Career & Leadership

General Inquiries:

• Email: career_leadership@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
• Phone: 919-962-3533

Employment and Recruiting Inquiries:

• Email: employerengagementteam@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
  
• Phone: 919-962-1666

Mailing Address:
Career & Leadership for MBA & Alumni
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
CB 3490, McColl Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3490

Shipping Address:
Career & Leadership for MBA & Alumni
2122 McColl Building
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
300 Kenan Center Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Tammy brings a wealth and diversity of experience in leadership, teamwork, strategy, career coaching and counseling in higher education that spans over 20 years. Her strengths include strategic planning, leadership, and change management.

She leads the strategy, development and administration of the career management, leadership development and employer engagement functions that support our MBA programs – Full-Time MBA, Weekend MBA, Evening MBA, and MBA@UNC – and all UNC Kenan-Flagler alumni.  Most recently, she served as the Assistant Vice President for the Office of Career and Internship Services at LIM College, Where Business Meets Fashion, in NYC. she provided the overall vision and leadership for career education and coaching, employer relations and operations.

Prior to LIM, she served as the Assistant Dean of Student Services and Administrative Affairs for the College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University, where she earned her master’s degree. She also spent time in North Carolina having served at the Assistant Director for Graduate Student Services in University Career Services at Duke University. Additionally, Tammy was the Assistant Director for Internship Programs for Rutgers University, her undergraduate alma mater.

Tammy is excited to be in Tar Heel country with her husband, Ken,  their three girls and dog named Champ.

Barbara is an award-winning relationship and results-driven executive who has extensive corporate, entrepreneurial, higher education, healthcare, retail, high technology, government, and leadership experience as a consultant and business leader in multinational corporations throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe. She earned a highly respected reputation as an executive coach and organization development consultant with an exemplary reputation as a business executive in achieving revenue and profit goals. Barbara’s experience in executive coaching, organization development and strategic planning development and implementation spans decades across multiple industries.

Prior to joining Kenan Flagler, she served as an Executive Coach and Senior Organization Development Consultant, and university associate adjunct professor in the MBA/MPA programs at Harvard University. Additionally, she previously served in Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s Administration as Assistant Secretary of Human Resources (Secretariat CHRO), where she was responsible for leading and managing six agency human resource directors and the Executive Office HR staff.

As CEO of Nobles Crawford & Partners for almost a decade, Barbara worked with international and domestic Fortune 50 corporations, state and federal governments, entrepreneurs, and professional associations on multifaceted initiatives including business operations management, organization development and restructuring, strategic planning, executive development and coaching, multicultural relationship building, employee engagement, labor and employee relations, diversity and inclusion, leadership/management development, change and talent management.

Barbara is a high demand conference keynote speaker, panelist and moderator, and has extensive domestic, university, and international board member experience. She earned her Ph.D. from Brandeis University, M.Ed., University of Virginia, and B.A., University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Barbara has completed executive certification programs at Harvard University, University of California-Berkley, and Duke University.

As Director of Career Coaching, Megan works to coordinate and implement world-class coaching, programming and relationship building across the MBA programs. Megan coaches specifically in the MBA@UNC program but maintains ties to students in all programs and alumni through program delivery. Outside of coaching, her areas of expertise include military career transition, program planning and training/public speaking.

Megan has over 15 years of leadership experience and has worked at universities across the nation. As a certified Global Career Development Facilitator and a Certified Career Services Provider, Megan enjoys helping others understand and strengthen their career management and leadership skills. Before coming to UNC Kenan-Flagler in 2017, she spent time as a career transition trainer for the U.S. Department of Labor as a government contractor helping over 1,800 active duty military service members successfully transition to civilian employment.

Megan earned her MEd in higher education from Arizona State University and her BA in journalism and mass communication from Iowa State University. Life’s adventures have allowed her to live in Europe, Asia and in many locations throughout the U.S.  She loves spending time with her family, being outside and watching Cyclone and Tar Heel basketball.

