• Career counseling
• Job search/ résumés/ career information
• Practice interviews

Addye has been with the Career Center since August 2009. She holds a bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Central Missouri and a Master of Education degree in Counseling with an emphasis in Multicultural Counseling from the University of Missouri- St. Louis.

Addye is a SafeZone counselor with experience in mental health counseling, academic counseling, and career counseling. She is excited for the opportunity to help students discover their interests, skills, values, and passions in order to make an informed career decision.

"Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things. . . and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." --Walt Disney

"Everyday do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow." --Doug Firebaugh

"The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top." -- Dr. Joyce Brothers

Addye works with the following majors: Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Finance, General Business, Industrial Management, Management, and Marketing.

• Career Counseling
• IDS 120
• Practice interviews
• Job search/ résumés/ career information

SuzAnn has worked at Missouri State for approximately twenty years. She was previously with the Cooperative Education office before it was combined with Career Planning and Placement to become the Career Center. SuzAnn has also worked with a Community College in Texas as a program director and as an educational testing consultant.

SuzAnn has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education with an emphasis in Social Studies and a Master of Science Degree in Counseling. She also is an instructor of IDS 110 and IDS 120 (Career Life Planning) and is an active participant in campus activities.

SuzAnn thrives to give encouragement and positive reinforcement to each student with whom she comes in contact. To think outside the box and to explore options and opportunities. . . "If you always do as you have done, you will always receive what you have always gotten."  Look beyond!!

SuzAnn works with the following majors: Biomedical Sciences; Communication Sciences & Disorders; Consumer Family Studies; Gerontology Program; Health, PE & Recreation; Nursing; Physical Therapy; Physician Assistant Studies; Psychology; Social Work; Sports Medicine & Athletic Training Science

• Career counseling
• Job search/ résumés/ career information
• Practice interviews

Chandra became part of the Career Center staff in August 2009 after receiving her Master of Science degree from Minnesota State University- Mankato in Counseling and Student Personnel-College Student Affairs. Her Bachelor of Arts degree is in Literature, Science, and the Arts from the University of Iowa.

Chandra enjoys career counseling because she feels that one must continue to learn more about themselves, which talents and skills to develop, and how to articulate these in order to have a meaningful career.

Chandra hopes that by working with students at Missouri State University throughout their collegiate careers, she can help them use their college resources and experiences to market themselves effectively to employers upon graduation.

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you always imagined." --Henry David Thoreau

"If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you much become a worthwhile person in your own self-development." --Brian Tracy

"What would life be like if we had no courage to attempt anything?" --Vincent Van Gogh

Chandra works with the following majors: Area and Gender Studies, Defense and Strategic Studies, Economics, History, Military Science, Philosophy, Political Science, Religious Studies, Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology.

• Career counseling
• Job search/ résumés/ career information
• Practice interviews

Angie joined the Career Center staff in August 2009. Originally from Wisconsin, she recently graduated from Marquette University with a Master of Education degree and emphasis on College Student Personnel Administration. Angie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with an emphasis on Professional Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Along with her background in career counseling, she has a variety of experiences in higher education working with undergraduate admissions, campus recreation, community outreach programming, and academic support services for NCAA Division 1 student-athletes. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to assist Missouri State students with discovering their paths to success.

"Isn't it mysterious how so many wonderful things in life come us to us seemingly without our planning? We start traveling down one street, and we find ourselves interested in something we never expected on a side street; and as we explore it, the side street becomes the main road for us." --Mr. Fred Rogers

"All I can say is, it's worth the struggle to discover who you really are and how you, in your own way, can put life together as something that means a lot to you. It's a miracle when you finally discover whom you're best equipped to serve in some way." --Mr. Fred Rogers

"Run when you can, walk when you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up." --Dean Karnazes

Angie works with the following majors: Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Fashion and Interior Design, Geography, Geology and Planning, Hospitality and Restaurant Administration, Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, and Materials Science.

• IDS 120
• Portfolios
• Curricula vitae
• Publications
• Job search/ résumés/ career information

With a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in English, Valerie has put her education to good use. She is currently the communication coordinator for the Career Center, where she has worked since July 1991. In this capacity, Valerie develops various office publications, prepares presentation materials, and teaches IDS 110 and IDS 120. Valerie also teaches per-course for the English Department.

Before joining the Career Center, Valerie experienced a variety of careers relevant to her major: magazine staff writer; public information specialist for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources; and Lecturer in the English Department. Valerie is a member of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) and Association of Women in Communications (AWC). She is the advisor for the Missouri State student chapter of AWC.

"If you can dream it, you can do it." -- Walt Disney

"Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions." -- Albert Einstein

"All that we are is the result of what we have thought." --Buddha 

Valerie works with the following majors:Art and Design, Communication, English, Media, Journalism and Film, Modern and Classical Languages, Music, Theatre, and Dance.

• Career Counseling
• Employer Relations
• Job search/ résumés/ career information

Margie has been at Missouri State University since July 2002. She previously worked for an Outplacement Agency in Sacramento, CA, as a Career Consultant helping clients in the job search process after down-sizing of several corporations.

Margie's education background includes a Bachelor of Science in Business with an emphasis in Marketing and Human Resources and a Masters of Science in Education Counseling specializing in Career Counseling. Her work experience also includes eight years in underwriting, supervising and quality control in the auto insurance industry.

Margie is a member of the Springfield Area Human Resources Association, National Career Development Association and American Counseling Association. Margie enjoys working with college students to help them understand themselves better, teach them about career options and how to become marketable for the world of work. Margie is driven by the saying, "Give a man a fish, you have fed him for today.  Teach a man to fish, you have fed him for a lifetime."

•  On-campus recruiting
• Internship/Cooperative Education

• Career Center website
• Career events
• Legislative Internship Program
• Credential files
• Assists with publications

Kim has been with the Career Center since July 2002.  She is designated as a Master Advisor and is also commissioned as a Notary Public for the State of Missouri.  Kim is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management.

"Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by those doing it." --James Arthur Baldwin

"There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self." --Aldous Huxley

"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." -- Greek Proverb

• Front Desk

Pat has been with the Career Center since September 2006.  She graduated from Missouri State  with a Bachelor's degree in psychology and holds master's degrees in both clinical psychology and library studies. After 30+ years pursuing library, mental health, and social service careers, Pat "retired" to southwest Missouri and now fills her days with greeting students, scheduling appointments, and watching students grow.

Pat enjoys gardening, cooking, reading, and just hanging out at home with her husband and two spoiled dogs.

• Front desk

After being a stay-at-home mom, Vicki began working at Missouri State University in 1996. She has worked in various departments, which has given her the opportunity to learn different aspects of Missouri State University. Vicki enjoys assisting students and the public. She believes that you should look at life with a sense of humor and continually challenge yourself to learn new things. By challenging yourself, you allow yourself to be open to new ideas, which in turn will keep you active and young at heart.