About the OCM

Meet the OCM Team

Christine La Cola
Assistant Dean, Career Management, Recruitment & Business Development
Acting Executive Director, Professional Programs & Services
(301) 405-4800
CLaCola@rhsmith.umd.edu
Sharon Strange Lewis
Managing Director, Office of Career Management
(301) 405-2213
Industry hiring focus - Media/Entertainment, Marketing and Non-profit.
slewis@rhsmith.umd.edu

Employer Services

Lizeth Gonzalez
Recruiting Coordinator
(301) 405-0444
lgonzalez@rhsmith.umd.edu
Coordinates employer recruiting schedules in HireSmith.
Jennifer Kinder
Associate Director, Employer Development
(301) 405-8945
jkinder@rhsmith.umd.edu
Industry hiring focus - finance and consulting.
Meghan Thomas
Associate Director, Employer Development
(301) 405-2017
megthomas@rhsmith.umd.edu
Industry hiring focus - IT/technology, logistics & supply chain management, biopharma and government.

Student Services

Graduate/Alumni

LaVern Chapman
Director, MBA Programming
(301) 405-1951
lchaphan@rhsmith.umd.edu
Creates and implements career development programming and career coaching for full-time MBA students.
Moneca Surida-Clyburn
Manager, MBA Programming
(301) 405-3898
msurida@rhsmith.umd.edu
Coordinates career programming opportunities for full-time MBA students.
Kecia Hansard
Career Consultant
(301) 405-0133
khansard@rhsmith.umd.edu
Provides career coaching to full-time MBA students.
Dana Monroig
Associate Director, PT, EMBA & Alumni Programming
(240) 464-3459
dmonroig@rhsmith.umd.edu
Creates and implements career development programming and career coaching for
part-time MBA students, executive MBA students and alumni.
Phyllis Thibodeau
Program Manager, PT, EMBA & Alumni Programming
(301) 405-7849
pthibodeau@rhsmith.umd.edu
Creates and implements career development programming and career coaching for
part-time MBA students, executive MBA students and alumni.

Undergraduate

Monica Shutte
Director, Undergraduate Programming
(301) 405-8651
mshutte@rhsmith.umd.edu
Develops professional development programming and coaching for undergraduate students.
Jessica Badt
Career Coordinator, Undergraduate Programming
(301) 405-9478
jbadt@rhsmith.umd.edu
Coordinates career search strategies for undergraduate students.
Rachel Loock
Manager, Undergraduate Student Programming
(301) 405-5399
rloock@rhsmith.umd.edu
Provides coaching to undergraduate students.