About the UCI Career Center
The Career Center team welcomes you!
Career Center Staff
Mission Statement: To educate and engage students to realize their career potential and apply it to their future.
All of our services, events, and resources are centered on providing access to opportunities, career consulting, and professional education to UCI students and alumni. We serve as a bridge between the academic and professional world, connecting students and employers. As UCI's "Internship Central", we have extensive resources and information on internships on and off campus. Our team of Career Counselors are professionally trained to help students identify and create their career goals. We strive to educate UCI students using innovation and excellence. Our nationally recognized webshops and videos are a fun and interactive way to learn professional development and career tips. We continually aim to help the UCI community excel with integrity and professionalism.
The UCI Career Center also offers an array of employer services designed to facilitate emplyer access to UCI's quality students and academic programs. We can recommend strategic approaches that can help company's gain visibility on campus and meet their short-term and/or long-term hiring goals. Whether they want to hire a student for an immediate opening or fill multiple positions with future graduates, the UCI Career Center can help find a service solution to meet our employer's needs.
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Meet the Career Center Counselors:
Our certified Career Counselors can help you explore the limitless options in your career path. From choosing a major to applying to grad school, they can help you plan and prepare for a successful and rewarding future. We provide in-depth career counsulting appointments to current UCI students. Contact Us today to schedule your appointment.
Kathy Dotson has a Masters Degree in Counseling with an Emphasis in Career Counseling from Chapman University. She started working at the UCI Career Center during an internship and got hired after she finished her program in June 1999. She serves as a liaison to the School of Biological Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, Athletics Department, and the SAGE Scholars Program.
Linda Drake is a National Certified Career Counselor (NCCC) and has an MS in Counseling with a Career Counseling Emphasis. She also has a BS in Business Administration with a Marketing Emphasis. Before coming to UC Irvine, Linda worked at three community colleges teaching and counseling part-time.
Bob Gomez has been a part of the Career Center and the UC Irvine community for over 27 years. He leads the Career Center's UCDC and Sacramento Internship Program, as well as, specializing in helping students apply to grad school. His liaison relationships include the School of Social Sciences and the Advisor for Pre Law Society.
Allison Keller provides career counseling and workshops to students and alumni on various aspects of career planning including career exploration, Strong/MBTI interpretation, job search strategies, and graduate school planning. She serves as the liaison to the School of Humanities and the School of Social Ecology.
Christine Kelly earned her Ph.D. in 1991 and spent the next 16 years teaching at a variety of colleges. She works with graduate students to help them discover and meet their career goals. She strives to be a liaison to anyone on campus who works with graduate students.
Andrea Knies received her bachelor and master degrees from Indiana University and has been working as a Career Counselor at UCI since 2007. She is the liaison to the School of Arts and the LGBTRC.
Lorena Marquez attended Santa Ana College and then transferred to UCLA. She went on to receive her Masters of Science in Counseling with an emphasis in Student Development in Higher Education. She is a liaison to the Transfer Student Center, the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and the All University Leadership Conference.
Stacie Oshima graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor in Communication Studies. While working in Marketing, she obtained a Masters in Communication Management at USC. After being inspired through informational interviews, Stacie decided to pursue the field of career counseling. She went back to UCLA for her Masters in Counseling in Student Affairs. She is a liaison with the Accounting Minors and Business Administration Majors (the Merage School of Business).
Araceli Rossi obtained her degree in Social Work from California State University, Long Beach. After working as a social worker for 10 years, Araceli joined UCI Career Center in 1992. She leads the Peer Consultant Internship Program and serves as a liaison to the Disability Services Center, Cross Cultural Center.
