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University of Cincinnati
PO Box 0104
Cincinnati, Ohio
45221-0104

Phone: 513-556-3471

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CDC STAFF


CDC's professional staff members are liaisons to one or more colleges at UC.
For individual counseling, make an appointment with your liaison by calling (513) 556-3471, or
email an appointment request by clicking on your college in the list below (you will be taken to
your liaison's description) and then clicking the name of the staff member at the top of the screen.

  • If you do not see your college in this list, please call 556-3471 or email CDC@UC.EDU to request an appointment.

Staff Member Descriptions

Linda Bates Parker

Director
email: Linda.Parker@uc.edu

Provides leadership and oversight of staff, budget and daily operations for UC’s centralized, comprehensive Career Development Center, which serves hundreds of employers and several thousand UC students annually.

  • Vice President: Midwest Association of Colleges and Employers (MwACE), 2002-2003

  • President, Black Career Women

  • American Red Cross Board, 2002-2004

  • Habitat for Humanity, Celebrity Spokesperson, Women Build Project, 2002

  • Advisory Board, Greater Cincinnati Women's Chamber of Commerce

  • Author, College to Career Transition of African American Students, Research Study and Career Portfolio Textbook, Co-author of The Senior Year Experience, and regular Columnist, Black Collegian Magazine

  • Creator, Multi-ethnic Employer Recruitment and Retention Training Institute

  • Featured panelist national teleconference - The Senior Year Experience - University of South Carolina, 1999

  • Global Citizen Award, Greater Cincinnati International Hall of Fame, November 2004

  • Working Mother Magazine, National Diversity Champion Award, May 2000

  • Distinguished UC Alumna Award

  • Distinguished Professor Award - College of Evening and Continuing Education

BS University of Dayton, MA University of Cincinnati.  1992 Management Development Program, Harvard University

 

Jim
Novak



 

Senior Associate Director
email: novakjs@ucmail.uc.edu
phone: 513-556-0318
  • Oversees On-Campus Recruiting and Employer Development
  • Liaison to College of Engineering and the College of Applied Science
  • Teaches Professional Development II in the College of Engineering
  • Organizes the Recruiter Spotlight Program
  • Produce Alert Newsletter
  • Oversees staff development and compiles statistical data
  • Responsible for review and update of CDC policies and procedures
  • Oversees the technology needs of CDC
Velta
Kelly-Foster


 

 

 

 

Associate Director
email: kellyva@uc.edu
phone: 513-556-9184
  • Oversees CDC Development Services -- Policies and Procedures
  • Liaison to the College of Business
  • Coordinate CDC programming and guest speaker program
  • Teaches Professional Development II in the College of Business
  • Assists in Employer Development
  • Facilitate Staff Development Programming
  • Serves as Adviser for Adult Learners

Doctorate of Education in Curriculum and Instruction and Organizational Development from the University of Cincinnati. Masters of Education in Adult Education from the University of Cincinnati. Graduate of Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration, Bryn Mawr College. Advisory Boards; Greater Cincinnati Women's Chamber of Commerce, Cincinnati Human Relations Commission, and the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau.

 

Julia
Montier-Ball



 
Assistant Director
email: Julia.Montier-Ball@uc.edu
phone: 513-556-0314
 
  • Teach Career Development for Arts & Sciences course (professional development for juniors and seniors – any major, except business and engineering can take this course)
  • Career Advisor Liaison to:
    • College of Arts & Sciences: Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Psychology, Communication, English, Journalism, Geology, Environmental Studies, Pre-Professional Tracks, Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) and Women’s Studies
    • College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
    • College-Conservatory of Music
  • Coordinates On-Campus Recruiting Interview Orientation Workshops
  • Development of proposals and identification of revenue sources
  • Planning, marketing and implementing CDC events:
    • Welcome Week
    • Senior Day & Reception
    • Graduate School Symposium
    • Graduate School EXPO
    • Entrepreneur Workshop Series
  • InterviewStream, LLC Coordinator – Virtual interview practice technology
  • CDC Publications and Visual Communications Coordinator – Design and inventory
  • Summer Orientation Coordinator for CDC staff
  • Advises student organization BET: Black Entrepreneur Today

Bachelor of Science Degree in Interior Design (DAAP ’79); Managed own commercial interior design business for 17 years; 7 years of Professional Fundraising as Director of Development for non-profit organizations; Event planning and Public relations for 20 plus years.

