Staff

As the Director of the Career and Advising Center, Becky is striving to create a team focused on providing a holistic approach to the student experience. From first year students to alumni, the Career and Advising Center is ready to support these individuals and to create positive partnerships with our NDSU community and beyond.

Prior to joining the Career and Advising Center, Becky spent the last 15 years at NDSU in Residence Life, overseeing all live-in professional and student staff, the curriculum experience and crisis management. Prior to NDSU, Becky was a hall coordinator at the University of Northern Iowa. She earned a B.S. in Athletic Training from the University of North Dakota and a M.S. in College Student Personnel from Western Illinois University. Becky has been working with teams on developing curriculum since 2008 and continues to support groups today in this process including serving as faculty for the American College Personnel Association’s Institute on the Curricular Approach and the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I) STARS College. Becky currently serves on the NDSU President’s Council for Campus Well-Being Executive Team and has strong professional interests including student leadership, advising, well-being in student affairs and supervision and leadership models.

Becky and her husband Mickey live in the Fargo area with their two children and dog (Thunder). They enjoy traveling, relaxing at the lake and spending time with friends and family.

As the Assistant Director of Academic Advising within the Career and Advising Center, Andrea oversees the academic advising for undeclared students and advising for a few groups of first and second year students.

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Jerry South is the Assistant Director of Career Coaching. His mission is to help develop students into professional employees by engaging them from their first introduction to NDSU through graduation and beyond. Jerry oversees an extremely motivated and talented staff driven to help prepare every student for the evolution from a classroom to a ‘career everywhere’! He holds a Master of Science from DeVry University in Educational Technology, and a Bachelor of Arts from Chapman University, California in Social Science. Jerry recently moved to Fargo from the San Francisco Bay area where he served as Chief of Education & Training at Travis Air Force Base, CA. He retired from the Air Force in 2012 after 23 years of service. He has worked in educational roles for the past 14 years teaching military students and managing five college satellite campuses serving the educational needs of the military, their families, and retired veterans. Jerry and his wife Jennifer are trained financial coaches and enjoy teaching Financial Peace University classes through church and spending time with family.

As the Assistant Director of the Internship Program, Alli oversees all aspects of the Career and Advising Center’s Internship Program. In this role, Alli works collaboratively with key stakeholders, including staff, faculty, employers, and alumni to ensure high quality internship opportunities and experiences are available for all students. She also works to increase the prominence of all internships happening on-campus, in the region, and across the nation. Alli holds a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education from Concordia College in Moorhead and holds a master’s degree in Counseling and Student Affairs from MSUM. Prior to coming to NDSU, Alli was high school English teacher and also spent time in the Career Development Center at MSUM. In her spare time, you can find Alli on the golf course with her husband, Brock, or spending time with their rescue pup, Stella.

Brenda Vertin is the Business Coordinator at the NDSU Career Center. As a team member, she assists co-workers by coordinating finances, data, and backend operations for the office, allowing their focus to remain on students. Prior to working at the Career Center, she worked for the NDSU Extension Service for 12 years. Brenda holds a Bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and a Microsoft Office Specialist certification.

Brenda and her husband Chad live in the Fargo area with their 3 children. They enjoy traveling, visiting family and friends, and spending time at the lakes in the summer.

Jessie is the Senior Academic and Career Advisor and the BUS Program Coordinator in the Career and Advising Center. Jessie primarily advises undeclared students interested in either the health fields or business fields. She is passionate about helping students find ways to fit their interests, skills and values with majors and careers that excite them. She teaches UNIV 101, Major Exploration and Academic Planning as a way to help students explore majors.

Jessie also oversees the Bachelor of University Studies program where she works with students to help design an individualized degree program that best fits their interests and career goals. She teaches the UNIV 489 Capstone course required for this degree. Jessie enjoys building relationships with her students to help them succeed in their goals.

Jessie earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and French from Concordia College and her Master’s degree in Community Counseling from North Dakota State University. At home, Jessie enjoys spending time with her husband, son and daughter, being outside, reading, golfing and getting together with friends and family.

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Missy DeHaan is the academic advisor for first and second year Computer Science majors. She also works with students in the Pathway program. She has a passion for working with students, and helping them achieve academic success. Missy takes a holistic approach to advising students because a student’s personal life can directly impact their success as a student. She believes in being friendly and approachable to ensure a good connection can be made with students, staff, and faculty.

