The Pathways Center
The Pathways Center helps Emory students and alumni reach their full potential through integrated career services, undergraduate research, national scholarships and fellowships, pre-health advising, and experiential learning.
Our Purpose & Values
Mission
The Pathways Center provides resources and experiences to Emory students and alumni to help them reach their full potential. The Center encompasses:
- Career & Professional Development
- Undergraduate Research Programs
- National Scholarships and Fellowships
- Pre-Health Advising
- Experiential Learning
Vision
The Pathways Center serves as a national model for higher education in seamlessly preparing students for and connecting them to:
- Local, national, and global internships
- Graduate and professional school
- Post-graduate fellowships
- Full-time employment
The Center also serves as a single hub for recruiting Emory talent, attracting top employers in every industry locally, nationally, and globally.
Commitment to Students
The Pathways Center is committed to empowering all students to bring their full selves to the career discernment process, pursuing meaningful work that aligns with their values, and using their experiences, background, and voices to become agents of change in the workplace.
Our Leadership
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Amelia Bangura
Senior Director of Operations
Megan Friddle
Director of National Scholarships & Fellowships
Ed Goode
Senior Director of Experiential Learning and the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
Amanda Long
Assistant Vice Provost of Career and Professional Development
Kim Molee
Director of Pre-Health Advising
Dominick Rolle
Director of Undergraduate Research
Our Staff
Sandra Aguilera, MPH
Program Coordinator
Office: Pre-Health Advising
Nydia Araya, M.Ed.
Assistant Director
Office: Career and Professional Development
Career Community: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Department Liaison: Computer Science, Engineering Science, Mathematics, Physics, Quantitative Theory and Methods, and Religion
Affinity Group Liaison: International, Latinx
Naadia Bakhit, MPA
Assistant Director
Office: Pre-Health Advising
Pre-Health: Advisor for Last Names S-Z
Timothy Bazile
Program Coordinator
Office: Experiential Learning
Program Portfolio: Operations; Event Planning; Finance
Michael Boyd, RCC, CNHS, CSM
Program Coordinator
Office: Undergraduate Research Programs
Tabitha Brown, DMin, MBA, M.Ed.
Senior Financial Analyst
Office: Pathways Center Operations
Don Cornwell, M.Ed.
Director, Career & Professional Development
Office: Career & Professional Development
Career Community: Health & Human Services ; Undecided
Department Liaison: Biology, Chemistry, Human Health, Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
Affinity Group Liaison: Neurodivergent, Veterans, Adult Learner
Keira Davis, PhD
Associate Director
Office: Undergraduate Research Programs
Andrew Garber
Lead Applications Developer/Analyst
Office: Pathways Center Operations
Bridget Hansen, MA
Assistant Director
Office: National Scholarships & Fellowships Program
Jessica Harrington, M.Ed.
Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications
Office: Career & Professional Development
Katelyn Harris
Communications Specialist
Office: National Scholarships & Fellowships Program
Tricia Herold
Sr. Operations Manager
Office: Career & Professional Development
Gregory Hollinger, MA
Associate Director
Office: Pre-Health Advising
Pre-Health: Advisor for Last Names D-K
Abby Holst, MA
Associate Director
Office: Experiential Learning
Program Portfolio: Pathways Internship Funding Program
Tristen Jahn
Sr. Program Coordinator
Office: Pathways Center Operations
Dani Laupert, M.Ed.
Associate Director
Office: Pre-Health Advising
Frank March, M.Ed., PMP®
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
Office: Pathways Center Operations
Jessie McCrary, PhD, MHP
Assistant Director
Office: National Scholarships & Fellowships Program
Rey Murat, MS
Assistant Director
Office: Career & Professional Development
Career Community: Environment & Sustainability; Undecided
Department Liaison: Anthropology, Environmental Sciences, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, Sociology
Affinity Group Liaison: African American Students, Student Athletes
Kendra Owens
Associate Director
Office: Career & Professional Development
Career Community: Non-Profit, Education and Advocacy; Undecided
Department Liaison: African American Studies, African Studies, Institute for the Liberal Arts, Linguistics, Psychology, Spanish and Portuguese, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Affinity Group Liaison: Former Foster Youth, Women
Susan Pak, MS
Assistant Director
Office: Pre-Health Advising
Alex Quach, MBA
Program Coordinator
Office: Pathways Center Operations
Carol Riddock, J.D., LL.M.
