Kelly joined the Career Services team of counselors for students in the College of Arts & Sciences at the Univesrity of Pennsylvania in 2007. Prior to joing Penn Career Services, she was director of Career Services at Stetson University in Florida. She has also worked as a trainer for the U.S. State Department's Irish Peace Process Cultural & Training Program in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Washington, D.C.; a career counselor at the University of Iowa; an advisor for student-athletes at George Washington University; and as a teacher at Marymount International School in Rome, Italy. She has a B.A. in English from Wake Forest University, an M.A. in Community Counseling from George Washington University, and is currently enrolled in the Ed.D. in Higher Education program at Penn..

Michael previously spent three years serving Penn's graduate student population in Career Services and is happy to be back.  Prior to returning to Career Services, he was the Arts & Cultures Coordinator for Penn’s eleven College Houses. He holds a degree in Theatre Arts from Muhlenberg College and completed additional undergraduate studies at Goldsmith's College, University of London. Michael has been an active part of the Penn performing arts scene since arriving on campus having acted, directed and produced productions for The Underground Shakespeare Company, Theatre Arts and the Law School Light Opera Company. He currently serves as the director of Penn Life Sketches for New Student Orientation and sits on Penn's Health Panel Advisory Board for pre-med, pre-vet and pre-dental students. Outside of Penn, Michael is a charter member of The Porch Room, an award-winning film and theater production company. His new play, "Drop", will be published by Samuel French in late 2009.

Claire relates well to those students who don't know what they want to do because that's how she felt as an undergraduate double majoring in English and Anthropology at the University of Virginia. Since then, she has worked in different areas of student services including admissions, student activities, and Career Services, where she has been since 2006. Claire has a doctorate in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania and her education includes 11 years living abroad in the Middle East and North Africa.

Helen has been a career counselor for four years and joined Penn Career Services in 2007 to assist arts and sciences students and alums in their career development. Before Penn, she guided the job search of a broad range of students through Temple University and Philadelphia University's Career Centers. Helen believes in trying out different career ideas and thus has acquired first-hand experience in many fields, including business consulting, nonprofit management, marketing, public health, and event planning. She has a B.A. in Communication and Psychology, and a M.S.Ed. in Psychological Services from the University of Pennsylvania.

Anne earned her BA in English and MS in Counseling and Human Relations, with a Higher Ed concentration, from Villanova University.  Early in her career she held administrative positions in publishing and data processing services.  More recently, and for the majority of her career (20+ years in total), she has worked in Career services at Penn (part-time), Villanova, Bryn Mawr, and Haverford (part-time) Colleges.  As the mother of two relatively recent college graduates, she is especially familiar with the anxiety often surrounding the job search.  Anne seeks to help students develop a positive perspective and maintain a sense of humor during what can be a stressful time in their lives.

Please note: Anne's office hours for the fall semester will be Tuesdays from 12-5pm and Thursdays from 9am-5pm, starting on Thursday, September 10th.

Peggy is delighted to be back counseling undergraduates and alumni of the College of Arts and Sciences.  She initially joined the staff of Career Services in 1982, counseling students in the schools of Nursing, Education, and SP2.  From 1985-2005 she headed the team advising CAS students and alumni, and for the past two year has worked part-time in Career Services.  She feels honored to have worked with so many outstanding students and alums, and to have many who continue to keep in touch with her.  In addition to her work at Penn, she makes weekly visits to NY to see her no-longer-young parents, and serves as a Trustee of the Valentine Foundation, funding social change initiatives for women and girls.  She holds a BA in Sociology from Vassar College, and an MA in Counseling and Personnel from Western Michigan University.