Meet the OCS Team

Jennifer Kinder
Interim Managing Director, Office of Career Services
Phone: 301-405-8945
E-mail: jkinder@rhsmith.umd.edu

Employer Services

Lizeth Gonzalez
Recruiting Coordinator
Phone: 301-405-0444
E-mail: lgonzalez@rhsmith.umd.edu
Coordinates employer recruiting schedules in HireSmith.

Shani Boone
Associate Director, Employer Development
Phone: 301-405-9475
E-mail: sboone@rhsmith.umd.edu
MBA and UG industry hiring focus- Banking/Corporate Finance, Media/Entertainment, Telecommunications, IT, BioPharm, and Retail (MBA Only).

Cynthia O’Brien
Assistant Director, Employer Development
Phone: 301-405-9496
E-mail: cobrien@rhsmith.umd.edu
MBA and UG industry hiring focus, industry hiring focus- Accounting, Government, (UG) Hospitality, Supply Chain/Logistics, Retail and Services.

Student Services

Graduate/Alumni

LaVern Chapman
Director, MBA Programming
Phone: 301-405-1951
E-mail: lchaphan@rhsmith.umd.edu
Creates and implements career development programming and career coaching for full-time MBA students.

Moneca Surida-Clyburn
Manager, MBA Programming
Phone: 301-405-3898
E-mail: msurida@rhsmith.umd.edu
Coordinates career programming opportunities for full-time MBA students.

Kecia Hansard
Career Consultant
Phone: 301-405-0133
E-mail: khansard@rhsmith.umd.edu
Provides career coaching to full-time MBA students.

Phyllis Thibodeau
Program Manager, PT, EMBA & Alumni Programming
Phone: 301-405-7849
E-mail: pthibodeau@rhsmith.umd.edu
Creates and implements career development programming and career coaching for part-time MBA students, executive MBA students and alumni.

Undergraduate

Monica Ciatti
Director, Undergraduate Programming
Phone: 301-405-8651
E-mail: mshutte@rhsmith.umd.edu
Develops professional development programming and coaching for undergraduate students.

Jessica Badt
Career Coordinator, Undergraduate Programming
Phone: 301-405-9478
E-mail: jbadt@rhsmith.umd.edu
Coordinates career search strategies for undergraduate students.

Rachel Loock
Manager, Undergraduate Student Programming
Phone: 301-405-5399
E-mail: rloock@rhsmith.umd.edu
Provides coaching to undergraduate students.