David Bellante
Residential Student Engagement Specialist
Masters, Business Administration, He/Him
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Residential Student Engagement Specialist (RSES)
What are you passionate about?
Sports, music, developing new skills, and having new experiences
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
Network and market yourself everywhere you go. You never know where your next job can come from, or who your next boss will be.
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
Reslife, SAE Motorsports
Timothy Brennan
Career Preparation Graduate Student
Masters, Economics, He/Him
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Career Preparation Graduate Student
What are you passionate about?
History, Economics, Data Analytics, Video Games, Cooking, working out, and music
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
Anything in life is what you make of it.
Aarya Tupe
Experiential Education Student Assistant
Masters, Computer Science, She/her
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Experiential Education Student Assistant
What are you passionate about?
Traveling, exploring and learning new things.
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
Challenge yourself, it’s the only path that leads to growth!
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
Binghamton Outdoors Club, Outdoor Pursuits
Caitlyn Van Tassell
Student Engagement & Training Graduate Assistant
Masters, Business Administration, She/Her
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Student Engagement & Training Graduate Assistant
What are you passionate about?
Traveling, Spending Time With Family, Cooking, Biotechnology, Event Planning, Country Music, Running & History
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
Whatever you do, make sure you give it your absolute best. The effort and dedication you put into your career are invaluable and will always stand as a testament to your character and work ethic.
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
Delta Phi Epsilon Alumni
Zoe Balinsky
Senior Peer Consultant
Senior, Psychology, She/Her
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Senior Peer Consultant
What are you passionate about?
Anything outdoors, photography, running, friends & family, traveling, Mental Health Awareness, and The Education Realm
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
Immerse yourself as much as possible in experiences and opportunities that will allow you to grow as an individual and as a professional! This means intentionally utilizing your connections and resources – a major one being our office!
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
I’m involved in the Education Minor Steering Committee, a group of students who create, plan, and organize the various activities and events of the Education Minor.
Nicole Block
Senior Peer Consultant
Senior, Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Business Analytics, she/her
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Senior Peer Consultant
What are you passionate about?
Animals, traveling, cooking, and spending time with family
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
Get involved on campus professionally and socially to build relationships with peers and professionals. Utilize all the amazing services and events the Fleishman Center offers throughout all four years!
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
Treasurer of Phi Mu
Elyssa Chen
Sophomore, Finance and Business Analytics, She/Her
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Senior Peer Consultant
What are you passionate about?
Baking, Cooking, Drinking Matcha, Trying Different Cuisines, Spending time with Family & Friends
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
Don’t be afraid to ask inquisitive questions, it demonstrates interest, creativity, and curiosity
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
Business Fashion Society, Investment Fund, Women in Business
Janmariz Deguia
Senior Peer Consultant
Junior, Human Development, they/them
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Senior Peer Consultant
What are you passionate about?
Disability, Queer, Health Education and Advocacy. Theatre, Nature, and Teaching!
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
Much like college- many experiential education opportunities are what you make of it. So when you’re engaging with an event or activity: stay mindful, be curious and explore, and lastly reflect so you can identify how you feel, what services you best, what skills you gained! No job/position is useless when it comes to building and expanding your toolbox.
What clubs/organizations are you involved in? Disabled Student Union President, Returning Orientation Advisor Mentor with New Student Programs, Director of Policy for Vice President for Student Success Office in SA, Q-Center Mentor, Philippine American League
Michael Lulaj
Senior Peer Consultant
Senior, Psychology & 4+1 MBA Program, He/Him
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Senior Peer Consultant
What are you passionate about?
Being with friends, achieving my goals, dancing, coffee, living life to the fullest
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
Always put yourself out there! Opportunities sometimes aren’t always easy to come by, so look to your network and strive to get involved!
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
Student Association Programming Board
Supriya Mandke
Senior Peer Consultant
Sophomore. Psychology, she/her
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Senior Peer Consultant
What are you passionate about?
I am passionate about music and dance, outdoor pursuits and gymming, and enjoy studying the mind and its effects in the real world.
