The Toppel Career Center is thrilled to announce the newest members of the Career Champions Network, a group of faculty and staff at the University of Miami who provide support to students as they navigate their careers.
Students often utilize their mentors outside of the Toppel Career Center for support as they tackle career decisions. Therefore, we launched the Career Champions Network in 2019 to provide faculty and staff with strategies and tools to better guide them. Career Champions are regularly updated about new and exciting things happening at the Toppel Career Center, trends in career education and employment, and much more. We also invite Champions to engage with us through a variety of programs and initiatives, while encouraging other colleagues to become a Career Champion.
Welcome to the 2024-2025 Career Champions:
Adrian M-Ramirez, Sr. Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Alice Carson, Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Andrea Jimenez, Director, Online Programs, Frost School of Music
Angel Navarro, Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Ashley Eschbach, Residential Life Coordinator, Housing and Residential Life
Brent Allen, Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Catie Hitzigrath, Senior Transitional Guide, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Chelsea Lafrance, Program Manager, Office of Civic and Community Engagement
Cindy Perez, Assoc. Director, Cane Navigation, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Daniel Gonzalez Jr, Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
David Bermudez, Sr. Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Davida Clay, Sr. Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Delaney Stersic, Sr. Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Edda Rodriguez, Assistant Research Professor, Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine
Elsy Ayoub, Assistant Director, Student Retention & Programs, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Evan McGrath, Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Gema Perez Mendez, Sr. Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Hilda Gomez, Asst. Director, Cane Navigation, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Jacqueline Frechette, Sr. Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Jerilyn Wilder, Sr. Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Jessica Hurley, Associate Director, Student Athlete Development, Athletics
Jordan Coello, Assistant Dean of Student & Director of the Sandler Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Education, Dean of Students Office
Joshua Pineda, Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Julia Cohen, Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Kayla Cardona, Sr. Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Kerstin Giannini, Sr. Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Laura Gonzalez, Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Leah Quinones, Sr. Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Leandra Rios, Transitional Guide, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Lindsey Goldstein, Associate Director, Butler Center for Service and Leadership
Marina Marchena, Interim Executive Director, Student Success Advocates Strategic Planning; Director, Student Success Training and Technology, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Marlisa Mendoza-Quinn, Sr. Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Martha Medina, Sr. Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Marysol Quevado, Associate Professor of Musicology, Frost School of Music
Matthew Ellmore, Sr. Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Melissa Hew-Tarradath, Assoc. Director, Cane Navigation, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Monica Aaron, Assoc. Director, Cane Navigation, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Natalia Ramirez, Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Noel Nunez, Senior Transitional Guide, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Oscar Diaz, Asst. Director, Cane Navigation, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Rita Suarez-Twigg, Sr. Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Serene Khilnani, Transitional Guide, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Stephanie Grossman, Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
Tyra Marrs, Cane Navigator, Center for Academic Navigation & Success
