As director of the Career Center since September 1997, Kathy comes to Lawrence with 23+ years of experience in career services as a director at Luther College (IA) and St. Catherine University (MN). She has also worked as an admission counselor, internship coordinator and project manager for a large IT company. She is the author of several federal, state and county funded grants and has served as a federal grant reader for the U.S. Department of Education. Kathy’s specialty at Lawrence is working with those students who have yet to decide on what career field to pursue. She enjoys helping students identify their values, skills, interests and motivations that influence career decisions. She also counsels students interested in pursuing graduate and professional school following Lawrence.

Kathy graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English and psychology from the College of St. Teresa (MN) and a Master of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. She has also completed doctoral courses in higher education administration at the University of Minnesota. She has served as president of the Wisconsin Private College Career Consortium (WIPCCC) and is a member of the National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE), Wisconsin Association for Colleges and Employers (WI-ACE) and the National Career Development Association (NCDA).

Kathy, who lives with her husband Bill, in Darboy, enjoys summers in northern Wisconsin, traveling to the southwest and her Wednesday night neighborhood book club.

Sue joined the Career Center in July 2010. As an administrative assistant, she schedules all of the Career Center’s appointments, is responsible for program marketing, and organizes campus recruiting events. Prior to coming to Lawrence, Sue worked as an Administrative Assistant and Library Aide for the Hilbert School District for five years. She also ran youth groups, designed and crafted costumes for school plays and musicals, and served on a youth empowerment committee. Sue has a broad range of business and customer service experience that have included restaurant management and proprietorship, quality assurance, and working in the insurance industry. She has also been attending FVTC part-time for the past two years and enjoys learning new things.

Sue lives in Potter, WI with her husband Sherman, who is a chef, their two teenage children, Samantha and Mason, a teacup Chihuahua, and a bearded dragon. In her spare time, Sue enjoys sewing, collecting antiques, gardening, canning, baking, and watching her children perform in sports, plays, and musicals.

Grace Kutney has been a career development professional in higher education for over 12 years. Born in the Philippines and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Grace moved to Wisconsin in 2001 to join Lawrence’s Career Center. She currently works part time as the Career Center’s Career Technology Specialist. If you have spent any time on the Career Center’s web page, watched any of their video tutorials, liked them on Facebook, or read one of their Tweets, you have probably seen some of Grace’s work.

Grace graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English and psychology from Simon Fraser University and also holds a post baccalaureate Career Development Practitioner certificate.

In 2007, Grace launched Sweet Careers Consulting, a not-for-profit career consulting service that utilizes social media as its primary mode of delivery. Known for providing free resume and cover letter reviews to college students and recent graduates, Sweet Careers has earned a strong reputation as a trusted resource for 20-somethings.

Grace has been a guest author on several career blogs and print publications. Her work has been featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Campus Career Counselor and Entry Level Careers Examiner. She recently presented “Reviewing Resumes from a Distance Using Screencasting” at the InternBridge Career Services Online Conference. Sweet Careers, along with its accompanying Twitter account, @sweetcareers, are frequently ranked on lists of career experts to follow.

Grace is a mother of two; her husband, Joshua, teaches at Lakeland College.

Find Grace on: LinkedIn, VisualCV, Twitter

Chelsy joined the Career Center in 2010. While new to Lawrence, she is not new to the Career Development field. For seven years Chelsy worked as the Manager of Student Employment and a Career Counselor at Lakeland College. As a Career Advisor at Lawrence, she works with deciding students on major selection and job shadowing. Through individual appointments and group workshops she works with students to effectively draft resumes, cover letters and develop targeted and specific job search strategies. Additionally, she assists students looking for mock interview experience, graduate school admission support and alumni contact assistance as they navigate the career development process. As a member of Wisconsin Private Colleges Career Consortium (WIPCCC) Chelsy serves on the WorkForce committee.

Chelsy has a BA in Criminal Justice from Saint Cloud State University and an MBA from Lakeland College.

She lives in Winneconne, WI with her husband, Jerry, and their three daughters: Isabel, Addison and Emma. In addition to her time spent at Lawrence, she is a business writing instructor for Lakeland College, the President of the Winneconne Cooperative Nursery School and on the steering team for a local MOPS group. She fills her free time with family and friends, scrapbooking, boating, gardening, cooking and baking.