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
“The only thing you should fear is fear itself ” & “ It’s never too late to start”
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
Student Psychology Association
Alexandria Mavila
Senior Peer Consultant
Senior, Economics with Global Studies and Asian Studies minors, she/her
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Senior Peer Consultant
What are you passionate about?
Advancing diversity and inclusion efforts, learning languages, traveling, cooking, and drawing.
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
Follow your passions, even if they aren’t directly related to what you are studying. You never know what might change your intended path after graduation.
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
I am also the Student Director of Community Relations on the President’s Cabinet of the Student Association!
Adriana Mehmedovic
Senior Peer Consultant
Senior, Psychology/4+1 MBA Program, She/Her
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Senior Peer Consultant
What are you passionate about?
I am passionate about traveling, cooking, sailing, nature, learning, productivity, helping and connecting with others
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
My best piece of career advice is to take on every opportunity and focus on networking! Taking on new experiences can open up unexpected paths and help you grow. Networking is key and it’s not just about making contacts but actually building real relationships and learning from others. Taking on these opportunities and making connections may be the key to success in your career!
Hana Mehmedovic
Student Career Influencer
Sophomore majoring in psychology; she/her
What is your favorite thing about working at the Fleishman Career Center?
My favorite thing about working at the Fleishman Career Center is being able to be a part of such a valuable resource on campus that helps students achieve their career related goals in so many ways. Also to be able to interact with different people and make so many great connections!
What does your day-to-day look like in your role?
In my role as a Student Career Influencer, I typically engage with students on campus through outreach activities such as tabling, marketing, and other events. By doing so, I share helpful information regarding the Fleishman Career Center and the services they offer, as well as engage students about things like career exploration and professional development skills.
What is your best piece of career advice for other students?
Explore different interests you may have but also to explore things new and unfamiliar to you. This may help you discover your strengths and passions and help you grow!
Adriana Papadakis
Senior Peer Consultant
Junior, Psychology and Economics, she/her
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Senior Peer Consultant
What are you passionate about?
Learning, research, teaching, art, nature, psychology, music!
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
Take intentional time to reflect on what you value and trust your intuition.
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
Co-President of the Binghamton Outdoors Club
Raymond Yu
Senior Peer Consultant
Senior, Psychology & Global Public Health, he/him/his
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
I’m a Senior Peer Consultant. I do walk-in appointments at the Fleishman Career Center, so I help students with anything career-related from resumes, cover letters, career exploration, and more. When you come in for a walk-in appointment, we will work together to make sure that you feel more confident and knowledgeable in your ability and preparedness in whatever you need help with.
What are you passionate about?
Some things I’m passionate about are interacting and helping others with anything they might need. That could be career assistance as a Fleishman Center Peer Consultant, residential or interpersonal assistance as a CA, or even just general advice as a student and person! I’m also really passionate about public health and psychology. I hope to dispel health inequality and create a sustainable future!
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
It’s ok to not know what you want to do, that’s what exploring and being in college is all about!
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
I’m a Community Assistant in Mountainview College and the Educational coordinator for Charles Drew Minority Pre-Health Society!
Alana Nappi
Social Media Assistant
Junior, Business Administration with concentrations in Marketing and Management Information Systems, She/Her
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?:
Social Media Assistant
What are you passionate about?
I am passionate about music, theatre, traveling, and connecting with others.
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
Ask questions, be curious, and build and maintain positive connections to sustain professional growth and success.
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
I am the Vice President of Note to Self A Cappella and the Vice President of Marketing for Women in Business
Billie Finn
Student Experience Consultant
Senior, Cinema and Business, She/Her
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?:
I am a Student Experience Consultant! You may see me at the front desk of the Fleishman Career Center to greet students/visitors and help them make appointments/answer any questions they may have.
What are you passionate about?:
I am passionate about my friends and family, and dedicating time to spend with them or talk with them long distance while I am away at school!
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?:
Keep an open mind and take note of your strengths and passions through not only professional experience, but life experiences. Trust your gut!
