Career Support

MBA - Career Support - Meet The Career Center

Meet the Team

A Team of Career Experts

Darden’s Career Center facilitates personalized searches for students and provides high-touch services for recruiters – yielding outstanding career outcomes for agile, purpose-driven leaders with diverse companies across industries and geographies.

Recognized year after year for its excellence in delivering student and recruiter success, the center's unparalleled team is comprised of career coaches, employer engagement and recruiting professionals, and systems and operations specialists.

Senior Assistant Dean, Career Center

Jeff McNish

Senior Assistant Dean, Career Center

Career Coaches: Full-Time Degree Program

Janeth Gomez, Senior Director General Management

Janeth Gomez

Senior Director, General Management/LDPs, FINTECH

Christy Gunville, Managing Director, Full-Time MBA Cohort Careers

Christy Gunville

Managing Director, Full-Time MBA Cohort Careers

Denise Karaoli, Director of International Student Careers

Denise Karaoli

Director of International Student Careers

Kellogg Leliveld

Kellogg Leliveld

Senior Director of Career Education and Advising

Michele Rankin, Senior Director Off-Grounds Recruiting and Specialized Careers

Michele Rankin

Senior Director, of Marketing, Off-Grounds Recruiting and Specialized Careers

Paul Reeder, Senior Director of Financial Services Careers

Paul Reeder

Managing Director, Full-Time MBA Market Careers

Ed Yu, Senior Director of Investment Banking Careers

Ed Yu

Senior Director of Investment Banking Careers

Jenny Zenner, Senior Director of Technology Careers

Jenny Zenner

Senior Director of Technology Careers

Career Coaches: Professional Degree Programs

Jim Collins, Executive Career Coach

Jim Collins

Executive Career Coach

Gopika Spaenle

Gopika Spaenle

Managing Director, Professional Degree Programs

Jennifer Windus

Jennifer Windus

Executive Career Coach

Employer Engagement and Recruiting

Pam Cline

Pam Cline

Associate Director of Employer Engagement and Recruiting

Shavone Dudley

Shavone Dudley

Associate Director of Employer Engagement and Recruiting

Emily Funk

Emily Funk

Associate Director of Employer Engagement and Recruiting

Abby Stauffer, Assistant Director of Employer Engagement and Recruiting

Abby Stauffer

Assistant Director Employer of Engagement and Recruiting

Systems and Operations

Kristen Davis Anderson

Kristen Davis Anderson

Operations and Program Manager

Margaret Efron, Business Systems Analyst

Margaret Efron

Business Systems Analyst

Lindsey Navin, Senior Manager Communication and Marketing

Lindsey Navin

Senior Manager, Communication and Marketing

Visit Us

The Career Center is located on the second floor of the Abbott Center, above the Abbott Center Dining Room.

Mailing Address

University of Virginia Darden School of Business
100 Darden Boulevard
Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA