enough great things about Rachel and the amazing job she did with conference communications this year! The newsletter was a great idea that we will continue moving forward. Rachel is responsive, innovative, and extremely talented. We are lucky to have her serving as our Conference Marketing Liaison!
Brent Winner, Robinson Career Advancement Center
Brent is a rock star on our team! He consistently goes above and beyond to make sure our department is running efficiently and effectively. He is always willing to step in to help solve an issue or to simply fill in where there is a need. He is an invaluable member of our team due to the care and commitment he shows for our employer, students and team!
