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Kati O. Bear

Program Coordinator

beark@denison.edu

740-587-5522

Ryan Brechbill

Director of Employer & Alumni Relations

brechbillr@denison.edu

740-587-6363

Stephanie Byes

Assistant to the Associate Vice President of Career Development

byess@denison.edu

740-587-6301

Michele Doran

Senior Associate Director

doranm@denison.edu

740-587-8557

Belle Giggard

Manager, Customer Service & Operations

giggardb@denison.edu

740-587-5553

Blake Gooch

Assistant Director - Technology, Data & Science Learning Career Community

goochb@denison.edu

740-587-5322

Joshua Gory

Assistant Director, International Student Advising & Career Coach

goryj@denison.edu

740-587-6233

Jessica Hall

Senior Associate Director of Employer & Alumni Relations

halljm@denison.edu

740-587-6436

Heather Johnston Welliver

Career Coach

welliverh@denison.edu

740-587-5301

Anneke N. Mason

Senior Associate Director, Career Pathways

masona@denison.edu

740-587-5060

Elise Melick

Employer & Alumni Relations Coordinator

melicke@denison.edu

740-587-5016

Melanie A. Murphy

Director of Career Communities and Coaching

murphyma@denison.edu

740-587-6402

Sydney Orrison

Data Assistant

orriso_s1@denison.edu

Jodi Pavol

Senior Associate Director, Employer & Alumni Relations

pavolj@denison.edu

740-587-6627

Emily Pelphrey ’99

Pre-Law Career Coach

pelphreye@denison.edu

Paige Revering

Student Engagement Coordinator

reveringp@denison.edu

Cheryl Ruschau

Event & Programs Coordinator

ruschauc@denison.edu

Elizabeth Skovron

Director Marketing & Communications

skovrone@denison.edu

740-587-5319

David Snider

Associate Director, Marketing, Sales, & Communication Career Community

sniderd@denison.edu

740-587-5303

Ashley D. Strausser

Career Coach

strausserad@denison.edu

740-587-5350

Jillian Yoder

Associate Director, Financial Services, Consulting and Business Career Community

yoderj@denison.edu

740-587-5608

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