Meet Our Staff

Barnett Family Dean of Career and Professional Development

• Elrod Commons 320
• Email: msteele@wlu.edu
• Phone: 540-458-8302

Advising Focus Areas: First-Year Advising; Engineering and Life Sciences; Geoscience, Environment and Sustainability

Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development, Pre-Health Professions

• Elrod Commons 306
• Email: bcarr@wlu.edu
• Phone: 540-458-4151

Advising Focus Area: Pre-Health Professions

Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development, Business Advising and Recruitment

• Elrod Commons 305
• Email: wgoode@wlu.edu
• Phone: 540-458-8024

Advising Accounting; Entrepreneurship and Business; Finance; Real Estate; Tech and Data Analytics

Senior Associate Director of Career and Professional Development, Pre-law and Engagement Initiatives Lead

• Elrod Commons 304
• Email: olanl@wlu.edu
• Phone: 540-458-8591

Advising Focus Areas: Arts and Entertainment; Education; Government and Politics; International and Diverse Students and Alumni; Law; Non-Profit and Public Interest; Public and Mental Health

Associate Director of Career and Professional Development and Career Fellows Program Manager

• Elrod Commons 314
• Email: bpeccie@wlu.edu
• Phone: 540-458-8597

Advising Focus Areas: Advertising, Marketing, Communications and PR; Consulting; Human Resources and Recruiting; Journalism and Publishing; Summer Camps and Outdoor Experiences

Director of Business Advising and Recruitment

• Elrod Commons 313
• Email: lvance@wlu.edu
• Phone: 540-458-8372

Advising Focus Areas: Accounting; Entrepreneurship and Business; Consulting; Finance; Real Estate

Career and Professional Development Operations Coordinator

• Elrod Commons 312
• Email: ssteck@wlu.edu
• Phone: 540-458-8594

Allegra joined the Career and Professional Development team in May of 2022 and is responsible for the CPD office’s operations and recruiting logistics.