About Brandy

As Senior Associate Director of Student Employment & Operations, Brandy manages the day-to-day operations of the Fleishman Career Center and leads multiple functional areas including data & assessment, student employment, employer/alumni engagement, marketing & communications, technology/systems, events, office operations, and the budget.   Brandy is motivated by solving problems and creating accessible pathways for students, with the ultimate goal of student success and retention.

What is your favorite thing about working at Binghamton University?
My favorite thing is the students that attend Binghamton. I have met so many amazing students over my time working here and have learned so much from all of them.

What was your first internship or job?
My first paid position was picking up pine cones for my dad.

What are you passionate about?
I love reading and watching movies (especially thriller/horror). And spending time with my family (John, Mya, & Morgan).

What is your best piece of career or professional advice?
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don’t. ~ Mary Schmich

Achievements

Presentations
Brandy has had the opportunity to present at several notable higher education and career services conferences, including:

• National Society for Experiential Education – To Infinity and Beyond: Embedding Career Readiness in Campus Employment
• EACE – Employer Outreach When You Don’t Have the Gift of Gab: An Introvert’s Guide to Employer Relations
• SUNY CDO – Employer Outreach When You Don’t Have the Gift of Gab: An Introvert’s Guide to Employer Relations
• Taking Advantage of Technology: Non-Technical Applications for Career Services (Panelist)

Leadership positions
Brandy is a leader at Binghamton University and beyond. She has held several leadership positions throughout her career:

• Treasurer – Binghamton Professional Staff Senate
• Treasurer – CNYDA
• Member Relations Coordinator – SUNY CDO

About Felicia

As the Associate Director of Employer Relations & Engagement, Felicia focuses on efforts to support the growth and management of employer relationships and cultivate internship and job opportunities for all undergraduate and graduate students and develop pathways for employers to engage with our campus.  Felicia is a dual alumna of Binghamton University having completed her Bachelors in Economics in 2001 and Masters degree in Student Affairs in 2002.  She currently serves as the Vice President for the Binghamton University Alumni Association.

What is your favorite thing about working at Binghamton University?
My favorite thing is the energy at BU.  It comes from the students and the staff and is something special, especially when classes are in session.  Amazing things happen in the buildings and on the fields at this University.

What was your first internship or job?
I had a few in the area during high school, but I consider my first job as a sales associate at The GAP in the Oakdale Mall, now known as the Oakdale Commons.

What are you passionate about?
I’m passionate about making connections to help our students find their next step after graduation.  I want to be the catalyst to that connection and I love finding ways to make it all fit and work together.

What is your best piece of career or professional advice?
Take advantage of an opportunity when it comes to you.  Walk through that door, answer that email, apply for that internship…it will be worth putting in the time and energy.  Gain as many skills as possible, they will help you along the way both personally and professionally.  And finally, network and keep those connections.  Your network is your support system.

Achievements

Leadership roles:

• Binghamton University Alumni Association, Vice President
• Binghamton University Intercollegiate Athletic Board Member

About Morgan

As the Government & Not-for-Profit Industry Specialist, Morgan supports Binghamton students’ career success by harnessing and integrating the knowledge employers (especially regional employers) and alumni can provide to students. Her role is to support the regional/state economic development initiative by enhancing employer connections and workforce development needs through skill-building programs, overall placement rates, and internship rates with a focus on government and nonprofit industries.

Morgan graduated with a degree in English Literature and continued to serve residents of local long-term care facilities. She worked in and with various nonprofit organizations as a NYS Certified Long-Term Care Ombudsman, a member of Volunteer Administrators of the Southern Tier (VAST), and as the Talent Initiatives and Special Projects Manager at the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce. She has met and connected with various government entities and officials along the way. She is dedicated to leveraging her expertise in talent development to drive impactful initiatives that foster inclusivity, diversity, and social change to create opportunities for the students of Binghamton University and the community.

What is your favorite thing about working at Binghamton University?
Being a part of the learning experience for all students of Binghamton University. We have an opportunity here to uplift students who will make meaningful careers and impact the community.

What was your first internship or job?
Delivering the newspaper, babysitting, and organizing my very busy college-aged sibling’s vehicle, were some of my first paid jobs. Working in dietary at a long-term care facility was the first of my more professional experiences.

What are you passionate about?
Family, community, and all things nerdy.

What is your best piece of career or professional advice?

Learn your mission, lead others’ impact, and cut through imposter syndrome. Every type of business, organization, or government’s premise is serving people and improving their lives, whether through technology, art, service, education, etc. Learn how you’d like to make a difference, and help uplift others to grow and lead with you. Finally, know that you’re meant to be in these spaces, your voice is meant to be heard, and that you have value to share.

About Kathie

Kathie’s role includes the development and evaluation of the grant process for Student Employment, providing professional development and training opportunities for students and supervisors, conducting appointment hours for students with part-time job/student employment questions, and creating and implementing resources around student employment. Kathie coordinates two Student Employment Job Fairs each year and provides support to supervisors regarding Handshake, federal work-study, and the student employment handbook and evaluation process.

What is your favorite thing about working at Binghamton University?
Watching students discover their passion, find their confidence and get excited about the adventures that await them after Binghamton. I also love seeing the passion that our alumni have for seeing our current students succeed.

What was your first internship or job?
Scooping ice cream and customer service at a propane company as a teen.

What are you passionate about?
The idea is that everyone should “find joy”. Happiness and negativity are both contagious. Choose to find joy in even the smallest things and you will encourage positivity in your surroundings.

What is your best piece of career or professional advice?
Every experience, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, gives you skills and preparation for the next one. Never stop wanting to grow, personally or professionally.

Achievements

Presentations:

• EACE 2019 Annual Conference – Employer Outreach When You Don’t Have the Gift of Gab: An Introvert’s Guide to Employer Relations
• SUNY CDO 2019 Annual Conference – Employer Outreach When You Don’t Have the Gift of Gab: An Introvert’s Guide to Employer Relations
• SUNY CDO 2019 Annual Conference – Co-Facilitated Employer Roundtable Discussion

Committees:

• Entertainment Committee, SUNY CDO Annual Conference 2019

Awards:

• Award for Individual Excellence; Category: COVID-19 Response Champion, SUNY CDO 2022 Annual Conference

About Corrina

As the Events Coordinator, Corrina is in charge of planning all of the Fleishman Career Center’s signature events and programs, including the Multi-City CONNECT program, Job and Internship Fairs, and more. Corrina manages staffing, employer and alumni relationships, logistics, and everything else required to make our events and programs successful. When she is not working at the Fleishman Career Center, she loves to bake!

What is your favorite thing about working at Binghamton University?
My favorite thing about working at Binghamton is how involved everyone seems to be. Everyone is always willing to lend a helping hand.

What was your first job?
My first job was cleaning off my family’s kitchen table before dinner for $2 a week.

What are you passionate about?
I am passionate about baking and homesteading

What is your best piece of career advice?
Make time for yourself.