EMBA Career & Professional Services at Wharton

Colleen brings more than 20 years’ experience in recruiting, coaching, career strategy, leadership assessment, training, and program management. Most recently, she was a Senior Associate Director and Career Advisor for Wharton’s full-time MBA Program with primary advising responsibilities for the real estate, travel and hospitality, and human capital industries, as well as general management and leadership development programs across industries.  Prior to that, Colleen served as the Director of Penn’s Carey JD/MBA Program, a cooperation between Wharton and Penn Law.  Prior to starting at Penn in 2010, she spent 10+ years in legal recruiting and professional development.

Colleen holds a BS in History & Political Science from Drexel University, has a Certificate in Human Resources Management from The Wharton School, and has completed numerous courses in executive coaching and leadership development in the Organizational Dynamics Program at The University of Pennsylvania.

Steve brings more than 15 years of professional career development experience, and leads Career Services for students in San Francisco. Prior to Wharton, he was an adjunct career advisor for the UC Berkeley Haas/Columbia and Executive MBA programs. As a former partner and executive recruiter for a local search firm, Steve has helped Bay Area companies identify, screen, and hire professionals ranging from staff to senior management in a variety of industries, including banking, software, technology manufacturing, financial services, retail, consumer goods, biotechnology, and nonprofit.

In partnering with C-level executives, senior and middle managers, as well as human resources, he gained in-depth knowledge of the skills, communication, leadership, and behavioral traits that lead to success within organizations. Steve also manages a private career services practice and holds a master’s degree in career development.

Carina joined the Wharton Executive MBA Program in May 2016.  Her role provides administrative and program support to the Directors and assists in the planning of Career-related activities and processes.  She supports Philadelphia students by training them to effectively navigate and utilize the different online career service resources available and answers their questions about programs and systems.  In addition she is responsible for the career webpage maintenance, weekly newsletters, providing resume reviews, assisting advising appointments and alumni outreach support.  Prior to Wharton, Carina worked at Macy’s as a Sales and Merchandise Team Manager and oversaw the hiring, training, and coaching of sales associates. Carina has a B. S. in Business Management from Penn State University.