Eric, a Kelley MBA alum from the class of 2001, joined the Graduate Career Services staff in August 2011. Eric was most recently the chief marketing officer for Eli Lilly and Company in the United Kingdom, and has more than a decade of experience in marketing and sales leadership roles. He also has previous experience hiring Kelley students, as a former lead recruiter for Lilly USA marketing. Prior to Kelley, Eric worked as a retail branch manager for a regional bank in Nashville, Tennessee, and has his undergraduate degree in finance from Florida State University. Eric spends his free time with his wife chasing their two young children around local playgrounds.

A graduate of Indiana University, Nina held positions in retail management, retail merchandising, and nonprofit management before joining Kelley Graduate Career Services in 2001. As a member of the corporate relations team, she develops recruiting strategies for companies seeking Kelley talent and manages GCS on-campus recruiting activities.

Jeremy joined Graduate Career Services in February 2017 after 10 years working for both the Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs in a corporate relations capacity. He obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Indiana University.

Jeremy is a member of the corporate relations team and works with companies on recruiting strategy and connecting them with talent from the Full-Time MBA Program’s Consulting, Strategic Finance, and Capital Markets Academies. An avid film fan and former film blogger, he can often be found at various film haunts around Bloomington, especially the IU Cinema, when not spending time with his wonderful wife and two sons. Also, as a former Jeopardy! champion, Jeremy welcomes all takers in trivia.

Liz graduated from Houston Community College in Houston, Texas. She has held administrative positions in human resources and customer services, and most recently worked as an office assistant at the Jacobs School of Music. Liz joined the Graduate Career Services staff in August 2013 to assist with on-campus recruiting events and interviews.

After six years at IU’s School of Optometry, I started working at the Kelley School of Business. I’ve been at Kelley for ten years—in Operations & Decision Technologies, the Financial Assistant Support Team, Doctoral Programs, and now Graduate Career Services. I enjoy working with all of the wonderful people here at Kelley.

A graduate of Indiana University, Darbe comes to the Graduate Career Services team with a professional background in retail leadership and consumer banking. Throughout her experience, she discovered her passion for coaching and developing others.

After pursuing her master’s degree in human resources, Darbe joined the Graduate Career Services staff as a career coach for the students of MS in Accounting and MS in Information Systems programs.

A proud Kelley MBA alumna from the class of 2008, Carolyn joined the Kelley Career Services team in August 2018. She has a professional background in consumer marketing and retail, including working as a buyer at Target Corporation. Most recently, she was a member of the employer relations team at USC Marshall's Graduate Career Services office. Carolyn also received a BA in English language and literature from the University of Michigan.

Carolyn is a native Michigander, but is currently based in Los Angeles. She loves cooking, dance, and pop culture. You will often find her visiting farmers’ markets, exploring new cities, and reading fiction.

I am passionate about coaching students and experienced professionals to live on purpose and find fulfillment in their careers. Since 2012, I’ve been coaching graduate students across all programs, including MBAs, specialized master’s degrees, Kelley Direct and Kelley Executive Education. As a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), my coaching style is compassionate, with an intentional emphasis on inspiring people to envision future possibilities and take specific actions towards realizing their goals.

I enjoy helping talented people visualize the path that will enable them to affect positive change in their lives and in the places where they work. Before joining Kelley, my professional contributions were within both corporate and higher education arenas. I have more than twenty years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in human capital roles such as recruiting, communications, learning and performance, organizational development, and change management. More recently, my work in higher education was at Northwestern University and involved program management, curriculum design, graduate student advising, and coaching. My undergraduate training is in biochemistry and organizational leadership, and I hold an MS in organizational development from the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago.

Stephanie joined the Graduate Career Services staff in July of 2016. She has spent the majority of her career at Indiana University, having joined Kelley in 2012. Her background is in career development, admissions, advising and program management, most recently at the in-residence MS in Information Systems program. She is an IU alumna who is originally from New York but now calls Bloomington home. As a career coach for Graduate Career Services, Stephanie combines all of her previous higher education experiences to help students discover their strengths and values and achieve their career and leadership goals. Stephanie works with Kelley Direct students looking to pursue careers in finance and marketing.

Birgit joined the Graduate Career Services team in the fall of 2015 as associate director and career coach.

As such, she is the career coach for the students in Kelley’s Graduate Accounting Programs. In addition, Birgit also works with Kelley Direct Online MBA and MS students on accelerating their current careers or transitioning into a new field.

Prior to working at Kelley, Birgit worked in the consulting industry—specifically on the intersection of IT and financial services—for over 15 years, where over time she held various positions such as consultant,  presales engineer, project manager, and account manager.

Born and raised in Germany, Birgit has her MBA from Universitaet des Saarlandes in Saarbruecken, Germany. She also has a Certificate in Executive and Leadership Coaching at the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and is working on becoming a certified coach with the Coaches Training Institute (CTI).

Birgit has lived in many places in the world and in the U.S, and is now happily settled in Bloomington, Indiana, with her husband and two little boys.

Randi joined Kelley Graduate Career Services in fall 2018. Her professional background is in K-12 education and student affairs in higher education. She has spent time teaching music in various locations, overseeing operations for music ensembles at Boston College, and coaching undergraduate students in career development in the College of Arts and Sciences at IU. She is excited to work with Kelley graduate students as they achieve their career goals.

Suzanne is a proud Indiana University alum. Prior to joining the Kelley Graduate Career Services team, she spent 20 years in Chicago working within media, client relations, higher education, and the theater and film industries. She has provided team building and communications consulting to corporate and nonprofit companies such as Altria, Gap, Inc., and The Brain Arts Center of Chicago. Most recently, Suzanne coached STEM students within The College of Arts and Sciences. She utilizes principles of improvisation to encourage self-discovery and believes in the power of storytelling. As a coach, Suzanne strives to help individuals and teams express their unique story, define their passions, and commit to actions that turn visions into reality.

Christina joined the Kelley School of Business Graduate Career Services team in September of 2014 with a focus on helping students in business marketing. Christina has over 15 years of experience in higher education fundraising and physician recruitment consulting. Christina has her BS in health and fitness management and a MPA from Northern Michigan University. She looks forward to coaching students on job-search techniques and strategies as well as career development and training to ensure that every student reaches their personal career goals. A former competitive swimmer, Christina enjoys running, taking family trips near and far, gardening, and the year-round adventure of having two children in youth sports.

I joined Kelley Graduate Career Services with more than 20 years of experience in financial services with companies such as Citibank, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America. My professional experience includes roles in senior leadership, operational improvement, and customer experience consulting. I received both my undergraduate degree and MBA from Kelley. 

As a director for the Consulting Academy, my work is with students focused on entering the consulting world; I really enjoy helping them learn about the various opportunities, firms, and types of consulting—and coaching them on career development, job search strategies and techniques. When not at work, I can generally be found cooking, gardening, or exploring the world.