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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Join us for one of The Collective's biggest campus-wide events of the year! One single registration opens up the virtual conference to your entire campus. This year, we're focused on Every Student.
Career learning becomes transformative when it is integrated into the student experience rather than remaining optional. Through thoughtfully defined career learning outcomes and carefully designed milestones, institutions can ensure that Every Student engages in critical career learning experiences, not just those who choose to participate.
Register below!
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
VIRTUAL
Thursday, November 19, 2026
All times listed are Eastern Time
11:00-12:00 Opening Keynote: Jeremy Podany, The Collective, What would it take for career learning to truly reach Every Student?
12:00-12:30 Breakouts
12:30-1:00 On the Main Stage: The Strategic Initiative Leaders Roundtable
1:00-1:30 Breakouts
1:30-2:00 Breakouts
2:00-2:45 On the Main Stage: Thriving Ecosystems Panel: 4 Unique Institutional Case Studies
2:45-3:15 Breakouts
3:15-4:00 On the Main Stage: Fireside Chat: Megan Zwart, Provost and Vice President, Saint Mary's College
Opening Keynote
What would it take for career learning to truly reach Every Student?
Jeremy Podany
Founder & CEO
The Career Leadership Collective
Jeremy Podany is the Founder and CEO of The Career Leadership Collective, a consultancy that has done business with over 1,000 colleges and universities since 2017 on the systemic career development needs of higher education. Jeremy is the author of the 2025 book The Career Ecosystem Era in Higher Education.
Jeremy enjoyed nearly 20 years working in higher education, primarily in career services. His inventions and consulting solutions have systemically helped thousands of university leaders and hundreds of thousands of college students with career education and career mobility.
The Strategic Initiative Leaders Roundtable
Malina Halman-Peguillan
Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Vice Provost for Career Advancement & Engagement
Vanderbilt University
Jim Morrison
Chief Strategy Officer
University of Oklahoma
Karyl Frohrip
Dean of Curriculum & Assessment
Student Success - Academic Affairs
College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University
Thriving Ecosystems Panel
Monique Frost
Emcee
Consultant
The Career Leadership Collective
Neil Baumgartner
Associate Vice President for Student Success & Advising
Oakland University
Shayna Smith
Director, Regional Career Services & Work Based Learning
Miami University Regionals
Laura Hartpence
Director, Career Center
Carleton College
Michael Shehane
Director of Career Development, Career Center
Texas A&M
Fireside Chat
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Megan Zwart
Provost and Vice President
Saint Mary's College
Megan is Provost and Vice President at Saint Mary's College, where she is also a Professor of Philosophy. She is the founder and director of The Dialogue Project at Saint Mary's, which facilitates dialogue across difference, and previously served as Chair of the Philosophy Department.
Breakout Sessions
The Real MVPs of Career Readiness: Experiential Education, Intercultural Fluency, and Global Learning
Maryville University
Dr. Brian Gant
Associate Dean of External Partnerships/Associate Professor of Cybersecurity
Dr. Antoinette Boyd
Assistant Professor of Business
Integrating Career Into Curriculum at Oakland University
Oakland University
Wayne Thibodeau
Senior Director, Career and Life Design Center
Neil Baumgartner
Associate Vice President, Student Success and Advising
Career-Connected Spartan Meets the Workforce Board: Co-Designing and Co-Teaching Curriculum for Every Student
Michigan State University
Maya Craft
Director, College of Social Science Career Development Office
Tekea Norwood
Chief Operating Officer and Equal Opportunity Officer, Capital Area Michigan Works!
Ahleah Miles
Assistant Professor, School of Human Resources and Labor Relations
Amy Hertel
Senior Advisor to the Provost for Strategic Initiatives
Every Student, Every Stage: Scaling Career Education Through a Shared Career Learning Framework
Emory University
Micah Tucker
Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
Piloting Microinternships in the Curriculum: Lessons from a Senior Inquiry Course
Augustana College
Laura Kestner-Ricketts
Executive Director, Career & Professional Development
Start Small, Build Momentum: Early Steps Toward a University-Wide Career Ecosystem
Creighton University
Jeremy Fisher
Senior Director
Seth Kleinwort
Assistant Director of Operations and Outcomes
Career Ecosystem Building is Quiet
University of Virginia
Julia Lapan
Executive Director of Career Design & Discovery
Curriculum to Career at Fresno State:
Building the Plane as We are Flying It
Fresno State
Betsy Hays
Public Relations and Advertising Professor, Department of Media, Communications
& Journalism
Enterprise Mobility Faculty Director of Career Readiness
Mary Willis
Executive Director, Career Development Center
Unlocking Career Everywhere:
Empowering Partners, Expanding Impact
Virginia Tech
Suzanne Shelburne
Associate Director, Career and Professional Development
Heidi Gilbert
Career Education Specialist
Infusing Career Readiness into the Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts through CHSSA Connect model
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Chris Lewandowski
Director, Career Center
Paul A. Townend
Associate Dean for Student Success and Policy
Scaling Career Learning Through Student Employment: From Reflection to Action
University of Connecticut
Eran Peterson
Associate Director, Student Engagement
Connecting Purpose and Pathways: Scaling Career Development Through Curriculum and Collaboration
Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles
Leezel Ramos
Executive Director, Career and Professional Development
Creating the Conditions for Career Readiness: Building a Coordinated University-Wide Career Ecosystem
University of Connecticut
Nancy Bilmes
Senior Director, Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills
Amelinda Rossitto
Director, Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills
It Takes a College: Building a Culture of Career Exploration and Engagement in the Liberal Arts & Sciences
University of Michigan
Amber Strickland
Managing Director of the Opportunity Hub, Career Exploration and Engagement
Cynthia Snodgrass
Director of Coaching & Outreach
Luciana Nemtanu
Director of Student Experience
Tyler Wang
Director of Alum Engagement
Bringing Saint Mary's Curriculum-to-Career Brand Promise to Life
Saint Mary's College
Megan Piersma
Dean of Career Integration
Dr. Karen Chambers, Ph.D.
Dean of Student Academic Services
REGISTRATION
Campus-Wide Virtual Conference Registration
*Only campus-wide members of the Career Leadership Collective can purchase at the Member Price.
* Bring anyone from your campus with a single registration!
* Full Conference + access to all recordings
Campus-wide Plus Member Rate $1350
Campus-wide Member Rate $1450
Non-Member Rate $1650
Pricing Overview
Note: There is no individual registration ticket, just campus-wide tickets. A campus only has to buy one ticket at its membership level,
and that single ticket provides access to unlimited attendees from your campus.