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Dr. Bill Faulkner has spent over 20 years as a leadership educator, higher education administrator, coach, and mentor leading his own teams of professional and graduate level staff along with hundreds of emerging influencers. Bill also founded and acted as principal of his own career and leadership coaching and development firm. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Saint Andrews University and holds both a master’s and doctorate in education from the University of Georgia.

He serves as the Career and Leadership Coach for Executive MBA students at UNC Kenan-Flagler where he serves over 200 students engaged in the Evening Executive and Weekend Executive MBA formats and the new Charlotte Executive MBA Program. Bill also interacts with the MBA@UNC and Full-Time cohorts through webinars and other direct support opportunities. He has an affiliation as a certified coach, speaker,\ and trainer with Maxwell Leadership, Inc. He is credentialed as a certified Gallup Strengths Coach, DISC Personality Profile Consultant, and Designing Your Life Coach and Studio facilitator.

Linda joined UNC Kenan-Flagler in 2017 as the Associate Director, Career Coaching for Full-Time MBAs. Linda primarily works with students interested in the fields of consulting and strategy, providing students with career coaching and knowledge from her time in the industry. Since joining Linda has become the team’s case interview SME, providing students and coaches case interview training and developing an in- house Case Interview Boot Camp leveraged across UNC Kenan-Flagler’s MBA formats. Among other projects, Linda leads the process and planning side of Career & Leadership’s student on-boarding to include Summer Conference Prep and MBA Career Foundations.

Prior to joining Kenan-Flagler Linda was a consultant in Washington, D.C., serving clients in the federal space, implementing new policies, improving processes and procedures for several government agencies. Her undergraduate degree is in commerce from the University of Virginia and her MBA is from George Washington University.

In just a few weeks Linda will also be taking on a new personal role of first-time mom!

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.

Camille has over 10 years as a strategic career services leader in the field of education and career development. She has focused on master-level career coaching and advising including working with MBA, MPH, MHA, MSPH and PhD students with UNC Gillings School and UNC Kenan-Flagler. Camille emphasizes career exploration, career planning and self-empowerment while supporting them in the goal setting and life planning process. Camille’s driving philosophy is helping students find their unique personal mission. She helps guide leaders to achieve life-changing success in their careers by developing strategic plans that align with your personal mission and goals while connecting you to the right connections that will help to advance your career.

Prior to joining UNC Kenan-Flagler, Camille worked with public health professionals across a variety of industries which included government, healthcare, health informatics, health administration and health insurance. Camille received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Master of Education from Winthrop University.

Zoe has been a professional coach for the past 12 years. Her recent coaching focus has been on helping seasoned professionals find or recapture passion for the next step in their career journey. Prior to her career in professional coaching Zoe has held a number of functional roles in industry, specifically transportation, retail management, banking, and on various consulting projects. Zoe holds an undergraduate degree in Anthropology and Sociology from Earlham College in Richmond, IN, and received an MBA from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. In addition, Zoe is credentialed as a Career Ownership coach, Professional Life coach, and Holistic Health coach.

Zoe resides in Davidson, NC and spends her spare time visiting her adult children as often as possible, cooking, reading, and playing with Decker, her golden retriever.

Spencer comes to UNC Kenan-Flagler from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado where he was a career coach assisting MBA and MS students. Prior to pursuing a career in higher education, Spencer spent 10.5 years in the U.S. Navy as a Civil Engineer Corps officer. Spencer earned his MBA at the Johnson School at Cornell where he concentrated in marketing. He interned with Colgate-Palmolive before moving to Colorado and spent 3.5 years with Sling TV in marketing and E-commerce roles. After Sling TV, Spencer joined Lucas Group as a military candidate recruiter assisting service members in the transition to their new careers. Spencer’s focus at UNC Kenan-Flagler will be supporting students pursuing careers in marketing and healthcare careers.

Spencer has a BS in mechanical engineering from Penn State, an MSE in civil engineering from Arizona State, and is licensed as a professional engineer in the state of Arizona. In his free time, Spencer enjoys exercising, daydreaming about Pokey Stix from Gumby’s Pizza and watching whatever iterations of “Law & Order ” are currently airing.

Nadine Verna is an award-winning career coach with over 17 years of experience in higher education. Prior to Kenan-Flagler Business School, Nadine was the Director of Career Development in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Montclair State University. Nadine has also held career coaching roles at Yale School of Management, Wake Forest School of Business, Columbia School of Social Work, and Duke University.

