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About Our Staff - 46 College Avenue
Chrystal
McArthur, Associate Director
Chrystal has been associate director of the Career Center at
46 College Avenue since 1993. She is a nationally certified
counselor with 25 years plus of academic, personal and career
counseling experience targeted towards assisting individuals
in leading more fulfilling lives. She has her A.B. in psychology
from Lincoln University and M.Ed. in counseling from Howard
University. Her areas of expertise include career development
and management issues of adults, academic and career development
of people of African descent, graduate students' career development
issues, vocational/career assessment, and career issues of individuals
with disabilities. Chrystal is also a certified distance counselor.
Liaison to the
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David
Bills, Assistant Director
Dave specializes in counseling creative and liberal arts students on major and career choice and internship and job searching in the arts, entertainment, non-profit, and education, and assessing personality style using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). He is also an Instructor for the SAS Internship Course. He has a master’s in counseling psychology and a bachelor’s in psychology, both from Rutgers. Before joining Career Services in 2001, Dave was a counselor at the Rutgers-Newark Career Development Center.
Liaison to School of Information (SCI), Mason Gross School of the Arts, and Art History |
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Scott
Borden, Career Counselor
Scott began working with Career Services in 1992. He has a B.S.
in business administration from Monmouth University and a M.A.
in counseling and personnel services from Trenton State College
(now The College of New Jersey). He spent six years in the brokerage
industry with Shearson Lehman Hutton in New York City. Scott
has taught career counseling and vocational psychology as an
adjunct instructor at Rutgers and The College of New Jersey.
He is also a partner in a private firm, Career Planning Concepts,
located in Princeton, New Jersey. Scott is a licensed professional
counselor, a national certified counselor, and a national certified
career counselor. His areas of expertise include careers in
business and finance, college readiness, psychological testing
and assessment, re-careering and career transition, self-esteem
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Monica
Bryant, Assistant Director
Monica Bryant began working with Career Services in 1987. She provides career counseling, as well as various workshops related to deciding a major or career, applying for federal government internships and jobs, planning an international/global career, internship, or short-term work, and preparing for graduate school. Monica’s experiences associated with academic and career planning and development have been in various roles both in community college and university-settings. She possesses a B.A. in psychology from Rutgers, M.A. in human development from Fairleigh Dickinson University and an A.B.D. in organizational systems. She has found that her values, education, and work experiences are interrelated, which brings meaning to her work with students, employers, and the university community.
Monica’s areas of expertise include counseling liberal arts, transfer, students of color, BSW/MSW students and alumni, and preparing individuals for opportunities with the federal government and non-profit. Also, she has a strong interest in professional and organizational development and transformation, especially related to workplace diversity. |
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Sylvia
D. Cordero, Assistant Director
Sylvia has been with Career Services since 1991. She also worked
at Rutgers-Newark from 1988-1991. She has a B.A. in social sciences
and labor relations from the University of Puerto Rico and a
M.A. in labor studies from Rutgers. Prior to Rutgers, Sylvia
worked for Middlesex County College, Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital,
Woodbridge Development Center, and several labor unions. Her
areas of expertise include career assessment, students of color,
international students, and computer graphics. |
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Larry
Jacobs, Assistant Director
Larry joined Career Services in 2001. Previously, Larry worked
for NOVA and Middlesex County College. He has also been an adjunct
psychology instructor at Middlesex County College. He has a
B.A. in political science from C.W. Post College, a M.S. in
counseling from SUNY-Albany, and a Ed.S. in educational specialist
counseling from SUNY-Albany. Larry's areas of expertise include
motivational programs, counseling students with disabilities,
facilitation of self-esteem and wellness support groups, career
testing, and lifestyle planning.
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Tina
Vance Knight, Assistant Director
Tina joined Career Services in 2003. She has a B.A. in sociology and education from LaSalle University and a M.Ed. in instructional design training and development from Penn State University. Tina enjoys counseling and delivering workshops for students and alumni on all aspects of their career development, including academic and career decisions, internship and job hunting and graduate school planning. Tina serves as the liaison to the Graduate School of Education, Educational Opportunity Fund and foreign language departments. She has special interest in working with liberal arts students, students of color, and students that are undecided about their major and career. Her favorite career-related quote is “Find a job you love and you and you’ll never work a day in your life” -- this is her hope for the students at Rutgers!
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Doug
Ricci, Career Counselor
Doug began working with Career Services since 1992. He is a
licensed professional counselor in the State of New Jersey,
a national certified counselor, and a national certified career
counselor. Doug has a B.S. in life sciences from New York Institute
of Technology and a M.A. in counseling and personnel services
The College of New Jersey. Doug is a partner in a private career
counselor practice, Career Planning Concepts, located in Princeton,
New Jersey. He has taught career counseling and vocational psychology
at the graduate level as an adjunct instructor at The College
of New Jersey. His areas of expertise include business and entrepreneurial
careers, adults in career transition, pre-medical advising and
counseling, and career testing and assessment. |
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Linda
Bagen, Career Services Assistant
Linda has been with Career Services since 2001. She has a B.A.
in labor
studies from Rutgers. She is responsible for assisting students
with their inquiries, supervising work-study students, and handling
administrative functions of the office. |
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Mark
O. Kerr, Unit Coordinator
Mark has been with Career Services since 2003. He has a B.A.
degree in psychology from Mount Union College and a M.A. in
student personnel services in higher education from Indiana
University of Pennsylvania. He has held management positions
in the career services field over the past 25 years at Bucknell
University, the College of William & Mary, the Rutgers
Business School/Graduate School of Management, and DeVry University.
Mark is responsible for greeting and assisting students and
alumni with career-related issues. |
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Last Updated: 08/16/2011
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