Wabash College: Career Services - REVISED Meet the Staff

Career Services Staff
Scott Crawford Director of Career Services Scott Crawford, Director of the Schroeder Center For Career Development, will be entering his 9^th year at Wabash this fall, 20^th year in the Career Services field. Prior to Wabash, Scott worked as: Director of Career Services, School of Professional Studies in Business & Education, Johns Hopkins University Associate Director, Career Services, School of Business & Public Management, George Washington University Director, Career Services, Adrian College Assistant Director, Career Services, Wichita State University Career Counselor, Valdosta State University Scott graduated from the University of Arkansas with a BSBA in Human Resources Management, and M.Ed in Higher Education Administration, and serves on the Strategic Advisory Board for Experience.com When Scott came to Wabash in Fall 2005 he gutted and re-created Career Services to make it more accessible, vibrant, and dynamic, developing (and continuing to develop) a wide range of programs and initiatives designed to make the office an essential component of the Wabash experience. Scott manages the office staff (Assistant Director and Office Assistant) and 18 student Peer Career Advisors, along with the bulk of the programming. In addition to Career Services programs, trips, and initiatives, Scott coordinates the Small Business Internship Fund, which provides paid internship experiences with alumni-connected organizations, serving approximately 14 students each summer. Scott lives in Crawfordsville, in a very old house complete with a forest he planted in the front yard, just down Wabash Avenue from the College. He is a single father of 3 dogs.		James Jeffries Assistant Director of Career Services James hails originally from outside Ladoga, where life in the country made a lasting impression on him. After a long hiatus in Illinois (college at U Chicago, work downtown, grad school at U Illinois), he started a career in Career Services here at Wabash. His academic work in philosophy focuses on the concept and ethics of creativity, and he has a passion for helping others cultivate their talents and values. James enjoys Dostoevsky and Cormac McCarthy novels, metal and concert music, and sci-fi and fantasy movies. He lives in the country outside C-Ville with his wife (Joni), two kids (Elli and Graye), dog (Ashton), and eight Australorp chickens, working vigorously on their fixer-upper house. jeffriej@wabash.edu

Jill Rogers Pre Health Advisor Jill has lived in Crawfordsville for over 11 years and worked in Career Services for 5 years. Before working at Wabash, she practiced genetic counseling for 7 years. Additionally, she was an instructor at the University of Missouri, Kansas City Medical School. Jill is originally from the Denver area and she received her training at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Her husband, Dan, is a Spanish professor at Wabash and they have two wonderful children, Trey and Elena. rogersji@wabash.edu		Angie Bridwell Administrative and Recruiting Assistant Angie is a life-time local resident born and raised in Crawfordsville. She appreciates her opporunity to be a mentor to students at the Schroeder Center for Career Development and the lasting relationships between students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Angie, her husband(Jason), their two daughters(Aubyrn and Emily), and their son(Caleb) reside in Darlington, IN. bridwela@wabash.edu.

Peer Cereer Advisors
Alex Amerling '14 Head Peer Career Advisor Alex is from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin majoring in Physics and minoring in Chinese and Math. Over the summer, Alex interned for Mercury Marine, #1 marine engine producer in the world, where he developed a love affair for engineering, which is why he is looking to utilize the 3-2 engineering program after graduation from Wabash. Alex loves to travel the country with the Glee Club and play intramurals for Phi Kappa Psi. In his spare time Alex enjoys playing basketball, going for a run and always roots for his Packers.		Justin Taylor '15 Head Peer Career Advisor Justin is Co-founder and CEO of Synopziz. Coming out of high school he was a National Achievement Finalist, who is now a Biology/Psychology double major at Wabash College. The son of a Major in the Air Force/ Business owner and a Doctoral professor, Justin has an innate passion for business and an unquenchable desire to learn. His extreme extraversion and his knack for understanding people make sales as well as customer/market analysis two of his strong suits. With over 4 years of leadership experience in the workplace and the educational environment, he is apt at working and guiding those around him. He credits his devote Faith for the strength and courage to start a business at the age of 20.