Nadine is a certified administrator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Strong Interest Inventory assessments. She has also completed various trainings and certificates in career and life coaching, financial literacy, and mental health, wellness, and human development.

A native New Yorker of Haitian heritage, Nadine enjoys going to brunch, traveling, reading, watching documentaries, and volunteering with the nonprofit, Mindful Awareness Academy for Children (MAAC), in her spare time. Her degrees are from Mount Holyoke College and New York University.

An ICF Professional Certified Coach, Tracy has worked with UNC Kenan-Flagler students since 2018 and brings over 20 years of corporate and start-up experience in marketing, management, and mentoring to students in all programs. She brings diverse experience across sectors, with leadership positions in technology and retail and early-career internships in banking, energy and healthcare.

Tracy is passionate about helping her students, clients and teams define and communicate what makes them unique and build upon those strengths to achieve their goals, and founded her firm Strength-Powered Strategies to support that mission. Prior to her work at UNC Kenan-Flagler, she taught presentation techniques to first-year MBA students as an adjunct instructor at the SMU Cox School of Business.

Tracy earned her MS in management science at The University of Texas at Dallas and BA in economics with honors from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, Virginia. When she’s not on Zoom, she is spending time with her husband, Scott, teenage son and daughter and beloved dog, Tex.

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 Kenan-Flagler, Jerry focuses on advising students targeting marketing and real estate careers. He works closely with the Marketing Club 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 economics from UNC-Chapel Hill. He’s excited to be back at UNC and cheering on the Tar Heels in person.

Pramita Saha is the Director of Student and Alumni Engagement, Center for Excellence in Investment Management and is an additional finance resource for MBA students. She oversees the student experience from recruitment through career development and alumni relations in capital markets & investments for all UNC Kenan-Flagler programs. She was previously Senior Associate Director, Coaching – Career & Leadership. She brings over 15 years of experience in capital markets, sales and trading and investment banking. She was Head of Loan Syndicate & Distribution Americas at Standard Chartered Bank and has held positions at Goldman Sachs, Citi and BBVA. Pramita holds an MBA (with Honors) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Smith College.

** A search is underway for a dedicated permanent IB/finance Associate Director**

Noemi Morillo-Vasquez has over 14 years of experience in higher education across career services and admissions, cultivating relationships with corporate partners, and leading recruitment and hiring strategies. Passionate about access, equality and inclusion in the workplace, Noemi has also led several organizational initiatives in the diversity, equity and inclusion space.

Noemi joined UNC Kenan-Flagler  in 2012. She previously spent almost six years as an integral member of the Employer Engagement & Recruiting (EE&R) team. In addition to heading MBA recruiting and hiring relationships for a portfolio of core employer partners within the consulting, marketing and real estate sectors (including Deloitte, Greystar Real Estate Partners, and Procter & Gamble Company), Noemi worked collaboratively across key stakeholders to strategically navigate recruiting challenges, identify opportunities and effectively meet hiring goals. In her most recent role as associate director of admissions and diversity programs in the Business School’s Master of Accounting (MAC) program, Noemi served as a champion for the MAC program, working to build relationships with prospective candidates and recruiting top talent. Leading the holistic strategy for the MAC program’s signature early access and diversity pipeline initiatives, she specifically focused on working with corporate sponsors, connecting with underrepresented populations and enhancing programming that ensured broad awareness of the MAC Program.

Noemi is originally from Bronx, New York, and earned her BA in political science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Prior to joining UNC Kenan-Flagler, Noemi served in variety of roles co-leading employer outreach and campus recruiting efforts at Fordham Law School in New York City. She received her MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler in December 2021. Residing in Durham, Noemi enjoys serving within her community, spending time at her favorite local coffee shops and short trips (making lasting memories) with her family.

Sandra Chandler has 20+ years of experience in education and strategic partner engagement. She has industry expertise in Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare and Education. Sandra currently serves as the Senior Associate Director, Employer Engagement & Recruiting at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and has been a member of the Career & Leadership team since 2018. She has primary responsibility for designing and implementing employer strategy seeking opportunity to engage with our FT MBA students in the Energy, Healthcare and the Technology sectors. She also leads efforts related to Employer Engagement for students seeking just-in-time hiring opportunities. This population includes those MBA students conducting an off-campus search within any of our MBA Programs (FT, Evening, Weekend, @UNC & Charlotte). Sandra also works collaboratively with the Kenan-Flagler Alumni Community to support those seeking to hire our talented students or engage with employers as a job seeker. She is experienced in developing and executing market research and leading teams aligned to organizational goals and mission and able to manage and grow an active portfolio of prospects.

