Who's My Counselor?  

Diana Seder 
Director
Oversees all Career Services programs and events
dseder@cmc.edu

Diana has been in higher education since 1988 when she became the Associate Director of the MBA program at the Claremont Graduate University after having graduated from that program in 1987.    Her career development experience began in 1991 as the Acting Director of Career Services at the Claremont Graduate University, where she counseled students from all graduate majors but focused particularly on MBA students.  She came to CMC in 1997 and held (sequentially) both the Associate Director of Recruiting and Associate Director of Internships positions as long-term, temporary assignments before moving to CMC Admissions for 8 years.  Diana rejoined CMC Career Services in August of 2008 as the Acting Director and became Director in early 2009.

Michelle Chamberlain
Director of Employer Relations, The Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
Oversees individual career and employer outreach plans
mchamberlain@cmc.edu

Michelle Chamberlain is the Director of Employer Relations.  In this capacity, Michelle primarily works with the undergraduate Robert Day Scholars and the Master’s Program in Finance students from The Robert Day School of Economics and Finance to craft individual career and employer outreach plans, provide industry specific resume and cover letter assistance, and conduct extensive interview preparation.  Additionally, Michelle plans networking events and other activities designed to connect students and prospective employers.  Previously, Michelle was an attorney with O’Melveny & Myers LLP, specializing in Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions.

Young Kwak
Associate Director
Oversees recruitment, employer relations, and pre-law advising
ykwak@cmc.edu Born in Seoul, Korea, Young immigrated to the U.S. in 1983 and lived in New York City for 3 years.  After a brief stint in Delaware, she moved to California and has been here since 1987.  As an undergrad, she double majored in Psychology and Criminology at UC Irvine and received her M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from Harvard Graduate School of Education.  Before joining CMC in 2004, she worked at UC Irvine's MBA Career Center as Internship Coordinator and at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as Residence Hall Director.  Young lives in Corona with her family.

Jason Jeffrey
Assistant Director
Oversees CMC sponsored internships
jjeffrey@cmc.edu

A native of Claremont, Jason began his career in higher education shortly after earning his B.A. from UCLA. After working at UC Berkeley for several years, he returned to Southern California and began temping at CMC while he pursued his passion for playing music. Two years, ten assignments and several tours later, Jason became the Assistant Director for Student Affairs at CMC's Dean of Students Office, a position he held for almost five years. "I'm excited to be back at CMC," Jason wrote of his position with Career Services, "and look forward to helping student s obtain meaningful summer internships."

Charlene Kile
Recruiting Coordinator
Handles on-campus recruiting logistics and budgetary matters
ckile@cmc.edu

 Charlene was born in Pomona and has always been a resident of the Inland Empire.  She attended Pitzer College and Chaffey College.  She began working in Career Services at Claremont Graduate University in 1981 and came to CMC in 1999.  She enjoys working with the employers as well as the students and loves the campus environment.  She has two grown sons, a daughter-in-law and three beautiful grandchildren.

Sandra Aguirre
Office Coordinator
Manages the office and supervises interns
saguirre@cmc.edu

 Sandra is a Southern Californian and has an extensive work experience in corporate America.  In 1998 she decided to transition from the recruiting team at Accenture to the career services team at CMC in order to achieve life balance with her young family.  She takes great pride in helping students prepare for life after CMC and shares her business knowledge with them.