Experience

Career Journeys

• President

  • Jun 1999 - Present

  Pasadena, CA Design and deliver training and individual coaching services to individual contributors and leaders on a variety of career and professional development topics. Develop in-person and online curriculum and conduct team sessions on topics including but not limited to leveraging your emotional intelligence, spotting different personality styles and adjusting your communication to influence and successfully collaborate, how to have a career conversation with your employees, and overall career and… Show more Design and deliver training and individual coaching services to individual contributors and leaders on a variety of career and professional development topics. Develop in-person and online curriculum and conduct team sessions on topics including but not limited to leveraging your emotional intelligence, spotting different personality styles and adjusting your communication to influence and successfully collaborate, how to have a career conversation with your employees, and overall career and professional development topics. Confidently deliver presentations (from workshops to keynote addresses) to all levels of employees/leaders and varying sizes of groups from small to hundreds of participants. Engaging and approachable style that works with a variety of audiences. Deliver in person and online (Adobe Connect, Zoom, and Webex). Show less



Cal State Northridge

• Part-Time Faculty

  • 2004 - Present

  Northridge, CA Teach graduate-level courses in career assessment, career theory and career resources to students in counseling (specializations in career, marriage/family therapy, and college). Design curriculum and teach online and in-person using Canvas and Zoom. Consistently receive positive evaluations and feedback from students.



Santa Monica College

• Counselor/Adjunct Faculty

  • 2000 - 2005

  Santa Monica, CA Provided academic, career and personal counseling to a diverse student population. Counseled students on a variety of issues including college major selection, creating an academic plan for transfer and/or to receive an Associate of Arts degree, articulation of coursework from other institutions, and school success. Designed curriculum/ taught over 20 semesters of career and student success courses. •Taught CSU General Education Area E Counseling 12 and Counseling 20 courses – “Career… Show more Provided academic, career and personal counseling to a diverse student population. Counseled students on a variety of issues including college major selection, creating an academic plan for transfer and/or to receive an Associate of Arts degree, articulation of coursework from other institutions, and school success. Designed curriculum/ taught over 20 semesters of career and student success courses. •Taught CSU General Education Area E Counseling 12 and Counseling 20 courses – “Career Planning” and “Student Success Seminar”. Designed curriculum and in-class exercises used to increase students’ self-awareness as well as help them understand the tools necessary for successful life-long career planning. Received positive student feedback and evaluations. •Received 5 out of possible 5 rating on personnel review conducted by full-time counseling faculty peer and manager. Show less



Career Transition For Dancers

• Career Counselor

  • 1998 - 2002

  Los Angeles, CA Provided individual and group career counseling to professional ballet, jazz, and modern dancers in film, television and stage. Designed and led new group counseling program which became one of the most successful services for the organization.