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| Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
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| Contact Information |
| Location: Donnelly Center, Lower Level >Campus Map (pdf) |
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Aquinas College
Career & Counseling Services
1607 Robinson Road S.E.
Grand Rapids, MI 49506-1799 |
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Phone: (616) 632-2905
Fax: (616) 732-4435
E-mail: careerservices@aquinas.edu |
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| Professional Staff/Career Counselors |
Sharon E. Smith, M.S.W, L.C.S.W, A.C.S.W.
Director, Career & Counseling Services
Phone: (616) 632-2902
E-mail: smithsha@aquinas.edu |
| Sharon E. Smith, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., A.C.S.W., is the Director of Career and Counseling Services. Sharon is also an adjunct assistant professor of sociology and education. In these roles, she works with individuals with career and personal issues and teaches. In addition, she works with profit and non-profit organizations, as well as working in system thinking, diversity issues, group dynamics, and strategic planning. Sharon graduated from Aquinas College and received her Master's Degree in Social Work from Grand Valley State University. She is a licensed social worker. Sharon has twenty-nine years of experience in employment and training, human resources, the human services field and higher education. |
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Annmarie Post
Associate Director
Phone: (616) 632-2904
E-mail: postann@aquinas.edu |
| Annmarie Post is the Associate Director of Career Services and is the Placement Coordinator. She teaches a Career Development class designed for Seniors and also advises both students and alumni on resumes and cover letter writing, job search strategies, interviewing skills, and other areas related to career exploration and development. Ann also works with individual employers and a number of college consortiums, to develop recruitment strategies and to help broaden the scope of employment opportunities for Aquinas students. |
| Before coming to Aquinas in 1999, Ann worked for 28 years at Saint Mary's Health Service as Volunteer Coordinator and Switchboard supervisor. In this role, she facilitated various hospital wide projects and served on a variety of committees. |
| Ann currently serves on the Advisory Board of St. Ann’s Home. She previously served as President of the Michigan Association of Colleges and Employers (Mi-ACE). She served on the consolidation committee to merge Mi-ACE with MC-ICE ( Michigan Council for Internship and Cooperative Education to form a new organization Michigan Career Educator and Employer Alliance ( MCEEA). Ann is still involved with MCEEA as Annual Conference Committee Co-Chair and Private College Representative. Ann earned a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Grand Valley State University and holds a Master of Management degree from Aquinas College. |
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Sandy Farley, M.A.
Co-Curricular Coordinator
Phone: (616) 632-2910
E-mail: farlesan@aquinas.edu |
| Sandy Farley, M.A., is the Co-curricular Coordinator in Career Services. She earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Counseling Education/Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan University . Sandy teaches and coordinates the curriculum for the Career Development courses and assists students with career counseling. |
| Prior to coming to Aquinas, Sandy worked in a variety of educational settings teaching, advising, and training students and professional staff. Sandy also volunteers time working with elementary children. |
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Lauretta K. Simpson, M.A., L.P.C.
Associate Director, Career & Counseling Services
Phone: (616) 632-2901
E-mail: simpslau@aquinas.edu |
| Lauretta K. Simpson, M.A., L.P.C., is the Associate Director of Career & Counseling Services. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University and earned her Master's of Arts in Counseling from Michigan State University. In addition, Lauretta is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the State of Michigan. |
| Lauretta teaches in the co-curricular program and is the internship coordinator. She also provides career counseling and resume writing advice. Her areas of specialization include: sports counseling, career development in the sciences, and mentoring in the sciences.
Prior to working at Aquinas, Lauretta worked, as support staff in medical and psychiatric hospitals and as a psychiatric social worker. |
Traveling is a strong interest of Lauretta's. In November 2005 she participated in a People to People Delegation to China with members of the National Career Development Association from across the country. As a People to People delegate, Lauretta visited Beijing and Shanghai, China to discuss current trends and issues in career development. She was able to meet with government officials knowledgeable of labor issues and statistics, college career development professionals, and representatives from job training social service agencies. It was her honor and privilege to represent her professional organization, the United States and Aquinas College.
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