Spencer Peters ’14 Peer Career Advisor Spencer was born in Houston, TX but grew up in the small town of Brookston, IN. He attended Frontier High School and is currently a junior Psychology major at Wabash College with Chemistry and Classics minors. On campus, Spencer is a brother of Phi Kappa Psi, member of the Wabash College Lacrosse Team, and member of Sons of Wabash. While not working at Career Services, he serves as a tour guide for the college and staff writer for The Bachelor. He participated in a Lilly Business Internship fund internship with Technical Recruiting Solutions, Inc. in the summer of 2012. Spencer enjoys watching and playing sports, reading, video games, and reviewing resumes.		Sean Hildebrand ’14 Peer Career Advisor Sean is from Fishers, IN and attended Fishers High School. He plays football and runs track. He is majoring in English and minoring in History. Sean is the co-president of the Astronomy Club and the vice-president of the WAR Council. In his spare time, he enjoys running, playing NCAA Football (video game), watching movies, and making late-night pizza/Taco Bell runs.

Ray Stark '14 Peer Career Advisor Ray is from southern Indianapolis and is pursuing a degree in Biology with a Psychology/Art double minor. He is pursuing graduate school for Physical Therapy, but is also interested in marketing and non-profit organizations. On campus, he is involved in a number of activities including intramural sports and managing the “Thirst Project,” an organization on campus dedicated to providing sanitary water for third world countries. In his free time Ray enjoys running, hanging out with friends, and watching movies.		Josh Sampson ’14 Peer Career Advisor Josh is a native of Charlestown, IN and alumni of New Washington High School located in Southern Indiana. Majoring in Rhetoric with a Psychology minor, he is a captain of the wrestling team, a resident advisor, and an occasional writer of Bachelor opinion articles. He is a licensed minister and is a member of Southside Missionary Baptist Church in Indianapolis, IN. In his free time, Josh enjoys lifting weights, watching movies, playing guitar, listening to country music, hanging out with his loved ones, and of course rooting for his University of Kentucky Wildcats.

Stephen Batchelder ’15 Peer Career Advisor Stephen is from Orland, California, majoring in Religion and minoring in Classics. Stephen is an independent. On campus he is a member of Swimming Team, Wabash Christian Men, and the Wabash College Pep Band. Stephen’s interests include writing, reading, and sports. He is a diligent Thoroughbred Horse Racing follower. After Wabash, Stephen plans to attend Divinity school.		William Thompson '15 Peer Career Advisor William was born in Indianapolis, IN, but currently resides in Carmel, IN. He is an Economics and Spanish double major and is pursuing the business sequence. Next spring William will be studying abroad in Valencia, Spain where he hopes to further his Spanish knowledge. On campus William is involved with the student government, ADMEN, and is the Secretary of Lambda Chi Alpha. Upon graduation William would like to work in a business related field and utilize his knowledge of the Spanish language.

Alan Corey ’15 Peer Career Advisor Alan is a native of Kingman, IN. He is majoring in Chemistry with a minor in History. He is a pitcher on the baseball team, and a member of College Mentors for Kids. He is an independent and lives in Martindale Hall. In his free time, he enjoys reading, movies, listening to music and hanging out with his friends. After Wabash, he plans to attend graduate school with Medicinal Chemistry as his focus.		Adam Boehm ’15 Peer Career Advisor Adam nbsp; was born in Crawfordsville, IN, where he has lived his entire life. Adam is pursuing a major in Psychology with a double minor in Chemistry and Biology. He is a brother of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and is pitcher on the Wabash baseball team. He is also involved in Wabash Christian Men, AMPED, Pre-Health Society, Frisbee Golf Club, and Cooking Club. After Wabash, Adam plans to attend medical school with hopes of becoming an Anesthesiologist.

Ben Bradshaw '15 Peer Career Advisor Ben is a new addition to the Career Services team. Ben grew up in Russiaville, IN, where he attended Western High School and ran cross country and track. He is pursuing a double-major in English and Rhetoric, and plans on minoring in Economics. At Wabash, Ben is active as a Freshman Blogger and sports reporter for "This Week in Wabash Sports" and participates in Pre-Law Society, Investment Club, Volleyball Club, and Cooking Club. In his spare time, Ben enjoys vacationing with family and friends, fine dining, working out, and playing sports. Ben is a brother at Beta Theta Pi fraternity.		Hezekiah Eibert, '15 Peer Career Advisor Hezekiah was born in NewYork but has lived all over the United States as well as overseas, most recently Virginia Beach, VA. Very interested in travel, music, business, and film. Active Brother of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, intended Theatre and Psychology double major. Loves playing basketball, frisbee, soccer and hanging out with his friends. Over the summer he participated in the Wabash College Business Immersion Program and plans to travel to Europe next summer. In a very happy relationship with Katie.

