Marc has been a volunteer career coach and mentor in the high tech industry over the past 10 years, while working for Salesforce in San Francisco. In addition to his experience coaching others, he can share what he has learned from his own experience doing many job searches, and interviewing on his own behalf. Over his 40 year career in Silicon Valley, he worked for large companies, including Salesforce, Juniper Networks, and IBM as well as 5 start-up companies. He has an MBA from Stanford University.

Email: marcsemail@gmail.com

Ellen has worked with undergraduate and graduate students since 2012 in a variety of mentorship roles. She has worked in legal at several major technology companies throughout the Bay Area and enjoys leveraging her experience in contract management for a global consulting firm to coach students on the job search process. Ellen received a B.A. in Music and Political Science from U.C. Berkeley and a J.D. from U.C. Hastings College of the Law.

Email: Ellen.tw.yu@gmail.com

Jennifer has in-depth experience working as a Technical/Corporate Recruiter for start-up to mid-sized tech companies in the Bay Area, including co-leading an internship program and working with MBA-level students. Jennifer's skill set includes: resume reviews, salary negotiations, business partnering with executives, internship tips, networking tools, corporate "behind the scenes" knowledge, and interviewing tips. She has worked in cloud communications, telecom, AI, education, aerospace & defense, insurance, cybersecurity, and marketing & advertising. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from San Jose State University.

Email: jloesch22@gmail.com

Geri has worked with graduate students since 2007 and has developed many leaders, managers, and individual contributors in the Bay Area across various industries. She has worked at start-ups at all stages, with 13 out of 17 of them being successful, and has worked in 6 public companies. She held roles in leadership and as a consultant and her background is in SaaS, eCommerce, CRM, marketing technology, cybersecurity, e.g., mobile and web, networking security, retail, finance/banking, autonomous vehicles, healthcare insurance, NVM/NVMe, storage, and education.

Email: gmarkey@gmail.com

Fred brings 30+ years of experience as a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, 10 years as a Career Coach, and 15 years of contract recruiting for various Silicon Valley companies to the table. His experience also includes working as a Human Resource Business Partner. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley.

Email: Fred.ccla@gmail.com

Sam has been a Career Coach and Mentor in the high tech industry for several years.  Sam started his coaching and mentoring many years ago while working at Hewlett Packard.  Subsequently, he worked at Agilent Technologies and Seagate Technology, and continued mentoring his colleagues in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, and many other corporate functions.  Sam holds a Master's degree in Accounting and Finance, and a "Information Governance Practitioner' certification.

Email: sampha7@gmail.com

Cheryl earned a Master of Education in Counseling and Development from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. She is certified in the Career Leader assessment, MBTI Step 1 and Step 11 and the Strong Interest Inventory. Cheryl offers in-person, one-on-one and virtual coaching appointments to MBA and MS graduate students utilizing targeted, realistic, and proven job search tools and techniques including the entire portfolio of career management strategies: career assessment/planning, job search techniques, resume preparation, networking and interviewing skills, and salary negotiation. Cheryl has extensive experience in coaching international students on mastering the U.S. job search model.

Email: ckthomas10@cs.com