Graduate Career Services

Staff

Associate Director MBA/MS Career Services
Graduate Career Services

Position Type Staff
Location Gerri C. LeBow Hall 459
Phone 215.895.0998
Email kad444@drexel.edu
Linkedin Profile Career Development Expert | Program Manager | Former Recruiter |

Kelly is an energetic, strategic, and focused career coach with a fierce desire to impact her students’ professional development and to assist them in obtaining meaningful career opportunities.

Kelly joined Drexel LeBow in 2018 and currently serves as Host of “Career Conversations with Kelly,” a career and professional development podcast produced by Drexel LeBow. The podcast is available on Apple/iTunes, Spotify, and Google Play.

Kelly began her career with Deloitte in corporate taxation before transitioning into finance and accounting recruitment roles in both the Philadelphia and New York City marketplaces. She is able to provide her students with real-world knowledge and she understands what qualities and skills employers are seeking.

Kelly holds a BS degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from Widener University and an MA degree in Counseling for Higher Education from the University of Delaware.

Specialties include: career and professional development, public speaking, professional story telling and personal branding, program management, corporate outreach and employer relations, recruitment, salary negotiation, and resume and cover letter best practices.

Strengths Finder: Communication │ Woo │ Maximizer │ Harmony │ Positivity

Ashley Forsythe

Associate Director Graduate Career Services
Graduate Career Services

Position Type Staff
Location Gerri C. LeBow Hall 462
Email AAF47@drexel.edu
Linkedin Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-forsythe-ph-d-a061a644/

Stephanie Johnson

Director, MBA/MS Career Services
Graduate Career Services

Position Type Staff
Location Gerri C. LeBow Hall 456
Phone 215.571.3593
Email stj36@drexel.edu

Stephanie joined Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business in 2009 and is currently Director of Graduate Career Services. She is passionate about helping MBA/MS students and alumni achieve their career goals. Prior to Drexel, Stephanie had over 20 years of experience in the corporate sector including senior level roles in international banking and consulting, executive recruiting and real estate. She earned an M.B.A. in international business at the George Washington University and a B.A. from Dickinson College.

Hilary Slater

Assistant Director of Career Services
Graduate Career Services

Position Type Staff
Location Gerri C. LeBow Hall 459
Email hmd44@drexel.edu

Hilary is the Assistant Director of Graduate Career Services at the LeBow College of Business. Her career in higher education started at Drexel in the Steinbright Career Development Center in 2016, where she joined as a co-op advisor working with the LeBow undergraduate student population. Hilary left the University in 2019 to become Assistant Director of Neumann University’s Career and Personal Development office where she had the opportunity to assist in the implementation of a structured internship program and student engagement software. In fall 2021, she transitioned back to Drexel now working with the graduate population specializing in part time and online MBA students. Hilary has experience aiding undergraduate, graduate, and alumni in their career journey through individualized counseling, programming, and employer outreach.

Hilary holds a BA in Psychology (2014) and MS in Higher Education Counseling and Student Affairs (2016) from West Chester University in West Chester, PA.

Steven Szmutko

Employer Relations Manager
Graduate Career Services

Position Type Staff
Location Gerri C. LeBow Hall 460
Phone 215.895.0985
Email sks45@drexel.edu

Steve serves Employer Relations Manager in the Office of Graduate Career Services at Drexel University in the LeBow College of Business where he works with employers to connect them to Graduate Students for full-time and internship opportunities, and also provide a connection to other areas of LeBow. He also develops events and programming to provide networking opportunities, skills development, and other services. Steve advises students as they discern their career paths and potential opportunities.

He joined Drexel University in 2006 following 25 years with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority in 2005 after 25 years of commercial lending, and economic and community development. He was responsible for project development, underwriting, and portfolio management at the Authority with experience in the funding and administration of not-for-profit, educational and religious organizations as well as large-scale corporate projects and emerging technology companies.

He is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University (BA, Economics, 1976) and Rider University (MBA, 1983). Steve is President and Board Member/Trustee of the Ewing Public Education Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, which provides grants to teachers in the Ewing NJ Public School District for innovative projects and programs in all academic disciplines, and scholarships to graduating seniors, who excel in areas of academics, community service and leadership.

An ordained Permanent Deacon in the Catholic Church, he is active in liturgical, counseling and adult education ministries. Steve has had extensive experience in stewardship, finance and development activities for the Catholic Diocese of Trenton and his church, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, West Trenton.

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