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?:
Paws and Effect – Publicity Chair, Student Association Programming Board – Hospitality Director, Women in Business – member/mentor, Outdoors Club
Maya Soudatt
Senior Experience Consultant
Junior majoring in anthropology; she/her
What is your favorite thing about working at the Fleishman Career Center?
Getting to help people! It’s really beautiful to see relief come over students’ faces whenever we’re able to get them an appointment with Pro-Staff or Senior Peer Consultants, and answer any questions they have. Looking for jobs and internships can be incredibly stressful, especially when freshly entering adulthood, and it can sometimes feel like you’re alone in the process. I’m glad I can be part of an initiative to make the process less nerve-wracking.
What does your day-to-day look like in your role?
My day-to-day usually involves setting up appointments and walk-ins for students looking to get help from a staff member. I also answer emails and phone calls, and make the walk-in sheets.
What other organizations/clubs/groups are you involved in?
I’m an intern for the Caribbean Student Association.
What is your best piece of career advice for other students?
Start looking for jobs and internships as early as you can. Obviously don’t stress yourself much during the school year, but keep opportunities that might interest you in mind throughout the year and try to apply as early as possible. It’s best to start early to find the opportunities that you would genuinely enjoy.
Alexander Corsello
CCPA Senior Peer Consultant
Masters, Adolescent Earth Science Education
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
CCPA Senior Peer Consultant
What are you passionate about?
Rocks, National Parks, My Cats, Running, Reading and Teaching
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
Take risks and try new things! You do not know whether you love (or hate) something until you try it and you do not know if a risk will turn out to be successful unless you try.
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
I am an Earth Science Teacher at Binghamton High School, Volunteer with the CCE’s voter engagement program, Conduct research with the Earth Science Department and am a Student Conduct Hearing Board Member
Kejana Chapman
CCPA Senior Peer Consultant
Senior, Human Development, She/Her
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Senior Peer Consultant
What are you passionate about?
I am passionate about all things counseling. My biggest goal in life is to be a resource to anyone in any way I can. I believe that people should always have someone to talk to. Specifically children motivate this passion. Teaching, education, and counseling are my core passions!
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
Focus on continuous learning and adaptability. This will always open you to new opportunities in life. You should never stop learning! Another piece of advice is to build strong relationships and network effectively. Success in college and outside of college often is dependent on who you know and the connections you make. Building strong relationships will be your foundation on opening yourself up to new opportunities!
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
Residential life, Education Minor Steering Committee, Classroom Assistants Internship Coordinator, Educational Coordinator for the Human Development Association.
Luke Jacoby
CCPA Senior Peer Consultant
Senior, Human Development, He/Him
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
Senior Peer Consultant
What are you passionate about?
I am very passionate about making sure that children with special accommodations in our education systems have the correct accommodations accessible to them. I have experience in education as a substitute teacher and worked with many children with special needs. I enjoy advocating for equal and accessible education for everyone.
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
My best piece of career advice would be to make sure you connect with other people in your field and have a LinkedIn account to be able to expand your network and surround yourself in your career cluster. They can help you gain access to opportunities you may not have known existed.
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
I am involved in the bowling club
Adrian Chobot
Assistant to Administrative Staff
Freshman, Psychology, she/her
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?
What are you passionate about?
I’m passionate about wellness, psychological development, and fitness
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
My best piece of career advice is to find a career that aligns with your passions and advocate for yourself
Hannah Paseltiner
Student Career Influencer Intern
Sophomore, Graphic Design, She/her
What’s your role in the Fleishman Center?:
Student Career Influencer Intern
What are you passionate about?
I am passionate about all things design, art and visual graphics. I love being involved in creative projects both in my coursework at Binghamton and Fleishman!
What’s your best piece of career or professional advice?
My best piece of career advice would be to get started as soon as you can! Even as a freshman, there are positions available that might interest you, and every experience you are involved in allows you to get one step closer to your long term professional goals!
What clubs/organizations are you involved in?
I am involved in Greek life and am a member of the sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma! I am also a part of Club Swimming! I really enjoy being such an active member of these clubs and really enjoy getting to spend my college time with like-minded people.