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Career Communities

Career Communities is a team of career coaches who are embedded in student communities and connect with students in appointments and meetups to help them explore career paths, identify and apply for opportunities, and cultivate personalized networks that shape their professional journey.  

 

Kathy Campbell

Associate Dean of Career Education &

Director of Career Communities  

Kathy has been at Stanford for 35 years. She is dedicated to overseeing all of the career communities teams and serving as the liaison to Athletes at Stanford.  Kathy has a degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Guidance and Counseling from UC Davis. She loves to travel and one of the items on her bucket list is to sample the local cuisine of all 50 states (she’s at 31 and counting!).

 

 

Freshman/Sophomore Career Community

John O'Neill
Assistant Dean of Career Education &

Associate Director of Career Communities - Frosh/Soph

John joined Stanford in 2014, bringing over 8 years of experience in education including career development, academic advising, and mentoring. As a member of the Frosh/Soph team, John is excited to support students in their career exploration by providing opportunities and encouragement to build life-long career connections. He has been actively involved in many aspects of higher education from judicial affairs to scholarships and orientation in order to serve students, staff, and faculty across campus. He earned his BA in English from UCLA, and his MA in Education and Human Development from George Washington University. In his free time, John enjoys drawing, historical fiction, movies, genealogy, and playing cards. With very little convincing he has also tried stand-up comedy, competitive karaoke, and skydiving, with mixed results.

 

Amy Brierley
Assistant Director of Career Communities - Frosh/Soph

Amy's passion is helping undeclared freshmen and sophomore students identify and refine their career aspirations, connect them with alumni and employers, and discover how they fit into the world of work. During her six years at Stanford, Amy also served as the Program Coordinator for the Stanford Alumni Mentoring (SAM) Program, where she enthusiastically worked to connect students with alumni mentors. Amy has an MA in Counseling with a specialization in Career Development from Santa Clara University. Amy loves all things outdoors, especially time at the beach and hiking with friends. She is also a dog fanatic - just ask her to show you a photo of her Australian Shepherd, Sadie!

 

 

Colleen McCallion
Assistant Director of Career Communities - Frosh/Soph

Colleen has lived up and down the coast of California – from Eureka, to Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and now Mountain View. She earned her B.A. in Communication at UC Santa Barbara and her M.A. in Education from Santa Clara University. Before arriving at Stanford, Colleen worked in the non-profit sector. In 2008 she began her Stanford career as the Undergraduate Advisor in the Program in Science, Technology & Society (STS). Her favorite things include cooking, game night, cheese, her daughter’s laugh, St. Patrick’s Day, cuddling with her dog and cats, playing the harmonica, and travel (especially visiting her parents on the Big Island)! Colleen is eager to help students discover, explore and connect with others about their passions, skills and, more generally, what makes them happy! 

 

Humanities and Sciences Career Community

Laura Dominguez Chan
Assistant Dean of Career Education &

Associate Director of Career Communities - PhDs/Postdocs in Arts & Humanities

Laura has been at Stanford for 20+ years and currently serves PhDs/Postdocs in the School of Humanities and Sciences focusing on the Arts and Humanities. Laura is a National Certified Counselor, MBTI Master Practitioner and Board Certified Coach with her BA degree in Sociology from Stanford University and an MA degree in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University.  Laura has a strong interest in Values and utilizing Strengths.  She enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, her other passions include baking and jogging.

 

 

Kathleen Cassidy
Assistant Director of Career Communities -

Bachelors & Masters in Social Sciences

Kathleen is dedicated to serving both undergraduate and masters students through individual appointments and group meetups. Kathleen has a Masters in Counseling with a specialty in Career and College, and over 18 years of experience working with students and alumni in academia. Before coming to Stanford, Kathleen worked at UCSF, UC Berkeley and Mills College with students at various stages in their training. She looks forward to working both individually with students and to helping build a rich and diverse career community of career advisors and mentors who can provide guidance and information for students as they face key decision points and transitions in their career. Life outside of Stanford is spent with family and friends, hiking, traveling, hitting the movies and meditating.