 

Arthur
Walton

Student Employment Coordinator
email: waltonab@email.uc.edu
  • Coordinate and Manage the Job Location and Development Program (JLD) for part-time, summer jobs and internships
  • Co-Coordinates Part-time Job fair
  • Coordinates Networking Reception
  • Coordinate Internship Week
  • Maintains JLD Budget
  • Serves as Liaison to  Economics, History, Political Science, Geography, Sociology Latin American Studies, Asian Studies, Classics, German Studies, Romance Languages, African American Studies and International Affairs
  • Advisor to the ADVANCE program
  • Oversees Internship employer development
  • Serve as Diversity Advancement Committee Chair, Midwest Associate of Colleges and Employers
  • Serve on 2006 MASEA (Midwest Association of Student Employment Administrators) Conference Planning Committee
  • Served as MASEA State Rep for the State of Ohio
  • Served as NSEA (National Student Employment Association) Membership Co-Chair
  • Served on NSEE (National Society of Experiential Education) Internship SIG Group

Bachelors in Economics from the University of Cincinnati.

 

Terry
Bankston

 

 

 

Program Coordinator/Instructor
email: Terry.Bankston@uc.edu
phone:  513-556-0305
  • Teach Special Topics in Career Decision Making
  • Teach Professional Development II in the College of Business
  • Provide supervision for graduate assistants and student assistants assigned to the program
  • Advise students in the College of Business, and students in Arts & Sciences majoring in Organizational Leadership, Personnel and Industrial Relations, Philosophy, Math, and Anthropology.
  • Collect data on program participants, evaluate program, provide statistical analysis related to the effects of the Special Topics classes on student retention
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Cincinnati
 
Theresa Aberle

 

Program Coordinator – Instructor
Email: Theresa Aberle@uc.edu
Phone: 513-556-5253

  • Teach Special Topics in Career Navigation for CAT Students
  • Teach Special Topics in Career Decision Making
  • Collect data on program participants, evaluate program, provide statistical analysis related to the effects of the Special Topics classes on student retention
  • Collects participation and evaluative data, compiles statistics, and submits reports related to the effects of Career Navigator on student retention
  • Maintains Career Navigator budget
  • Provide supervision to Graduate Assistant and Student workers in the implementation of the Career Navigator program
  • Liaison to the College of Allied Health Sciences, School of Nursing, School of Social Work, Center for Access and Transition, and College of Education
  • Conduct Career Development Center and Career Navigator presentations to encourage students and faculty to maximize the use of center resources

Bachelor of Science, Secondary Education, University of Cincinnati
 

Support Staff

Patti
Carroll

 

 

 

 

Administrative Support Specialist, On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator
email: Carrolpc@ucmail.uc.edu
phone: 513-556-0313
  • Manage On-Campus Recruiting for all colleges and all majors, including scheduling dates with employers, verifying information, creating and maintaining employer/student database, managing and creating employer/student interview schedules, campus visits, creating recruiter information packets, managing student registration files and assisting with special needs.
  • Markets On-Campus Recruiting including outreach to new employers, assisting students and university personnel
  • Involved with Employer Development
  • Network Specialist providing technical support to CDC staff
  • New technology trainer when required
  • Assists in the Coordination of Major Event Planning
  • Provide Training with Interview to Win Presentation
  • Webmaster for CDC's web pages
  • Manages Employer and Student Listserves
  • Provides back-up support for WorkForce Timekeeper
Deborah Kleemeier


 

 

Secretary
email: Deborah.Kleemeier@uc.edu
phone: 513-556-0307
  • Assists in On-Campus Recruiting
  • Coordinates informational meetings with companies upon request:
            - Determining employers needs
            - Completing the campus scheduling form
            - Provides administrative support in CDC's Central Office. 
  • Facilitate the sale of the Career Portfolio books to students
  • Represents CDC on University Bearcat Pride Committee

Associate Degree (University of Cincinnati)

 

 

 


email:
phone: 513-556-0308
  • Coordinates five CDC annual Career Fairs -- Ethnic Student Career Fair, Virtual Career Fair, Bearcat Trackers Career Fair, Big East Career Fair, and Big East E-Fair
  • Course work in office administration.
Kay Allen

 

Career Resources Coordinator
email: AllenKA@ucmail.uc.edu
phone: 513-556-0302
  • Oversees Career Resources @ CDC
  • Assigns computer self-assessment user id's
  • Supervises student staff
  • Manager of WorkForce Timekeeper
Debbi Edwards

 

Administrative Coordinator
email: Edwardde@ucmail.uc.edu
phone: 513-556-0312
  • Responsible for the coordination for the Office of the Director.
  • Maintains department budget, departmental personnel records and monthly payroll
  • Coordinates Director's schedule and special programs
  • Represents CDC on University Bearcat Pride Committee
     
Michael Barnes

Public Information Officer
email: BarnesM@ucmail.uc.edu
phone: 513-556-3471
  • Serves as CDC primary public liaison contact
  • Monitors CDC's daily programs and events
  • Assists in CDC program implementation
  • Supports and troubleshoots on-line registration of CDC services
  • Produces CDC Week-At-A-Glance newsletter
  • Organizes and maintains reception area resources
  • Secures CDC facilities, monitors visitors

Michael is currently majoring in Information Systems at UC.

 

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