Missy earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and a bachelor’s degree in Special Education from Minnesota State University Moorhead, and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership at NDSU. She has held other various positions at NDSU since 2010, and continues to learn and grow as a professional every day. In her spare time, Missy enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, and dog (Daisy), going to the movies, traveling, and socializing with friends and family.

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As an Academic and Career Advisor, Josey works with undeclared students interested in Business Studies and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) exploratory areas.  Through a mix of Appreciative Advising and Motivational coaching, Josey celebrates the strengths of students and motivates them to utilize those strengths toward their academic success.  While working with undeclared students, Josey helps discover areas they are passionate about and supports students in understand career opportunities, while connecting them to resources on and off campus.

Josey holds a Masters degree in Counseling and Student Affairs with an emphasis in Student Affairs and a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education with Coaching and Leadership minors from Minnesota State University Moorhead. Previous to joining the advising team, Josey worked in Student Activities at Bemidji State University and TRIO Student Support Services at the UofM Morris. In his spare time, Josey coaches and plays rugby, DJs weddings, and volunteers with Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership program.

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As a Senior Career Coach, Olivia works diligently to provide guidance, tools, and resources to students, faculty, and staff in order to assist students and alumni in their career endeavors. Olivia has worked with the Career and Advising Center since the end of 2015 and has enjoyed every year she has spent serving the NDSU community. As part if her role, she oversees the Career Mentor Program within the center, where she is dedicated to training student mentors in assisting their peers on campus. The Career Mentors are an integral part in the CAC’s ability to serve as many students, and alumni as possible.

Olivia received her bachelor’s degree in Management Communication with a minor in Psychology from NDSU where she spent much of her time rooting on the Bison as a member of the Gold Star Marching Band. She continues to cheer on the Bison wherever she can, whether that be in a stadium, arena, classroom, concert hall, or on the third floor of Ceres Hall.  In her spare time you’ll find Olivia, experimenting in the kitchen, planning her next adventure abroad, supporting anything and everything local, or drinking coffee while catching up with friends.

As an Academic and Career Advisor, Cassie is thrilled to be helping students, alumni, and faculty at NDSU and is excited to be back among the Bison Herd. She believes that the “career-everywhere” model will help provide the best access to Career and Advising Center services and that we can best meet the needs of everyone by building relationships with those that we serve.

Cassie is currently working to achieve her doctoral degree in Education with a specialization in Institutional Effectiveness. She has a Master of Arts in History from Western Illinois University, a Bachelor’s of Science in History with minors in Anthropology and Sociology from NDSU, and an Associates of Science from Carl Sandburg College. In her previous work for non-profits, Cassie has worked to create, build, and promote partnerships within communities as the Director of a Main Street Iowa community program and as a Marketing Specialist for a behavioral health care center. Originally from Illinois, she enjoys hanging out with her husband and three dogs, Oreo, Napoleon, and Hamish, going to the movies, traveling, attending a variety of sporting events, golfing, and reading.

As the Events Manager, Libby plans and coordinates events for the Career and Advising Center including the annual career fairs, on-campus student engagement activities, and to help promote our resources to students and alumni.

Libby holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Global Studies from Concordia College in Moorhead. Prior to coming to NDSU, she worked as a Culture Champion for a BPO company, focusing on event planning and employee engagement. Originally from Montana, Libby enjoys hiking and camping with her fiancé, exploring new cities, and getting lost in a good book.

As the Events and Marketing Intern, Ashley assists the employer engagement team with the planning and execution of the various events put on by the NDSU career and advising center. She also coordinates with student organizations and helps promote the events through both on-line and off-line marketing campaigns. A big part of her role pertains to developing content for the different social media platforms in order to encourage involvement and better connect with current students and alumni. Ashley is a NDSU student, studying strategic communications as her major and entrepreneurship as her minor.  She loves meeting new people, broadening her connections, shopping, cooking, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. 

Rachana Wright is the graduate assistant for the internship program. As part of her role, she manages administrative duties, assists with internship specific projects and programs, and engages with students to provide coaching on career related topics. This is her first year working with the Career and Advising team.

Rachana received her Bachelor’s degree in psychology at NDSU. She is currently pursuing her Master’s in counselor education with a focus on clinical mental health. In her spare time, Rachana enjoys spending time with friends, trying new restaurants in town, and going to the movies.