Meet Our Staff
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| Following graduation from Calvin with an English major, Glenn earned his master's degree in social work with a concentration in family therapy and community mental health. After working as a family therapist for Evangelical Child and Family Agency and Pine Rest, Glenn became director of medical social work services for Blodgett Memorial Medical Center. During that time he completed his MBA, later working as account executive and executive recruiter for GA Burns Associates, an executive recruiting and corporate outplacement firm in Grand Rapids. He has served as director of career development at Calvin since 1992. |
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| Karen started working in career development in 1999 as department assistant. Her previous work experience has been in human resources. Karen assists employers and students with job postings, coordinates scheduling, and helps with job fairs. |
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| Meredith joined career development in 2008 after obtaining a master's degree from GVSU in adult and higher education with a concentration in student affairs leadership. Prior to graduate school, she earned her bachelor's degree from Hope College in English and communications and worked at Youth for Christ for four years. As our full-time career counselor, Meredith assists Calvin students and alumni with choosing a major, job searching, discovering their individual strengths, writing resumes and cover letters, preparing for interviews, and other career-related guidance. |
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| Beth graduated from Calvin with an economics major. Previously Beth worked in insurance claim management, specializing in managing and training employees handling medical claim rehabilitation and liability litigation. She then owned and managed an insurance agency. She is now Calvin's manager of experiential education. She handles administrative functions within the office and also works extensively with the internship program. She is the liaison for students and faculty related to the internship program, and she enjoys helping students develop their professional skills. |
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| Kristy has been working at Calvin since 1993. She worked in health services, the education department and student life before joining the career development staff in 2004. Kristy serves as the primary recruiting coordinator for on-campus employer visits, and she creates employment booklets for accounting, education, and engineering students. |
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| Laurie graduated from Calvin with an English major. Since graduating, Laurie taught in a Hungarian high school in Budapest and worked as a legislative assistant in Lansing before returning to her alma mater, where she began working in the education department in 2002. Laurie joined the career development staff in 2004 as the internship coordinator. Her primary task is to work with employers to recruit, develop, and maintain internship placements. She also serves as the office's job fair coordinator, Web manager, and system administrator for CalvinLink. |
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| Bonnie graduated from Calvin with a sociology major and later, realizing an interest and love for teenagers, returned to complete the requirements for an education degree. She has taught in middle schools on the East coast as well as in the software training division at Unisys. In addition, Bonnie operated her own business, Classy Cakes, before coming to Calvin as the computer lab manager. Drawing on her master's in counseling, Bonnie joined the career development office, where she serves as a career counselor and the manager of the career resource center located in the Hekman Library. View Bonnie's blog, Career Catapult. |
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Ruth earned an undergraduate degree from Calvin prior to obtaining a graduate degree in interpersonal communications. Ruth has extensive experience in career counseling, with over 10 years as a professional services consultant in career transitions for Right Management. She also worked with CAS Professor Quentin Schultze for several years as program manager and instructor for the Workshops in Communication at Calvin.
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As a Career Counselor, Lydia provides guidance regarding resume and cover letter development, self-assessment interpretation, major selection, career planning, job search strategy, and interviewing techniques. Lydia has worked as a Career Counselor on another college campus, as well as in the Human Resources Department of a manufacturing company. She holds a Master’s of Education degree in Adult and Higher Education from Grand Valley State University and completed her undergraduate work at Calvin College. |