Chad brings 16 years of experience working as a career development professional. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated success with high achieving students interested in all career fields including technology, medicine, and government. As Associate Director of Career Coaching for the full-time MBA program, Chad is prepared to provide big picture career coaching and prepare students on all levels for careers in technology. Chad has organized and led students on multiple treks to locations such as Washington, D.C. and Cape Town, South Africa.  He has also coached many students interested in technology careers through the internship application process for semester-long study abroad opportunities in San Francisco and Palo Alto, California.

Chad holds a BA in psychology and religion from the University of Rochester and a MS in college student personnel administration from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. He holds certifications in MBTI and Gallup Strengths and has completed training in NACE Career Coaching, NACE Management Leadership Institute and UNCG Leadership Institute. He enjoys hockey, fly fishing, vinyl records and adding to his many collections.

Susanne Killian has over 20 years of experience in the field of education and career development. She specializes in graduate level advising and coaching, most recently as the Associate Director of Career Coaching with the UNC Kenan-Flagler Fulltime MBA Program focusing on careers in Healthcare. She recently relocated from the pharma hub of central New Jersey where she coached Princeton University Master’s and PhD students pivoting into industry roles. She has additionally supported graduate student career development at Duke University and the ECU College of Business. Susanne works closely with the Healthcare Careers Club and the Center for the Business of health collaborating with students, faculty and industry members to develop opportunities beyond the classroom supportive of career exploration, skill building and networking.

Susanne is an amateur farmer, entrepreneur and enjoys hiking and running. She holds a BS, Master’s and a PhD in Educational Research and Policy Development all from North Carolina State University.

As Senior Associate Director, Coaching – Programming, Kelly leads a team of 3 coaches focused on designing and delivering modern and agile educational programs and resources, responsive to needs across all MBA and alumni populations. Kelly also serves as the main coach for MBA@UNC, leading the engagement of 2 additional coaches to ensure that the students’ diverse and varied needs are met through coaching, programming, Student Engagement collaboration, and Summit experiences. Like many of her students, Kelly is a career switcher: she began as a lawyer in the public sector 11 years ago, but a series of calls with her own career coach in 2013 encouraged her to pivot to higher education career services in 2014, where she has flourished ever since. She is lauded for her ability to quickly build reciprocal relationships, communicate adaptively, and maximize existing and new opportunities, making career coaching and education a natural fit. Kelly holds a JD (cum laude) from the Roger Williams University School of Law and a BA from the University of Rhode Island. She and her family love North Carolina for its people, craft beer and food, and vast natural beauty.

As Senior Associate Director, Coaching – Process & Planning, Pramita leads a team of 3 coaches focused on major planning initiatives and projects for the coaching team, designed for the various MBA programs. Pramita also specializes in careers in finance, having over 15 years of experience on Wall Street spanning various finance sub-sectors including investment banking, capital markets, and sales and trading. She was most recently Head of Loan Syndicate & Distribution Americas at Standard Chartered Bank and has held positions at Goldman Sachs, Citi and BBVA. She has been recognized for her ability to develop talent and foster trusted relationships as well as her technical expertise across various products, which she utilizes to help students optimally position themselves for finance opportunities. Pramita holds an MBA (with Honors) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Smith College. Pramita enjoys spending time with her young family and settling into Tar Heel country.

Having spent eight years in the consulting industry Linda specializes in careers in consulting and strategy. As a Career & Leadership Coach, her strengths are in helping students craft and tell their stories as well as in preparing students for case interviews.  

Linda works closely with her team, the Consulting Club and consulting faculty to develop workshops and curriculum to better the problem solving skills of students. Together they also work to foster relationships with employers to increase consulting and strategy opportunities for the student population. She holds an undergraduate degree in commerce from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the George Washington University.  

Linda enjoys consumption of foods of all kinds and baking.

