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Jeanne Kraft, Assistant Dean for Career Services
Jeanne has responsibility
for all operations of the Career Services Office, including administrative
functions, student services, and marketing and employer outreach.
While Jeanne’s daily activities are predominately focused
on external outreach, she is also available to meet with students
and alumni. Jeanne has extensive experience in law career services
and recruitment, having previously served as Director of Career
Services both here at Chicago-Kent and at Northwestern University
Law, and as manager of attorney hiring for several Chicago area
law firms. She holds a Master's degree in Educational Psychology
& Counseling from the University of Wisconsin.
Michelle Mohr Vodenik, Director & Public Interest / Diversity Advisor
Michelle is the primary counselor regarding public sector careers, office liaison on diversity initiatives, and she also handles general career counseling duties. She oversees all public interest and diversity programming, resources and job fairs. Prior to earning her Juris Doctor degree at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Michelle served for five years with Amnesty International's Midwest Regional Office as both Acting Deputy Director and Membership Coordinator. In addition, she worked for a year and a half at the Ohio Coalition on Sexual Assault as an Americorp VISTA. While in law school, she worked in a variety of public interest legal settings including the Loyola University Childlaw Clinic, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and the Chicago immigration law firm of Davidson & Schiller where she worked primarily with clients seeking asylum. She is currently a member of the Associate Board for CARPLS Legal Aid and a pro bono attorney with the Legal Assistance Foundation and First Defense Legal Aid. She is also a member of the Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee; the National Association of Law Placement (NALP) Public Service, Diversity, and GLBT committees; and the American Bar Association Government and Public Sector Division. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at The Ohio State University and is a member of the Illinois Bar.
Jenny Tank, Director & Recruitment Manager
Jenny is responsible for coordinating the fall on-campus interview program, and she handles general career counseling duties. She also works with student organizations to organize career programming tailored to certain practice areas and student interests. After earning her Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University College of Law in 2002, Jenny practiced for three years as a trial attorney for a prominent
Chicago defense firm. While in law school, she clerked for a small plaintiff's
personal injury firm. Jenny enjoys traveling and has volunteered with Cross Cultural Solutions with which she spent time as a child care
worker and women's group leader in Rau Village, Tanzania, Africa and Guatemala City, Guatemala. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree at the University of Iowa and is a member of the Illinois Bar.
Barbara Clemmer, Administrative Assistant
Barbara orders all resources and handles
reciprocity requests from Chicago-Kent students who wish to use
the Career Services office of a law school in another part of
the country, as well as non-Chicago-Kent students who wish to
use our office. She also assists with day-to-day office operations
and coordinates student involvement in job fairs throughout the
year.
Celeste Addyman , Resource Specialist
Celeste joined
the Career Services Office in the summer of 2006 and serves as
the office's resource specialist, managing both the CSO resource
center as well as on-line resources available through the office's
web-pages. Celeste manages the Judicial Clerkship, Alumni Advisor,
and Chicago Area Law Firm databases; conducts office tours and
research sessions; answers student questions regarding career
resources; and schedules student appointments with CSO career
counselors. Celeste is enrolled as a JD student at Chicago-Kent and completed her undergraduate studies at DePaul University.
Prior experience includes working in the career services office at DePaul. Celeste will earn her law degree in May 2008.
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