 

Margot Gilliland
Assistant Director of Career Communities - Bachelors & Masters in Arts & Humanities

Margot serves the undergraduate Humanities and Sciences community through the academic departments, appointments at BEAM, and programs. Her favorite part of the job is meeting with students.  Margot has been at Stanford for 15+ years and received an MS in Counseling with specializations in Career and College Counseling.  She is a National Certified Career Counselor and MBTI Master Practitioner. Margot has been learning to draw through Stanford’s Continuing Education courses and still needs a lot of work. She also enjoys cheese tasting which is much easier to learn.

 

 

Arne Bakker, PhD
Assistant Director of Career Communities - PhDs/Postdocs in Natural & Social Sciences

Arne joined Stanford in 2014 as Assistant Director with a focus on PhDs and Postdocs. He is dedicated to help PhD students and postdocs with their careers and especially enjoys building communities and reaching out to people on campus. Arne believes there is a wide variety of career options for PhDs in Academia as well as beyond, and he is passionate to help PhDs be successful in all their career choices. He is also the liaison to the School of Medicine Career Center and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. Arne holds a PhD in Tumor Immunology from the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam and worked as a Life Sciences postdoc at UC Berkeley. While there, he was actively involved with career and professional development for PhDs and Postdocs and realized he wanted to pursue this as a full time career. Arne also loves organizing events, especially science-themed parties, as well as hosting dinner parties for friends.

 

Katherine Nobles
Assistant Director of Career Communities - Undergraduates in Natural Sciences

Katherine Nobles recently joined Stanford in 2015. As a member of the Humanities & Sciences Team, she is excited about serving undergraduate and masters students in their career development. Before coming to Stanford, Katherine served as a career counselor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The College of William & Mary. She is a certified MBTI practitioner and is working toward becoming a Board Certified Coach. Katherine holds a B.A. in Public Relations from Virginia Tech and M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from The College of William & Mary. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, exploring the Bay area, and practicing yoga.

 

 

Engineering & Earth Sciences Career Community

Espie Santiago
Assistant Dean of Career Education &

Associate Director of Career Communities - Bachelors & Masters in Engineering

With over a decade of experience in career education, Espie is dedicated to helping bachelors and masters students in engineering reach their career goals. Prior to Stanford, Espie spent six years in the biotech industry. Committed to improving the field of university career services and recruiting, Espie is actively involved in professional associations including serving in leadership positions with the Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers and the National Association of Colleges and Employers. She has a MA in Career Development and a BA in Psychology. In her spare time, Espie loves spending time with her family and friends, especially her husband Rob and son Henry. She also enjoys art/design, music, food, watching baseball, outdoor adventures, and travel.

 

Lance Choy
Assistant Director of Career Communities - PhDs/Post Docs in Engineering

During his 27+ year tenure at Stanford, Lance he has held a number of roles including Career Counselor, Liaison to the School of Engineering, and Manager of Employment Services. Currently, he works with PhDs/Postdocs in the School of Engineering.  Lance has BA degrees in Economics and Sociology and an MA degree in Career Counseling.  Lance's hobbies include racquetball, basketball, hiking and gardening. He also enjoys working with the youth in his church.

 

 

 

Olivia Martinez-Stewart
Assistant Director of Career Communities - Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Olivia partners with the students, staff, alumni, and faculty of the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences to provide programming and coaching to students at all levels. Olivia holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling. She is MBTI Qualified, holds certification in Strong Interest Inventory, and is trained in StrengthsQuest. Before Stanford, Olivia founded and directed the first Career Services Office at the California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco. Prior to CCA, she spent several years at the Career Development Center at Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) where she led staff development efforts, center-wide initiatives and  taught career development courses. She believes in the power of connecting with others and is dedicated to working with students who dream big and want to make and impact in the world. As often as possible, Olivia enjoys music, art & design, film, dancing, travel, and cooking with her husband, family and friends.

 

Pamela K. Paspa
Assistant Director of Career Communities - Bachelors & Masters in Engineering

Pamela Paspa brings with her over 12 years in higher education and career coaching. As a member of the Engineering Team she is dedicated to serving both undergraduate and masters students with their career paths. Prior to working in career services Pamela spent 10 years working in corporate environments and private wealth management. Pamela is a certified MBTI level I & II facilitator. She belongs to the Network of Executive Women, Bay Area Women Business Owners, leadership development and mentoring programs, and is an Executive Coach. Pamela holds a B.A. in Sociology from UC Berkeley, and a Masters in Counseling. Pamela also facilitates team development and conflict resolution. She loves her family, and thrives on creating tranformational change.