Meet our Staff

Gwen S. Appelbaum
Assistant Dean and Director

As assistant dean, Gwen leads the Frank L. Ciminelli Family Career Resource Center both strategically and operationally. She oversees planning related to graduate and undergraduate programming and services. Additionally, she utilizes her extensive corporate experience in building and maintaining relationships with all stakeholders, including students, employers, alumni, faculty and staff.  

Undergraduate Services

Graduate Services

Michael A. Paolini
Senior Associate Director

Mike oversees the undergraduate career services team. He also is the lead instructor for the school's  undergraduate career planning course, MGG300. He works with students, employers and alumni in the areas of Accounting and Internal Audit.

Melissa Ruggiero
Senior Associate Director

Melissa oversees the CRC's career services provided to graduate students and coordinates a diverse range of events to address the career and hiring needs of our various stakeholders. She also works closely with students, employers and alumni in the areas of Management Information Systems, Information Assurance and Supply Chains and Operations Management.

Caitlin Rush
Undergraduate Program Manager

Caitlin is responsible for creating and coordinating career-related workshops, seminars and programming for all undergraduate students. She also develops and implements advisement strategies including group advisement sessions and one-on-one appointments.

Pamela J. Krakowiak
Associate Director

Pam coordinates the data collection process of employment statistics and works closely with the director in responding to surveys from various ranking organizations. She also manages the website and marketing communications for the office. She works most closely with students, employers and alumni in the areas of Marketing and Human Resources.

Christopher Salem
Undergraduate Advisement Associate

Chris works with undergraduate students in the areas of Finance, Management Information Systems, and Supply Chains and Operations Management. Chris also assists “undecided” School of Management undergraduates with concentration decisions. In addition, he is the School of Management student club liaison and works closely with all the student leaders.

David Charron
Associate Director

Dave assists in the data collection process of employment statistics for the school's full-time academic programs. He also works closely with graduate students, employers and alumni in the Finance area.

Employer and Customer Relations

Credit-Bearing Internship Program

Daniel Wolfe
Employer Relations Manager

Dan develops new partnerships and fosters current relationships with businesses and business leaders to maximize the scope of School of Management’s recruiting engagement.

Carrie is responsible for overall direction of the internship program. She meets with students seeking credit for participation in internships, works with employers setting up internship programs, screens all internships posted with the Career Resource Center for credit eligibility and submits academic grades for all student interns. Carrie is available for employer training programs regarding mentoring and internships.

Rebecca L. Cercone
Recruitment and Office Coordinator

Rebecca manages the logistics associated with on-campus interviewing, résumé collections, and job posting activities for the School of Management. She coordinates the daily operations of the CRC, manages the student staff, and serves as the CRC's primary point of contact for students, recruiters and faculty. 

Mary is the first point-of-contact for the internship office, working with students and employers to help them understand and participate in the Credit-Bearing Internship Program. She also assists with decisions regarding internship sites and assists with review and evaluation of academic assignments submitted by student interns.

Alison Aitchison
Career Advisor (Graduate Assistant)

Natasha Allard
Career Advisor (Graduate Assistant)

Todd Carter
Career Advisor (Graduate Assistant)

Martha is responsible for final approval of all internship placements as well as key decision making on policy regarding program operations. She serves as Chair of the faculty internship committee.