Jerry has over 10 years of experience across a variety of industries including finance, tech, management consulting, legal, and higher education. Over the course of his career, he has worked on projects in eight countries and led key strategic initiatives for executives at some of the largest organizations in the world. Most recently, Jerry worked on the Strategy and Transformation team at Bridgewater Associates. Prior to that, he was an Associate Director at Columbia Business School, where he primarily worked with students recruiting for consulting and tech. At UNC, Jerry focuses on advising students targeting marketing and real estate careers. In his role, Jerry works closely with the Marketing and Real Estate Clubs, as well as the Wood Center to ensure students are prepared for every phase of their job search. In addition, as someone who is accustomed to very intense and demanding environments, he is adept at helping students adjust to the rigors of going through the MBA recruiting process.

Jerry holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a BA in Economics from UNC-Chapel Hill. He’s excited to be back at UNC and looks forward to cheering on the Tar Heels in person.

Grace is joining UNC Kenan-Flagler to serve the students, alumni, staff, and professional industries as a graduate intern. She is completing her Master of Science in Social Work degree with The University of Texas. She is an accomplished professional within higher education and state government sectors. She is experienced in serving diverse students, faculty, alumni, community partners, and employer populations within career development.

Prior to joining UNC Kenan-Flagler, she lived in Austin, Texas, while working for The University of Texas at Austin within the Moody College of Communication. She coached Radio-Television-Film undergraduate students pivoting into roles within the industry. She looks forward to joining the Tar Heel family and settling down within the area with her husband and dog named Rocket.

Melissa leads employer engagement and recruiting initiatives for the four UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA programs and the School-wide alumni population. She directly manages employer outreach, business development, strategy sessions, communications, recruiting events and the overall employer strategy for the department. She offers over 20 years of experience in talent acquisition and strategy, program management and relationship development as a result of working in highly visible roles within government, non-profit and private organizations, including the State of North Carolina, RTI International, and IntraHealth. Most recently, Melissa served as the interim human resources director for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction where she provided overall leadership and strategy for talent acquisition, employee relations, classification and compensation, and benefits.

Melissa holds a BA in education from the University of South Carolina. She is fulfilling her career aspiration of working in higher education and very excited to be a part of such a great team.

Sandra Chandler has over 10 years’ experience in business development, partner engagement, sales and marketing. She has deep experience establishing and maintaining relationships with new business partners by offering quality service and creative solutions to their needs. Prior to joining UNC Kenan-Flagler, Sandra was responsible for strategic partner development for a national education non-profit organization, working to create complex partnerships with some of the largest school districts across the U.S.

Her role on the Employer Engagement & Recruiting team focuses on identifying and building out recruiting partnerships that are geared to our working professional and alumni populations.

After earning his MBA from Kenan-Flagler (Class of 2007), Jarrett went on to become President of a regional technology association, where he worked closely with entrepreneurs, corporations, government entities, and nonprofits to organize and promote technology programs, initiatives, and events across Hampton Roads, VA. During this time, Jarrett also acted as the Executive Director of a technology incubator, where he provided counseling and resources to innovation-driven start-ups, helping them mature into sustainable technology firms. This entailed not only helping clients identify areas of potential business growth through new markets, products, channels, and partnerships, but also assisting in developing comprehensive marketing plans across industries.

After several years as a technology liaison, Jarrett accepted a position in Bangkok, where he became the Associate Principal of Thailand’s leading career services and admissions consultancy. Here, he not only engaged in business development activities for the company, but worked with the country’s most promising young professionals, propelling them into top-tier graduate programs, and placing them in full-time positions and internships at companies such as Google, SEA, SCG, PTT, and McKinsey & Company, among others.

Jarrett just recently published his first novel. In addition to writing, he enjoys rock climbing, reading, and raising his daughter to be a Beatles fan.

Dr. Nadia Korobova is the Associate Director of Employer Engagement and Recruiting with Career and Leadership for MBA and Alumni of UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.  She is leading the business development efforts, as well as supporting and maintaining existing employer partnerships for the Employer Engagement and Relations team.  Dr. Korobova has served in the higher education arena since 2001.  She’s had the pleasure of working for a public university, a private university, and a community college.

