CCDAE Team Directory
Meet the Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration team. Career coaches are assigned by college and discipline, so the person you meet with already knows your field. Find your coach below, or make an appointment and we’ll route you to the right person.
Leadership
Krystyne Savarese
Associate Vice Provost & Executive Director of CCDAE
CliftonStrengths: Strategic, Intellection, Individualization, Developer, Empathy
Whitney Prescott
Director, Career Coaching & Education
CliftonStrengths: Activator, Maximizer, Includer, Positivity, Woo
Jenny Ward
Director, Academic & Career Exploration
CliftonStrengths: Harmony, Input, Responsibility, Relator, Learner
Katie Wiley
Director, Employer Development
CliftonStrengths: Woo, Positivity, Communication, Includer, Maximizer
Career coaching team
Career coaches are assigned by college and discipline, so you meet with the person who knows your field. Find your area below, or make an appointment and we’ll route you.
Leslie Walton
Associate Director, Career Coaching & Education
Meredith Hawk
Assistant Director, Career Coaching & Graduate Student Engagement
Hannah Flory
Assistant Director, Outreach
Doug Porter
Associate Director, Vol Edge
Amanda Griffifths
Assistant Director, Vol Edge
Chris Averette
Career Coach, STEM, Nursing, select majors from Arts & Sciences
Noel Bauer
Career Coach, Agriculture & Environmental Studies
Carol Bush
Career Coach, Haslam College of Business
Justin D’Agostino
Career Coach, Engineering
Michael Hazan
Career Coach, Humanities, Art, Music, and Cinema Studies
Katie Kuka
Career Coach, STEM, select majors from Education, Health & Human Sciences
Stephanie Martinez
Career Coach, Haslam College of Business
Lauren Reavis
Career Coach, STEM & CECS
Caleb Roberson
Career Educator, Vol Edge
Riley Sapp
Career Coach, Education, Psychology & Social Work
Brooke Schmalhorst
Career Coach, Social Sciences, Pre-Law, Government, Law, Policy
Hailey Shastid-Wilson
Career Coach, CCI, HRTM, Architecture, Art, Music
Kat White
Career Coach, Haslam College of Business
Ellie Wildman
Career Educator
Emily Smilanich
Career Educator
Academic and Career Exploration (ACE) team
Still deciding on a major or exploring what fits? The ACE team works with you on exploration, major selection, and transition advising.
Chris Shuping
Associate Director, Academic & Career Exploration
Amanda Tompkins
Assistant Director, Academic & Career Exploration
Lydia Cole
Academic & Career Exploration Coach
Pam Grissett
Academic & Career Exploration Coach
Brooke Humphrey
Academic & Career Exploration Coach
Adam Lanagan
Academic & Career Exploration Coach
Evan Oliver
Academic & Career Exploration Coach
Taylor Stumpff
Academic & Career Exploration Coach
Jessica “Twitch” Twitchell
Academic & Career Exploration Coach
Employer relations team
Employers and campus partners work with this team on recruiting, internships, and on-campus engagement.
Carlton Seward
Assistant Director, Employer Development
Annemarie Thomas
Assistant Director, Employer Engagement
Evan Jamison
Assistant Director, Internship Development
Miciah Burns
Career Systems Manager
Jeramie Walkup
Employer Engagement Coordinator
Reception
Carla Clabough
Administrative Coordinator
Not sure who to ask?
Make an appointment and we’ll connect you with the coach for your college or area of interest.