Professional Staff

 
Sharon E. Smith, M.S.W, C.S.W. [Top]
Sharon E. Smith, M.S.W, C.S.W. is the Director of Career and Counseling Services. Sharon is also an adjunct assistant professor of sociology and adjunct professor for the School of 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 certified social worker. Sharon has twenty-three years of experience in employment and training, human resources, the human services field and higher education.
 
Lauretta K. Simpson, L.P.C., Associate Director [Top]
Lauretta K. Simpson, L.P.C., is a Career Specialist. 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, for many years, as support staff in medical and psychiatric hospitals and as a psychiatric social worker.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aquinas College Career & Counseling Services
Location:
Donnelly Center
, Lower Level
Hours:

Monday - Friday

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
 


Aquinas College Career & Counseling Services
1607 Robinson Road S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Phone: (616) 632-2905
|| Fax: (616) 732-4435
E-mail: careerservices@aquinas.edu