Director, Pre-Law Advising
Office: Career & Professional Development
Career Community: Law
Department Liaison: American Studies Program, Classics, History, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Political Science
Affinity Group Liaison: Ability, Indigenous
Debarati Roy, PhD, MA
Assistant Director
Office: Experiential Learning
Program Portfolio: Pathways Scholars Programs; Curricular Practical Training (CPT); INTERN 496R/7R
AJ Scott, MS, MPA
Program Coordinator
Office: National Scholarships & Fellowships Program
Anthony Still, MS
Assistant Director
Office: Pre-Health Advising
Pre-Health: Advisor for Last Names L-R
Kelshay Toomer, MS
Recruiting Manager
Office: Career & Professional Development
Micah Tucker, M.Ed.
Assistant Director
Office: Career & Professional Development
Career Community: Policy, Government, & International Affairs
Department Liaison: French, German Studies, International Studies, Italian Studies, Japanese Studies and Public Policy Analysis
Affinity Group Liaison: First-Gen, Low Income
Marshall Tucker, MS, CPCC, ACC, CCSP
Assistant Director
Office: Career & Professional Development
Career Community: Business – Accounting & Finance; Entrepreneurship; Marketing, Consulting; Undecided
Department Liaison: Ancient Mediterranean Studies, East Asian Studies, Economics, Jewish Studies Program, Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Program
Affinity Group Liaison: Asian/Pacific Islander, LGBTQ
Joshua Wallenstein, MD
Physician Advisor
Office: Pre-Health Advising
Learn more about Dr. Wallenstein: https://med.emory.edu/directory/profile/?u=JWALLE2
Asia Waller, M.Ed.
Director of Recruiting and Employer Development
Office: Career & Professional Development
Beth White, MS, NCC
Senior Associate Director
Office: Career & Professional Development
Career Community: Creative
Department Liaison: Art History, Comparative Literature, Creative Writing Program, Dance Program, English, Film and Media, Integrative Visual Arts Co-Major, Music, Playwriting, Theater
Affinity Group Liaison: Undocumented Students, Religious Identity
Sandra Aguilera, MPH
Program Coordinator
Office: Pre-Health Advising
Nydia Araya, M.Ed.
Assistant Director
Office: Career and Professional Development
Career Community: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Department Liaison: Computer Science, Engineering Science, Mathematics, Physics, Quantitative Theory and Methods, and Religion
Affinity Group Liaison: International, Latinx
Naadia Bakhit, MPA
Assistant Director
Office: Pre-Health Advising
Pre-Health: Advisor for Last Names S-Z
Timothy Bazile
Program Coordinator
Office: Experiential Learning
Program Portfolio: Operations; Event Planning; Finance
Michael Boyd, RCC, CNHS, CSM
Program Coordinator
Office: Undergraduate Research Programs
Tabitha Brown, DMin, MBA, M.Ed.
Senior Financial Analyst
Office: Pathways Center Operations
Don Cornwell, M.Ed.
Director, Career & Professional Development
Office: Career & Professional Development
Career Community: Health & Human Services ; Undecided
Department Liaison: Biology, Chemistry, Human Health, Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
Affinity Group Liaison: Neurodivergent, Veterans, Adult Learner
Keira Davis, PhD
Associate Director
Office: Undergraduate Research Programs
Andrew Garber
Lead Applications Developer/Analyst
Office: Pathways Center Operations
Bridget Hansen, MA
Assistant Director
Office: National Scholarships & Fellowships Program
Jessica Harrington, M.Ed.
Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications
Office: Career & Professional Development
Katelyn Harris
Communications Specialist
Office: National Scholarships & Fellowships Program
Tricia Herold
Sr. Operations Manager
Office: Career & Professional Development
Gregory Hollinger, MA
Associate Director
Office: Pre-Health Advising
Pre-Health: Advisor for Last Names D-K
Abby Holst, MA
Associate Director
Office: Experiential Learning
Program Portfolio: Pathways Internship Funding Program
Tristen Jahn
Sr. Program Coordinator
Office: Pathways Center Operations
Dani Laupert, M.Ed.
Associate Director
Office: Pre-Health Advising
Frank March, M.Ed., PMP®
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
Office: Pathways Center Operations
Jessie McCrary, PhD, MHP
Assistant Director
Office: National Scholarships & Fellowships Program
Rey Murat, MS
Assistant Director
Office: Career & Professional Development
Career Community: Environment & Sustainability; Undecided
Department Liaison: Anthropology, Environmental Sciences, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, Sociology
Affinity Group Liaison: African American Students, Student Athletes
Kendra Owens
Associate Director
Office: Career & Professional Development
Career Community: Non-Profit, Education and Advocacy; Undecided
Department Liaison: African American Studies, African Studies, Institute for the Liberal Arts, Linguistics, Psychology, Spanish and Portuguese, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Affinity Group Liaison: Former Foster Youth, Women
Susan Pak, MS
Assistant Director
Office: Pre-Health Advising
Alex Quach, MBA
Program Coordinator
Office: Pathways Center Operations
Carol Riddock, J.D., LL.M.
Director, Pre-Law Advising
Office: Career & Professional Development
Career Community: Law
Department Liaison: American Studies Program, Classics, History, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Political Science
Affinity Group Liaison: Ability, Indigenous
Debarati Roy, PhD, MA
Assistant Director
Office: Experiential Learning
Program Portfolio: Pathways Scholars Programs; Curricular Practical Training (CPT); INTERN 496R/7R
AJ Scott, MS, MPA
Program Coordinator
Office: National Scholarships & Fellowships Program
Anthony Still, MS
Assistant Director
Office: Pre-Health Advising
Pre-Health: Advisor for Last Names L-R
Kelshay Toomer, MS
Recruiting Manager
Office: Career & Professional Development
Micah Tucker, M.Ed.
Assistant Director
Office: Career & Professional Development
Career Community: Policy, Government, & International Affairs
Department Liaison: French, German Studies, International Studies, Italian Studies, Japanese Studies and Public Policy Analysis
Affinity Group Liaison: First-Gen, Low Income
Marshall Tucker, MS, CPCC, ACC, CCSP
Assistant Director
Office: Career & Professional Development
Career Community: Business – Accounting & Finance; Entrepreneurship; Marketing, Consulting; Undecided
Department Liaison: Ancient Mediterranean Studies, East Asian Studies, Economics, Jewish Studies Program, Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Program
Affinity Group Liaison: Asian/Pacific Islander, LGBTQ
Joshua Wallenstein, MD
Physician Advisor
Office: Pre-Health Advising
Learn more about Dr. Wallenstein: https://med.emory.edu/directory/profile/?u=JWALLE2
Asia Waller, M.Ed.
Director of Recruiting and Employer Development
Office: Career & Professional Development
Beth White, MS, NCC
Senior Associate Director
Office: Career & Professional Development
Career Community: Creative
Department Liaison: Art History, Comparative Literature, Creative Writing Program, Dance Program, English, Film and Media, Integrative Visual Arts Co-Major, Music, Playwriting, Theater
Affinity Group Liaison: Undocumented Students, Religious Identity
Open Zoom Hours
Members of the Pathways Operation team are available for virtual drop-in questions or assistance throughout the week.
Availability | Host | Zoom Room |
| Tuesday 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Frank March Marketing & Communications | |
| Wednesday 10:00 am - 11:00 pm | Andy Garber Technology Support | |
| Wednesday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Amelia Bangura Business Operations | |
| Thursday 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Tabitha Brown Financial Analyst | |
| Friday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Tristen Jahn Program Coordinator |