Meet Our Staff

Hours of Operations

Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Mission

Weaving lifelong career confidence & readiness into the full college experience and beyond

Pillars:

  • Exploration of selves & world of work: Invite students to be curious about themselves, the world of work and how they might design their lives through career education and networking.
  • Practice Engaging & Exposure to options: Provide opportunities for students to practice engaging with professionals, and to learn about career options.
  • Teach Career & Self-Development: Teach students to identify, build and articulate their self-awareness, career competencies, ability to navigate the world of work and advocate for themselves. (Adapted from NACE, 2021)
  • Collaboration with skill developers: Work with skill developers (i.e., faculty, employers, organization leaders, etc) to connect students to opportunities to build & articulate skills.

Services

Office Locations

Arkansas Union Career Connections
Nola Holt Royster Suite 607
479.575.2805

Career Studio
CORD - 1st Floor

Bumpers Career Connections
CORD - 3rd Floor

Education and Health Professions Career Connections
CORD - 3rd Floor

Engineering Career Connections
BELL 2258

Fulbright Career Connections
CORD - 3rd Floor

Walton Career Connections
George W. Edwards Jr. Career Suite
226 Willard J. Walker Hall
479.575.6100


Career Connections Administration

Ally Sanford Ally Sanford

Ally Sanford

Office Manager/Career
Events Assistant
ARKU 626
479-575-2805
Debbie Ritter Debbie Ritter

Debbie Ritter

Employer Relations Coordinator
ARKU 625
479-575-2804
Erica Estes Erica Estes

Erica Estes

Assistant Vice-Chancellor
& Executive Director
ARKU 619
479-575-2805
KayLee Simmons KayLee Simmons

KayLee Simmons

Director of Career
Events
ARKU 614
479-575-2805
Kuatbay Bektemirov Kuatbay Bektemirov

Dr. Kuatbay Bektemirov

Associate Director
of Career Data
ARKU 620
479-575-8652
Trish Nicholson Trish Nicholson

Trish Nicholson

Fiscal Analyst
ARKU 613
479-575-2805
Ty Beringer Ty Beringer

Ty Beringer

Marketing Communication
Specialist
ARKU 621
479-575-4075
Yu Ning Yu Ning

Yu Ning

Webmaster and
Technology Manager
ARKU 623
479-575-2805

Campus-Wide Career Connections

Aviance Taylor Aviance Taylor

Aviance Taylor

Director of Career Education
CORD 303
479-788-7676
Emerald Hames Emerald Hames

Emerald Hames

Associate Director of
Inclusive Career Design
CORD 343
479-718-3815
George Winter George Winter

Dr. George Winter

Career Counselor
CORD
479-575-6201
Marshall Carter Marshall Carter

Marshall Carter

Career Counselor
CORD 234
479-575-4341

Engineering Career Connections

Kelsey Lavigne Kelsey Lavigne

Kelsey Lavigne

Director of Employer
Relations - College of
Engineering
BELL 2258
479-575-6265
Robyn Williams Robyn Williams

Robyn Williams

Associate Director of
Career Engagement -
College of Engineering
BELL 4155
479-575-4660
Sarah Langley Sarah Langley

Sarah Langley

Career Coach -
College of Engineering
BELL 2258
479-575-2288
Mary Mosely Mary Mosely

Mary Mosely

Data & Projects Assistant

Education and Health Professions Career Connections

Mary Keith Mary Keith

Mary Keith

Director of Career
Initiatives for COEHP
Grad Ed. Room 302
479-718-3838

Fulbright Career Connections

Michelle Pribbernow Michelle Pribbernow

Michelle Pribbernow

Director of Career Initiatives
for Fulbright STEAM
CORD 303
479-575-7963
Xavier Smith Xavier Smith

Xavier Smith

Career Counselor -
Fulbright College
CORD 333
479-575-5164
Sarah Denison Sarah Denison

Sarah Denison

Director of Career Initiatives
- Fulbright College
CORD 304

Bumpers Career Connections

Janet Collins Janet Collins

Janet Collins

Director of Career Initiatives
- Bumpers College
AFLS E216
479-387-3801

Career Studio Peer Mentors

Abby Goldsmith Abby Goldsmith

Abby Goldsmith

Career Peer Mentor
1st Floor CORD
479-575-2805
Audrey Williams Audrey Williams

Audrey Williams

Career Peer Mentor
1st Floor CORD
479-575-2805
Grant Aboytes Grant Aboytes

Grant Aboytes

Career Peer Mentor
1st Floor CORD
479-575-2805
Masheyat Rahman Masheyat Rahman

Masheyat Rahman

Career Peer Mentor
1st Floor CORD
479-575-2805
Madalyn Carroll Madalyn Carroll

Madalyn Carroll

Career Peer Mentor
1st Floor CORD
479-575-2805

Walton Career Connections




Offices of Career Connections

Arkansas Union Nola Holt Royster Suite 607

CORD 1st and 3rd Floors

BELL 2258

479-575-2805

career@uark.edu

HOURS

Monday - Friday

8am - 5pm

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