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

Garrett Gassman
Associate Director of Career Services

Jeffrey Southall, II
Associate Director
Student Service and Leadership Collaborative

Natsumi Avedissian
Employer & Campus Relations Coordinator

Nate Hueber
Coordinator, Career Services

Nikki Allen
Internship Coordinator

Courtney Sidzyik
Office Coordinator
College Career Services Contacts
The following campus partners provide major-specific career development advising and resources.
Academic Area | Name | Office | Phone | |
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 | |
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 |