Meet the Team – Career & Professional Development Center

Meet the Team

At the Career & Professional Development Center, we support students and alumni by helping them design individualized life plans. Our goal is to help students understand who they are, what they want to do professionally, and what steps they need to take to get there. Seeing a Career Coach early is the most important step towards achieving this goal and feeling confident in one’s career direction. The best time to come see Career & Professional Development Center is now! Regardless of where you are at in the career & major development process, We’ve got U.

Executive Team

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Career & Professional Dev Center Director

Stan Inman

sinman@sa.utah.edu

801-585-5029

Stan Inman

Career & Professional Dev Center Director

Pronouns: he, him, his

First Job: Dairy Queen

Something Unexpected: I love to golf

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Associate Director, Outreach & Engagement

Preston Nielson

pnielson@sa.utah.edu

801-585-5059

Preston Nielson

Associate Director, Outreach & Engagement

Pronouns: he, him, his

First Job: Busser at Training Table

Something Unexpected: I did the Peace Corps in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

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Associate Director, Career Coaching & Assessment

Carmen Gold-Johnson

cgold@sa.utah.edu

801-585-5065

Carmen Gold-Johnson

Associate Director, Career Coaching & Assessment

Pronouns: she, her, hers

First Job: Daycare Teacher

Something Unexpected: HUGE DISNEY NERD

Assistant Director Team

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Engagement & Internships

Crystal Cory

ccory@sa.utah.edu

801-581-7993

Crystal Cory

Engagement & Internships

Pronouns: she, her, hers

First Job: Student Technician at the National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory (NSERL)

Something Unexpected: I'm an only child?

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Grad Student Career Coaching

Francine Mahak

fmahak@sa.utah.edu

801-585-9076

Francine Mahak

Grad Student Career Coaching

Pronouns: she, her, hers

First Job: Pier 1 cashier

Something Unexpected: As a child, I raised a baby bluejay kicked out of its nest, educated it in detail about cats, and taught it to fly. I felt I had achieved my life's purpose.

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Marketing & Communications

Mary Arola

marola@sa.utah.edu

801-585-5062

Mary Arola

Marketing & Communications

Pronouns: she, her, hers

First Job: Housekeeper in a hotel!

Something Unexpected: I have lived in 5 different states and 1 other country!

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Programming & Development

Natalie Pinkney

npinkney@sa.utah.edu

801-581-7963

Natalie Pinkney

Programming & Development

Pronouns: she, her, hers

First Job: Dining Room Server (gross)

Something Unexpected: Sims 4 addict

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Career Exploration & Curriculum

Sarah Kovalesky

skovalesky@sa.utah.edu

801-585-5036

Sarah Kovalesky

Career Exploration & Curriculum

Pronouns: she, her, hers

First Job: Circulation Desk Specialist at my local library

Something Unexpected: An avid Swiftie and lover of road-trips to witness the wonders of nature

Undergraduate Career Coaching Team

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Brett Gaffney

bgaffney@sa.utah.edu

801.585.5049

Brett Gaffney

Pronouns: she, her, hers

First Job: Archive Staff, Houston Fire Museum

Something Unexpected: I was an ice skater for nine years

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cambre roberts

croberts@sa.utah.edu

801-585-5027

cambre roberts

Pronouns: she, they

First Job: Jamba Juice!

Something Unexpected: I am a certified yoga instructor

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Delyash Tsartsaeva

dtsartsaeva@sa.utah.edu

801-585-3338

Delyash Tsartsaeva

Pronouns: she, her, hers

First Job: kitchen helper at McDonalds

Something Unexpected: I volunteered at a Folk music festival in France

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Erik Carino

ecarino@sa.utah.edu

801-585-9703

Erik Carino

Pronouns: he, him, his

First Job: Math Tutor

Something Unexpected: I like listening to Corridos Pesados

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Liz Spencer

lspencer@sa.utah.edu

801-585-7838

Liz Spencer

Pronouns: she, her, hers

First Job: Physical therapist aide

Something Unexpected: Lived in 5 countries over the course of 3 years

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Mia Yang

myang@sa.utah.edu

801.581.5624

Mia Yang

Pronouns: she, her, hers

First Job: Japanese Tutor

Something Unexpected: I love traveling and have been to 15 countries and 35 states

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Natalie Pinkney

npinkney@sa.utah.edu

801-581-7963

Natalie Pinkney

Pronouns: she, her, hers

First Job: Dining Room Server (gross)

Something Unexpected: Sims 4 addict

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Olga Kingsbury

okingsbury@sa.utah.edu

emails only

Olga Kingsbury

Pronouns: she, her, hers

First Job: Translator at international taekwondo tournaments

Something Unexpected: I am passionate about social media marketing

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Sarah Kovalesky

skovalesky@sa.utah.edu

801-585-5036

Sarah Kovalesky

Pronouns: she, her, hers

First Job: Circulation Desk Specialist at my local library

Something Unexpected: An avid Swiftie and lover of road-trips to witness the wonders of nature

Graduate Career Coaching Team

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Francine Mahak

fmahak@sa.utah.edu

801-585-9076

Francine Mahak

Pronouns: she, her, hers

First Job: Pier 1 cashier

Something Unexpected: As a child, I raised a baby bluejay kicked out of its nest, educated it in detail about cats, and taught it to fly. I felt I had achieved my life's purpose.

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Dan Moseson

dmoseson@sa.utah.edu

801-213-0996

Dan Moseson

Pronouns: he, him, his

First Job: Magazine intern

Something Unexpected: I'm a bird and nature photographer

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Brianda De Leon

bdeleon@sa.utah.edu

801-581-5630

Brianda De Leon

Pronouns: she, her, ella

First Job: 16 y.o. at Payless, Valley Fair Mall

Something Unexpected: I love to listen to corridos and I used to play the violin with an orchestra.

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