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
Hema Paliwal, UCI Division of Career Pathways
Natasha Strauss, UCI Division of Career Pathways and UCI alumni
Brian Breen, UC Irvine Division of Continuing Education
Ramona Agrela, UCI Human Resources
Kristie Samudio, Amare Global and UCI Alumni
Kiana Drake, City Year, Inc.
Joel Pearson, DeLoitte
Jane Madsen, Edwards Life Science
Taiwo Olagundoye, Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Chris Argate, Kaiser Permanente
Meagan Cooper, Masimo and UCI Alumni
Nicci Leibold, Pacific Life
Nina Fang, Precision Castparts Corporation and UCI Alumni
Kristine Cather, The Princeton Review
Denise Datta, QSC, LLC
Felicia Boyd, Siemens PLM Software
Kristina Cope, Thales
Nilu Kazemi, Wells Fargo and UCI Alumni