Career Services

Phil manages all operations of the career services office and is responsible for helping to train students and alumni in all aspects of conducting a professional and effective job search. One of the most important roles Phil plays is to meet one-on-one with students and alumni to address their individual career plans and needs. Phil and his staff assist students and alumni in identifying career opportunities and helping candidates pursue them. The career services office also works to increase the number of companies that offer internships as well as full- and part-time employment opportunities for Vaughn students and alumni. His career counseling has helped many students obtain jobs after graduation.

Maria recently joined Vaughn College as the director of career services. Prior to coming to Vaughn, she worked for five years in academic advising, employer relations, internship programs, career services and international accreditation at a renowned university in Bogotá, Colombia. Maria is native from Colombia and earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Universidad Santo Tomas. She received a Master of Business Administration degree in international business from Montclair State University. Maria manages the operations for all career services programs and events and regulates all employment-related functions for the department. She coordinates employer relations processes and directs procedures for job placement outcomes. Maria is responsible for guiding students and alumni on career decisions and preparing them for achieving their career goals and on connecting them with employers. Maria is also a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers’s Hispanic Serving Institutions Affinity Group Online Resources Sub Committee and the Metropolitan NY College Career Planning Officers Association’s Employer Relations Committee.

Sandra serves as Vaughn College’s internship and career adviser, providing holistic guidance and support to students throughout their career development endeavors. She is committed to promoting social mobility and equipping students with the competencies required to ascend the social and financial strata of modern society. As a certified MBTI® Global Step I™ and Step II™ and Strong Interest Inventory™ practitioner, she works with students to identify personality type preferences, provide individual feedback, foster the development of interpersonal, collaboration, leadership, communication, and other core skills, and match students' interests with potential educational, career, and leisure activities. Sandra oversees and instructs the career development course, and currently serves on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Sandra holds a master’s degree in higher education administration from Stony Brook University, a master’s degree in communication from the University at Albany, and a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from SUNY Oneonta.