Operations & Marketing/Communications

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 Michael

As the Marketing Coordinator for the Fleishman Center, Michael is responsible for our marketing efforts and develops the promotional strategy for the Fleishman Center’s many events, programs, and resources. He works closely with event organizers and partner offices to create targeted content that engages students and keeps them aware of everything happening at the Fleishman Center. This includes creating emails and newsletters, developing website content, managing social media strategy, and overseeing the marketing student staff.

Michael graduated from Binghamton in 2022 with a degree in English Literature and Rhetoric, and graduated with an MBA from Binghamton in 2024. He started at the Fleishman Center as a Graduate Assistant in 2023 and transitioned to a full-time marketing position upon graduating.

What is your favorite thing about working at Binghamton University?

My favorite thing about working at Binghamton University is the students. There is some incredible work being done here, and hearing about all the amazing things our students do is very inspiring. Whether that is research, athletics, or extracurricular activities, it is really cool to see.

What was your first internship or job?

I worked a summer maintenance job at my old school, but my first real job was working at Wegmans, where I worked throughout my undergraduate and graduate programs.

What are you passionate about?

Being a Binghamton native, I try to check out different events and small businesses in the area. There are a lot of great restaurants, pizza places, parks, farmers markets, coffee shops, events, etc. that I don’t think students are aware of.

I also love basketball, cooking, reading, and watching old movies.

What is your best piece of career or professional advice?

Your future self will thank you for the work you put in. Even if it is just 10 minutes, it will pay off down the road. Also try to make a positive impact wherever you go.

About Judy

Judy has been with the Fleishman Career and Professional Development Center since January 2018 and has held a number of roles during her time here.  Judy’s first position was the Experiential Education Assistant for the CDCI Program. She then moved on to the Employer Engagement and Outreach Assistant.  Judy’s responsibilities included managing employer relationships to find and create employment opportunities for Binghamton students.  Her current role is the Operations Coordinator, and she ensures that the Fleishman Center runs as efficiently and seamlessly as possible and provides the professional staff with what they need in order to be able to offer the best services possible to Binghamton students seeking our guidance and assistance.

What is your favorite thing about working at Binghamton University?
Coming from a background of business and government, I enjoy being around the students that are just beginning on their journeys.

What was your first internship or job?
My first internship was with the NYC District Attorney’s Office

What are you passionate about?
Outside of work, the law, and the Supreme Court, in particular, have always interested me. Over the years I have collected rather old as well as contemporary law books and follow the Court’s rulings.

What is your best piece of career or professional advice?
Making connections and networking are key, even if it doesn’t seem to at that moment. Those connections can open opportunities, months, even years later.

About Tammy

Tammy provides administrative assistance to both the Fleishman Center and the Center for Civic Engagement staff, including budget support, travel, HR transactions, grant administration, and logistical support for all events. Tammy joined the Fleishman Center after five years of working in administrative support at the Watson College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She earned her B.S. in Human Development from Binghamton in 2006.

What is your favorite thing about working at Binghamton University?
The students!

What was your first internship or job?
My first internship was at the SOS Shelter in Endicott (now called RISE)

What are you passionate about?
Helping others and giving back to my community

What is your best piece of career or professional advice?
Network, network, network!!! Connections are invaluable whether you are looking for your first job or if you have been in the same position for years. The second piece of advice, great support staff should be valued and appreciated; for they make you look good!