Make an Appointment and Meet the Staff
Find the career consultant for your major and get to know our team. If you don't see a time online that works for your schedule, please email [email protected] or call 612-624-2710. Appointments have to be scheduled at least 1 day in advance.
Meet the Staff
Cade Madson (he/him), Career Consultant Intern
Cade serves all degree-seeking students in CCAPS, CDes, and CFANS. Cade is available for resume and cover letter reviews as well as practice interviewing.
If Cade isn't available soon enough, please email [email protected] or call 612-624-2710 to schedule with the next available career consultant.
Elizabeth (Liz) Hruska (she/her), Associate Director for Student Career Development
Serves the following degree-seeking CCAPS students
- Undergrads in Construction Management, Health and Wellbeing Sciences, Healthcare Management, Information Technology Infrastructure, Inter-College Program, Manufacturing Operations Management, Multidisciplinary Studies, and Undeclared
- All grad students in CCAPS
If Liz isn't available soon enough, please email [email protected] or call 612-624-2710 to schedule with the next available career consultant.
Brian Green (he/him), Senior Career Consultant
Serves the following CDes students
- Undergrads and grad students in Apparel Design, Architecture, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Product Design, Retail and Consumer Studies, User Experience Design, and Undeclared
Make an AppointmentBrian's bio
If Brian isn't available soon enough, please email [email protected] or call 612-624-2710 to schedule with the next available career consultant.
Paul Zheng (he/him), Career Consultant
Serves the following CFANS students
- Undergrads in Agricultural and Food Business Management, Agricultural Communication and Marketing, Agricultural Education, and Applied Economics
- Grad students in Agricultural Education and Applied Economics
If Paul isn't available soon enough, please email [email protected] or call 612-624-2710 to schedule with the next available career consultant.
Maddie Portnoy (she/her), Career Consultant
Serves the following CFANS students
- Undergrads in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Food Science, Forest and Natural Resource Management, Nutrition, Plant Science, Pre-Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, Sustainable Systems Management, and Undeclared
- Grad students in Applied Plant Sciences, Bioproducts and Biosystems Science, Engineering and Management, Conservation Sciences, Entomology, Food Science, Land and Atmospheric Science, Natural Resources Science and Management, Nutrition, Plant Pathology, Water Resources Science
Make an Appointment Maddie's bio
If Maddie isn't available soon enough, please email [email protected] or call 612-624-2710 to schedule with the next available career consultant.
Heather Nagle (she/her), Director
Serves the following CFANS students
- Undergrads and grad students in Animal Science
Make an AppointmentHeather's bio
If Heather isn't available soon enough, please email [email protected] or call 612-624-2710 to schedule with the next available career consultant.
Ben Hansen (he/him), Associate Director for Employer Relations
Manages career fairs and events for CFANS audience along with relationships with employer partners
Ariana Zarling (she/her), Senior Employer Relations Coordinator
Manages career fairs and events for CCAPS and CDes audience along with relationships with employer partners
Mari Ruddy (she/her), Internship Coordinator
Teaches and coordinates sections of CFAN 3096 and CFAN 4096 and manages the CFANS Unpaid Internship Grant
Meet the Peer Advisor Staff
- Schedule a 15-minute resume or cover letter review with a peer advisor (for CCAPS, CDes, and CFANS undergrads)
- Learn about all our resume and cover letter review support options
