CDO Mission: Educate, Empower, Engage

• We strive to provide innovative career education programs, courses and individualized coaching services that empower UMSI students to use their strengths in designing successful strategies for lifelong career management.
• We engage with employers locally and globally to create high-touch, personalized partnerships to facilitate mutually beneficial recruiting relationships.
• We aim to be agile and collaborative as we stay at the forefront of career development best practices among all iSchools and career centers nationwide and globally. 

Commitment to an Inclusive & Equitable Career Development Experience

The Office of Career Development is dedicated to fostering an environment where all students have access to opportunities, resources and support to thrive. We integrate fairness, accessibility, inclusion and respect into all curricular and co-curricular offerings, policies, practices and assessments, with a particular focus on student empowerment and advocacy, as well as employer education and accountability.

CDO Principles: 

• Individualized career education
• Lifelong career management
• Personalized partnerships with employers
• Career education leadership 
• Commitment to inclusion and access 

CDO Values:

• Student-centered
• Supportive and inclusive
• High impact and innovative
• Wellness & balance

Meet the CDO Team:

Joanna Kroll, Director of Career Development

Krystle Forbes, Assistant Director of Graduate Career Education

Jordan Hansen, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Career Education

Laura Marsh, Employer & Alumni Relations Manager

Nick Jones, Employer & Alumni Relations Coordinator

Emily Cutlip, Career Education Coordinator

Carina Wilson, Career Education Coordinator

Helmi Barzak, CDO Administrative & Student Assistant