Staff

Saakshi Khopkar
Graduate Assistant
Human Development and Family Science

Sam McQuality

Graduate Assistant
Counseling & Student Development

Wyatt Abbott

Career Specialist
Psychology

Miriam Clapper

Career Specialist
Biology

Lacey Esau

Career Specialist
Park Management & Conservation

Emma Kolich

Career Specialist
Business Administration

Sophia North

Career Specialist
Public Health

Daniel Polanco Castro

Career Specialist
Computer Science

Mary Ellen Barkley, Assistant Director (she/her)
Liaison to the Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Belief • Developer • Input • Positivity • Relator

mebark@k-state.edu

Paulicia Bender, Assistant Director (she/her)
Liaison to the College of Architecture, Planning and Design

Input • Learner • Developer • Responsibility • Strategic

paulicia@k-state.edu

Tiffany Coetzee, Career Advisor (she/her)
Liaison to the College of Education

Achiever • Connectedness • Input • Developer• Positivity

tcoetzee@k-state.edu

Chloe Wurst Edger, Assistant Director (she/her)
Liaison to the College of Arts and Sciences

Input • Individualization • Strategic • Futuristic • Learner

cnwurst@k-state.edu

Teresa Parks, Assistant Director (she/her/hers)
Liaison to the College of Health and Human Sciences

Communication • Adaptability • Empathy • Connectedness • Responsibility

twparks@k-state.edu

Elizabeth Parkes
Liaison to the College of Engineering

Strategic • Communication • Input • Developer • Learner

egparkes@k-state.edu

Anthony YBarra, Associate Director (he/him/his)
Employer Operations and Center-Wide Manager
Liaison to the Graduate School

Arranger • Communication • Individualization • Positivity • Woo

anthonyy@k-state.edu

Thane Meadows, Employer Relations Associate
Assists employers with any type of campus recruiting

Restorative • Relator • Empathy • Connectedness • Developer

thanem@k-state.edu
785-532-6956

Mary Ewing, Office Manager
Supports all administration procedures including accounting and personnel

Communication • Connectedness • Harmony • Input • Woo

mewing@k-state.edu

Kerri Keller, Executive Director (she/her)
Directs the overall operations of the Career Center, teaches the LEAD 399 class

Connectedness • Futuristic • Learner • Maximizer • Strategic

kdkeller@k-state.edu

Rob Sanders, Program Assistant (he/him)
Supports the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Education; manages outreach requests

Strategic • Communication • Restorative • Adaptability • Includer

rjsanders@k-state.edu

Gina Turner, Program Assistant
Supports the Colleges of Business, Engineering and Architecture, Planning and Design; coordinates interview room scheduling

Developer • Communication • Responsibility • Empathy • Arranger

kstategina@k-state.edu

Jodi Swendson, Program Assistant (she/her)
Supports the Colleges of Agriculture, Health and Human Sciences and Veterinary Medicine; coordinates career fairs

Adaptability • Empathy • Ideation • Input • Positivity

jswend@k-state.edu

Dawn Wall, Data Coordinator
Manages all data requests

dawnmw@k-state.edu