The Employer Advisory Board consists of a diverse group of Human Resources professionals representing a broad array of employment sectors. Information gathered from Board meeting discussions and initiatives will advance UC Irvine’s provision career services for the UCI student, alumni, and employer community. The Board meets in person three times annually throughout the academic year, and project work may occur throughout the year.
The Board will:
- Share current information regarding the job market for college graduates
- Identify the skills most needed in today’s work world
- Better understand the career services landscape at UC Irvine and how to access our student talent
- Generate ideas to increase access to internship programs
- Provide feedback to the Division on new and exciting initiatives
- Assist in the development of new programs, share benchmarks, and identify best practices
UCI DIVISION OF CAREER PATHWAYS EMPLOYER ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
Gary Matkin, UC Irvine Division of Career Pathways
Suzanne Helbig, UC Irvine Division of Career Pathways
Leigh Poirier, UC Irvine Division of Career Pathways
Jay Wall, UC Irvine Division of Career Pathways
Brian Breen, UC Irvine Division of Continuing Education
Carolyn Canning-White, UC Irvine Advancement
Kristie Samudio, Amare Global and UCI Alumni
Caroline Nguyen, City Year and UCI Alumni
Grace Powers, DeLoitte
Jane Madsen, Edwards Life Science
Michelle Harris, Enterprise
Mary Ford, Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Roby Singh, Facebook
Chris Argate, Kaiser Permanente
Meagan Cooper, Masimo and UCI Alumni
Nina Fang, Precision Castparts Corporation and UCI Alumni
Najla DeBow, Providence St. Joseph Health and UCI Alumni
Denise Datta, QSC, LLC
Felicia Boyd, Siemens PLM Software
Ellen Einkauf, Thales
Annie Wang, The Irvine Company
Nilu Kazemi, Wells Fargo and UCI Alumni