Tyler Hardcastle '15 Peer Career Advisor Tyler is from Carmel, IN. With a double major in Political Science & English and a minor in spanish, Tyler plans to go to law school after Wabash. On campus Tyler is a member of the Swim Team, Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity, Pre-Law Society, and a staff writer for The Bachelor. Tyler is an Independent, and he enjoys reading, hanging out with friends, and playing guitar in his free-time.		Colson Crowell '15 Peer Career Advisor Colson is from Ossian, IN and is majoring in History with a minor in Greek. On Campus he is a member of Wabash Christian Men, Dork Club, and the Ultimate Disc Club. In his spare time Colson enjoys reading, participating in athletics, and cheering on his Crimson Tide.

Andrew Dettmer ’15 Peer Career Advisor Andrew was born in Auburn, IN, Andrew is a brother of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) here at Wabash in addition to being in the College Republicans, Student Senate, Political Science Society, Pre-Law Society, The Bachelor, and the Wabash Conservative Union. Andrew intends on majoring in Political Science and minoring in History and Rhetoric. In his spare time Andrew enjoys traveling, politics, music, film and sports; cheering for the Indianapolis Colts, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and Manchester City.		Stephen Fenton Jr. '15 Peer Career Advisor Stephen was born in Beaumont, TX, from a Floridian family, and later left Florida for Evansville, Indiana. He is a History major and Political Science minor. On campus, Stephen is the Secretary for the Wabash College SIFE Club, Political and Membership Director of the Wabash College Democrats, and Philanthropy Chair and brother of Beta Theta Pi. In his spare time, Stephen enjoys fishing and other athletic endeavors. Stephen is also a life-long fan of the University of Florida athletics.

Tyrone I. Evans Jr. ’16 Peer Career Advisor Tyrone was born in Indianapolis, IN and attended Lawrence North High School. He is currently a freshman Chemistry major at Wabash College with Classics and Math minors. Tyrone is an independent. On campus, he is a member of the Glee Club, Wabash Society of the Furthering of Liberal Arts, Pre-Med Society, Wabash Student Senate, and the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies. Tyrone enjoys watching movies, wrestling, playing backyard football, video games, and freestyle rapping. After Wabash, Tyrone plans to attend medical school in pursuit of becoming a Cardiac Surgeon.		Yiyuan Zuo (Tiger) '16 Peer Career Advisor Tiger is from Shanghai, China. Majoring in Economics and Math and minoring Psychology, Tiger wishes to purse the 3-2 engineering program with Columbia after his education in Wabash. Tiger is the historian for the pledge class 2016 at Phi Gamma Delta. He is also part of Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity and the director of public relations at ISA. Tiger took a gap year off after his graduation from high school, he interned at WELAND international Education Group and Operation Smile in communication and multimedia department. During his spare time, he enjoys traveling and watching movies. He wishes to pursue his career in investment banking or consulting after graduation.

Sean Grannan ’16 Peer Career Advisor Sean was born and raised in Naperville, IL, where he attended both Neuqua Valley High School and Waubonsie Valley High School. He is an Economics major, as well as an Art and Spanish double minor. On campus, Sean is a brother of Phi Kappa Psi, and a member of Ultimate Frisbee, Chamber Orchestra, and Spanish Club. In his free time, he enjoys participating in sports, rooting for the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Bears, and hanging out with friends.		AJ Clark '16 Peer Career Advisor AJ was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania but spent most of his childhood in Columbus, Ohio, and his teenage years in Phoenix, Arizona. At Wabash, he intends on majoring in Theatre with a concentration on film studies; and he plans on minoring in both French and Rhetoric. He dedicates a lot of his time to the football team. He is associated with Wabash Christian Men, Wabash Men for Integrity, Venture Crew, and Film Club. In his spare time, which is something he has seen less of at Wabash, he likes to exercise his creative writing skills by shooting short films and drafting scripts.