Dr. Korobova has served as an Associate Director of University Career Services, Assistant Vice President for International Education, Interim Dean of Student Development, Associate Director for International Students and Scholars, Assistant Director of International Programs, Academic/Career Advisor, and a Financial Aid Advisor.  In addition to her administrative roles, she has taught undergraduate, graduate, and non-credit courses both face to face and online.

Dr. Korobova earned her PhD in Educational Leadership from Iowa State University, MA in Public Policy from the University of Northern Iowa, and BA in International Law and English from Taurida National Vernadski University.

Over the years, she has served on numerous university committees, and was an active member of several community and professional organizations.  Dr. Korobova is a recipient of several grants and awards, including 2020 Student Affairs Assessment award, 2013 Fulbright International Education Administrators seminar grant, 2013 Germany Today special information program grant from DAAD, 2011 Cedar Valley Business Monthly 20 under 40 award, and 2009 City of Waterloo Human Rights Special Recognition Award.  In 2015 she has co-authored a peer-reviewed article “A Comparative Student of Student Engagement, Satisfaction, and Academic Success among International and American Students”, and she had the pleasure of presenting at local and state conferences and leading a wide variety of trainings and webinars.

Liz is the Associate Director for the MBA Employer Engagement & Recruiting team within Career & Leadership for MBA & Alumni. She manages the scheduling and logistics of all on-campus recruiting activity, along with various other operational aspects of the recruiting process for our MBA students. Liz has been a member of the Career & Leadership team since June 2015, when she transitioned from UNC General Administration’s Academic and Student Affairs division.

Prior to her time in higher education, Liz worked as an executive recruiter in the financial services sector in New York City.

Samantha Dickens has over 10 years of experience working in higher education. She currently serves as the Director of Operations for Career & Leadership for MBA & Alumni. Samantha joined UNC Kenan-Flagler in 2011 and has held various roles in MBA student services and program operations. She holds a BA in Economics from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Samantha enjoys spending time with her family, being outdoors, and reading.

Jessie Nash serves as the Program Manager for Career & Leadership for MBA & Alumni. Prior to joining UNC Kenan-Flagler, Jessie was the general manager at School of Rock Chapel Hill where she helped open the new franchise location and managed day-to-day operations. She holds a BA in biology and German language and literature from UNC-Chapel Hill and a MEd in student affairs practice in higher education from the University of Virginia. Jessie is a proud Tar Heel and is excited to combine her experiences and passions at her alma mater.

Cassandra Williams serves as the Program Coordinator for Career & Leadership for MBA & Alumni. Prior to joining the Career & Leadership team, Cassandra served as the Executive Administrative Assistant for UNC Executive Development, where she managed the logistics and communications for large-scale program design sessions and leadership development projects with senior-level executives.

She holds a BA in psychology and education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is an avid volunteer at UNC Children’s Hospital and Dive-In Chapel Hill. She was a competitive swimmer on various club teams throughout college and high school (State Champions in 2012) and is a fearless foodie.

Laura is a North Carolina native originally from Fayetteville. Prior to joining UNC Kenan-Flagler, she was the Community Relations Coordinator for the Carolina Hurricanes where she managed logistics for the team’s community initiatives and pursued new opportunities to further connect the players and organization to communities throughout the Triangle area and North Carolina. Additionally, Laura planned fundraising events and assisted with programming for the Carolina Hurricanes Foundation. She is proud of her work in creating meaningful and positive experiences for fans, donors, and community partners.

Laura received her BA in Exercise and Sport Science with a focus in Sports Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill. She lives in Raleigh with her dog, Brady. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cooking and eating, and reading.

She is excited to return to her alma mater and join the Career & Leadership team supporting the Operations and EE&R teams with recruiting logistics, event management, and more.