Sandra is a Certified Veteran Career Strategist and currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the North Carolina Technology Association (NC Tech) and is actively pursuing her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership at NC State with an anticipated graduation date of December 2023.

Prior to the transition to UNC Chapel Hill, Sandra spent eight years with the national education nonprofit organization, New Teacher Center, focused on ending the predictability of educational inequity in public education for systemically underserved students by focusing on accelerating educator effectiveness and remains an advocate for education as an important part of enhancing economic mobility for students and families. She has also served as an Adjunct Faculty Member delivering Human Resource Development courses at Durham Technical Community College and has four years of experience on the Undergraduate Admissions team at Duke University.

Liz Stanson has 9+ years of experience in career services and recruiting. Throughout her career journey, Liz has developed a passion for building strategic relationships and has connected countless students with key UNC employer partners to form successful, lasting careers. Currently Liz serves as the Associate Director of Employer Engagement & Recruiting supporting recruiting efforts within the Consulting, CPG, and Retail industry sectors.

Liz has been a member of the UNC Career & Leadership team since June 2015. Prior to her time at UNC, Liz worked as an Executive Recruiter in Banking & Finance in the NYC area before making the shift to higher education. Upon her move to NC, she took a position supporting the Student and Academic Affairs team in the UNC System Office, assisting with the recruiting strategy for the prestigious Marian Drane Graham Scholars program.

Liz holds a BA in Psychology with a minor in Linguistics from Binghamton University, State University of New York. During her tenure with UNC, Liz also earned a certificate from the UNC Business Essentials course and is pursuing her PMP certification. In her spare time Liz enjoys staying active with her local running group, traveling, and spending time with her family.

Richard Combs Jr. joins UNC Kenan-Flagler with a variety of higher education experiences including collegiate athletics, fundraising, alumni relations and career services. He is a connector who is passionate about creating opportunities for all learners. Most recently, Richard served as a campus recruiter focused on hiring for a finance rotational program and technical roles for a government services company.

Originally from Statesboro, Ga., and a University of Georgia fan, Richard attended The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn. for high school as a boarding student and later matriculated to Wake Forest University. He earned his BA in History from Wake Forest and a MA in Career Counseling from NC Central University. Currently living in Durham with his family, Richard enjoys playing sports, especially pickleball, traveling to the NC mountains, and considers himself a college basketball aficionado.

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.

Natalie, a vibrant leader in the realm of higher education, brings a rich tapestry of experience and innovation to her role. Originally hailing from Mexico City, Mexico, she joined the University of North Carolina (UNC) in October 2017. Her journey in academia is marked by over 18 years of professional dedication, characterized by strategic leadership, a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a flair for integrating cutting-edge technologies like AI, VR, and AR into educational paradigms.

With a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Economics from Emmanuel College and a master’s in Higher Education from Appalachian State University, Natalie’s educational foundation is both strong and diverse. Her expertise shines in areas like operational management, brand enhancement, collaborative partnerships, and data-driven decision-making. During her tenure at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School as Assistant Director of Operations for MBA Admissions she had several remarkable achievements, including exceeding admissions goals and revitalizing the admissions strategy. Earlier, at Tufts University, Natalie demonstrated sustained excellence, receiving accolades like the 2013 Meritorious Award from the Department of Public and Environmental Safety.

Beyond her professional realm, Natalie’s life is filled with diverse interests. An avid traveler, she has explored over 20 countries, enriching her global perspective. When not journeying abroad, she cherishes moments with her husband and two pups, enjoys local culinary delights, and hosts game nights, bringing together friends for shared experiences.

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.

Jessica Manneh is a Western NC native but has called Raleigh her home for 18 years. She comes to UNC Kenan-Flagler with a background of HR Operations, Recruiting, Hospitality and Customer Service. Jessica received her degree in BA-HR Management from Western Governor’s University and recently earned her SHRM-CP. She is an active member of the Raleigh Metro SHRM and prioritizes professional development.

Jessica loves sports, reading, exploring-culture, and all things 90’s. She likes to have fun with her family and early morning workouts. She looks forward to her new role at UNC Kenan-Flagler and a long career at UNC.