Career Education Staff

Our Career Education team is here to help you reach your career goals. Schedule an appointment today!

.Allison KellerAssociate Director - Career Education
Allison Keller
Associate Director - Career Education
kellera@uci.edu
Allison Keller is the Associate Director of Career Education and has worked in career services for more than 15 years. Allison graduated from Stanford University with an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Indiana University with a Masters degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration. She provides career counseling and conducts workshops to students and alumni on various aspects of career planning including career exploration, Strong/MBTI interpretation, job search strategies, and graduate school planning. She serves as the liaison to the School of Engineering and oversees the Peer Consultant Program.

.Caroline ChiangAssistant Director, Career Education
Caroline Chiang
Assistant Director, Career Education
caroline.chiang@uci.edu
Caroline Chiang graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Management Science and Information Systems. She started her career in business working for Johnson & Johnson in information management. After several years in the corporate world, she decided to change careers and pursue her passion in higher education. She received her Master of Education in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs from USC. Caroline has worked as a career counselor at various colleges and universities across the country including Brown University, Boston University Questrom School of Business and is excited to be supporting students here at UCI. She serves as the liaison for the Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences and School of Physical Sciences.

.Rachel ChristensenAssistant Director, Career Education
Rachel Christensen
Assistant Director, Career Education
rachel.christensen@uci.edu
Rachel Christensen graduated from UC Irvine with a Bachelor’s in Sociology and a Masters in Educational Counseling from Azusa Pacific University. She has worked in a variety of roles within higher education including recruitment, program development, academic advising, employer relations and career counselor. Rachel is actively involved in a non-profit organization where she fulfills her strong passion for working with educators, orphans and refugees in Southeast Asia by providing training and programming. She serves as a liaison for Social Sciences, Social Ecology and Education.

.Lauren LyonAssistant Director, Career Education
Lauren Lyon
Assistant Director, Career Education
llyon@uci.edu
Lauren Lyon serves as the Graduate Student liaison. She received her Bachelor's from CSUF in Sociology and her Masters in Educational and Clinical Counseling from Azusa Pacific University. She has worked at both private and public higher educational institutions, and outside of higher education, has worked in K-12 and with local non-profits providing counseling services. Lauren's passion is helping students find purpose and meaning in their careers.

.Cari MalekAssistant Director, Career Education
Cari Malek
Assistant Director, Career Education
camalek@uci.edu
Cari Malek (she/her) graduated from SDSU with an undergraduate degree in Psychology and University of San Diego with a Masters in Counseling. Her career began over 20 years ago in corporate recruiting and outplacement consulting. Cari has served in career services at UCLA and Concordia University Irvine, and as a Career Guidance Specialist for people with disabilities. Her passion is helping people navigate the road to satisfying careers. Her favorite poem on the theme of work is To Be of Use by Marge Piercy.

.Stacie OshimaAssistant Director, Career Education
Stacie Oshima
Assistant Director, Career Education
soshima@uci.edu
Stacie Oshima graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. She then obtained her Master's degree in Communication Management at USC and spent five years at MGM in the marketing departments of the Television and Home Entertainment groups. After being inspired through informational interviews, Stacie decided to pursue the field of career counseling. She went back to UCLA for her Master of Education in Counseling in Student Affairs. She is a liaison with the undergraduate students at the Merage School of Business.