Career and Professional Development Staff
All student and alumni appointments can be made online through Handshake. Request a CPD coaching appointment by clicking on the “Appointments” tab on the left navigation panel, then “Schedule a New Appointment.”
Be sure you have completed your career interests so you are able to schedule an appointment.
Career Coaches
Don Cornwell
Director of Professional Development
Career Community: Health & Human Services ; Undecided
Department Liaison: Biology, Chemistry, Human Health, Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
Affinity Group Liaison: Neurodivergent, Veterans, Adult Learner
Email: don.cornwell@emory.edu
Beth White
Senior Associate Director | Career Coach
Career Community: Creative
Department Liaison: Art History, Comparative Literature, Creative Writing Program, Dance Program, English, Film and Media, Integrative Visual Arts Co-Major, Music, Playwriting, Theater
Affinity Group Liaison: Undocumented Students, Religious Identity
Email: bwils02@emory.edu
Carol Riddock
Director of Pre-Law Advising and Associate Director | Career Coach
Career Community: Law
Department Liaison: American Studies Program, Classics, History, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Political Science
Affinity Group Liaison: Ability, Indigenous
Email: Carol.C.Riddock@emory.edu
Rey Murat
Associate Director | Career Coach
Career Community: Environment & Sustainability; Undecided
Department Liaison: Anthropology, Environmental Sciences, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, Sociology
Affinity Group Liaison: African American Students, Student Athletes
Email: rmurat@emory.edu
Marshall Tucker
Associate Director | Career Coach
Career Community: Business – Accounting & Finance; Entrepreneurship; Marketing, Consulting; Undecided
Department Liaison: Ancient Mediterranean Studies, East Asian Studies, Economics, Jewish Studies Program, Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Program
Affinity Group Liaison: Asian/Pacific Islander, LGBTQ
Kendra Owens
Associate Director | Career Coach
Career Community: Non-Profit, Education and Advocacy; Undecided
Department Liaison: African American Studies, African Studies, Institute for the Liberal Arts, Linguistics, Psychology, Spanish and Portuguese, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Affinity Group Liaison: Former Foster Youth, Women
Email: kowens8@emory.edu
Micah Tucker
Assistant Director | Career Coach
Career Community: Policy, Government, & International Affairs
Department Liaison: French, German Studies, International Studies, Italian Studies, Japanese Studies and Public Policy Analysis
Affinity Group Liaison: First-Gen, Low Income
Email: micah.tucker@emory.edu
Nydia Araya
Assistant Director | Career Coach
Career Community: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Department Liaison:Computer Science, Engineering Science, Mathematics, Physics, Quantitative Theory and Methods, and Religion
Affinity Group Liaison: International, Latinx
Email: nydia.j.araya@emory.edu
Operations Team
Jessica Harrington
Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications
