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Our Mission

We empower students to explore, develop, and succeed at UNO and beyond. We prepare students for meaningful work by building bridges with campus, community, and employers. 

Meet Our Team

Levi Thiele, Ph.D.

Director of Career Development

lthiele@unomaha.edu

Garrett Gassman

Associate Director of Career Services

ggassman@unomaha.edu

Jeffrey Southall, II

Associate Director
Student Service and Leadership Collaborative

jsouthallii@unomaha.edu

Natsumi Avedissian

Employer & Campus Relations Coordinator

navedissian@unomaha.edu

Nate Hueber

Coordinator, Career Services

nhueber@unomaha.edu

Nikki Allen

Internship Coordinator

nallen@unomaha.edu

Courtney Sidzyik

Office Coordinator 

csidzyik@unomaha.edu 

College Career Services Contacts

The following campus partners provide major-specific career development advising and resources.

Academic Area Name Office Phone Email
College of Business Administration Laura Sansoni 370V MH 402.554.2566

 lsansoni@unomaha.edu
College of Engineering Theresa Luensmann W204 NH 402.472.7094  arduran@unomaha.edu
Health Careers Resource Center Mike Gutierrez-Madrigal 307-C
AH		 402.554.5980  mmadrigal@unomaha.edu

On-Campus Internship Contacts

Whether you're a student seeking an internship or an employer looking to promote an internship - below are internship contacts that are available to help.

Academic Area Name Office Phone Email
Accounting Lori Simonsen 370V MH 402.554.2566 lsimonsen@unomaha.edu
Art/Art History Adrian Duran, Ph.D. 325 WFAB  402.554.2588 arduran@unomaha.edu 
Athletic Training Samuel Wilkins  207X HK  402.554.3254  sjwilkins@unomaha.edu 
Aviation Institute Scott Vlasek 120 CPACS 402.554.3785 svlasek@unomaha.edu
Biomedical Biology & Molecular Biology Paul Davis, Ph.D. 114 AH 402.554.2641 pdavis@unomaha.edu
  Jill Blankenship, Ph.D. 114 AH 402.554.2006 jrblankenship@unomaha.edu
Chemistry Alan Gift, Ph.D. 365 DSC 402.554.3760 agift@unomaha.edu
Communication Karen Weber 105A ASH 402.415.5505 kweber@unomaha.edu
Computer Science IS&T Advising Office 172 PKI 402.554.3819  
Criminology & Criminal Justice Kim Retzlaff 218 CPACS 402.554.4974 kretzlaff@unomaha.edu
Cybersecurity, biomedical Informatics, IT Innovation Kate Cooper 285C PKI 402.554.2562 kmcooper@unomaha.edu
Economics Dustin White, Ph.D. 332M MH 402.554.3303 drwhite@unomaha.edu
Emergency Management Logan Kredjl 114 C CPACS 402.554.2061 lkrejdl@unomaha.edu
English Joanie Latchaw, Ph.D. 189Q ASH  402.554.3309 jlatchaw@unomaha.edu
Environmental Studies John McCarty, Ph.D. 422G AH 402.554.2849 jmccarty@unomaha.edu
Finance/Banking/Real Estate David Beberwyk 332Y MH 402.554.2802 djbeberwyk@unomaha.edu
Geography Christina Dando, Ph.D. 271 DSC 402.554.3134 ccdando@unomaha.edu
  Rex Cammack, Ph.D. 288 DSC 402.554.2282 rcammack@unomaha.edu
Geology   265 CPACS 402.554.2114  
Gerontology Mark Kazor 210H CPACS 402.554.2114 mkazor@unomaha.edu
Goodrich Program/Service Learning Academy   216 CEC 402.554.6019 unosla@unomaha.edu
History Elaine Nelson, Ph.D. 287A ASH 402.554.4822 emnelson@unomaha.edu
International Studies Lana Obradovic, Ph.D. 245 ASH 402.554.3027 lobradovic@unomaha.edu
Kinesiology Kelsey Blunck 207 H&K 402.554.2670 kblunck@unomaha.edu
Latino/Latin American Studies Cristian Doña-Reveco 347U ASH 402.554.3835 cdona@unomaha.edu
  Yuriko Doku 102 ASH 402.554.3835 ydoku@unomaha.edu
Management Information Systems Peter Wolcott, Ph.D. 177E PKI 402.554.3158 pwolcott@unomaha.edu
Marketing and Management CBA Career Center 134 T&X MH 402.554.2365 unocareercentercba@unomaha.edu
Mathematics & Statistical Sciences Debbie Challman 204 DSC 402.554.3841 dchallman@unomaha.edu
Music Melissa Berke, Ph.D. 214 SPAC 402.554.3609 mberke@unomaha.edu
Political Science Visit Washington D.C. Professional Enrichment Academy      
Public Administration   111 CPACS 402.554.2061  
Public Health Kelsey Blunck 207 H&K 402.554.2670 kblunck@unomaha.edu
Religious Studies Laura Alexander, Ph.D. 205A ASH 402.554.2628 lealex@unomaha.edu 
Social Work Konnie Kirchner 206 CPACS 402.554.2797 kkirchner@unomaha.edu
Sociology/Anthropology Julie Pelton 383M ASH 402.554.4125 jpelton@unomaha.edu
Spanish Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch 301 ASH 402.554.4841 ctocaimazahatch@unomaha.edu
Women's and Gender Studies Patrice Proulx 301Q ASH 402.554.4839 pproulx@unomaha.edu
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