Texas Career Engagement helps undergraduate, graduate and professional students connect with employers and with resources available across UT Austin to discover career options, develop professional skills, explore internships and employment opportunities and prepare for advanced-degree programs.
Team
Norma Guerra Gaier
Executive Director
norma.gaier@austin.utexas.edu
Robert Vega
Deputy Director
r.vega@austin.utexas.edu
Career Education
Brittany Leland
Director
brittany.leland@austin.utexas.edu
Emily Swanson, MA, LPC
Assistant Director
emily.swanson@austin.utexas.edu
Adria Villarreal, PhD, LP
Career Counselor II
adria.villarreal@austin.utexas.edu
Jordan Rossi, MA, LPC-i
Career Counselor
jordan.rossi@austin.utexas.edu
Hannah Zurko
Senior Program Coordinator
hzurko@austin.utexas.edu
Employer Engagement
Summer Salazar
Director
summer.salazar@austin.utexas.edu
Megan Fortson
Assistant Director
RecruitUT@austin.utexas.edu
Selena Hart
Recruitment Support Specialist
RecruitUT@austin.utexas.edu
Diane Janda
HireUTexas Moderator
HireUTexas@austin.utexas.edu
Jessica Villalobos
HireUTexas Moderator
HireUTexas@austin.utexas.edu
Logan Thomas
HireUTexas Moderator
HireUTexas@austin.utexas.edu
Graduate Student Career & Professional Development
Annie Maxfield, MS
Director
Annie.Maxfield@austin.utexas.edu
Melanie Pearce Hooper, MA, LPC
Associate Director, Graduate Employer Education & Experiences
melanie.hooper@austin.utexas.edu
Olga Koutseridi, MA
Senior Graduate Student Coordinator, Global Mobility
o.koutseridi@austin.utexas.edu
Tina Solvik, PhD
Program Manager, Graduate Career Education
tina.solvik@austin.utexas.edu
Internships and Career Experiences
Amy Shaffer
Director
amy.shaffer@austin.utexas.edu
Laine Blazevich
Assistant Director
laine.blazevich@austin.utexas.edu
Operations
Julia Aguilar
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director
jaguilar@austin.utexas.edu
Heather Halstead
Office Manager
halstead@austin.utexas.edu
Sam Heimbach
Communications Coordinator, Enrollment Management and Student Success
sam.heimbach@austin.utexas.edu
Susanna Hill
Product Education & Implementation Manager
s.hill@austin.utexas.edu
Strategic Outcomes
Troy Autin
Director
troy.autin@austin.utexas.edu