About Us
Student Staff
Career Resource Assistants (CRA'S) are students who work in Career Services and have been trained to assist students in the career development library. CRA's can assist students with library research, resume critiques or mock interviews. CRA's also assist the consultants and administrative staff on special projects. Student workers also keep things running smoothly in Career Services. They provide support in the clerical, technical or custodial functions within the department.
Tyson Carter, Career Resource Assistant
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- Major: Human Development and Family Studies, Adolescence
- First Job: Babysitter
- Hobbies: Spending time with friends and family, Shopping, Reading, Tap Dancing
- Favorite TV Show: OC reruns on SoapNet
- Favorite Music: John Mayer
- Favorite Movie: Serendipity
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Leslie Funk, Career Resource Assistant
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- Major: Communications
- First Job: Camp Counselor
- Hobbies: Art, Reading, Hanging out with Friends and Family, Movies, Listening to Music
- Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
- Favorite Music: Carbon Leaf
- Favorite Movie: Life Is Beautiful
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- Best Vacation Spot: Venice
- Email: Leslie.Funk@uconn.edu
- Favorite Website: http://www.facebook.com
- Favorite Book, Author or Genre: Aliya by Liel Leibovitz
- Tip for Students: Stay on top of your work, it will only cause bigger problems if you continuously put it off.
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Milind Kamdar, Career Resource Assistant
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- Major: Economics, Minor: Business
- First Job: Assistant Waiter at French Restaurant
- Hobbies: Golfing, Working out, Reading the New York Times
- Favorite TV Show: The Office, Seinfeld, Mad Money
- Favorite Music: Anything and everything
- Favorite Movie: Boiler Room or The Departed
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- Best Vacation Spot: Cape Cod
- Email: Milind.Kamdar@uconn.edu
- Favorite Website: http://www.google.com
- Favorite Book, Author or Genre: Freakonomics, Wisdom for a Young CEO, Count of Monte Cristo
- Tip for Students: Networking is the key to getting a job or a company that you really want to work for.
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Jeffrey Ott, Career Resource Assistant
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- Major: Biomedical Engineering
- First Job: Van Wilgen's Garden Center
- Hobbies: Singing and Sailing
- Favorite TV Show: N/A
- Favorite Music: Anything and Everything
- Favorite Movie: Anything that spurs my thinking
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- Best Vacation Spot: On a boat sailing across the ocean
- Email: Jeffrey.Ott@uconn.edu
- Favorite Website: http://www.cdnuconn.com/
- Favorite Book, Author or Genre: Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Tip for Students: Don't slip through the cracks! Be someone in your major, make a name for yourself, and make sure your professors know you
by name. This is a huge stepping stone towards success.
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Marissa Sackett, Career Resource Assistant
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- Major: Pathobiology and Veterinary Science
- First Job: Sales Associate at Weathervane
- Hobbies: Driving, Traveling, Laying at the beach or being around any body of water
- Favorite TV Show: N/A
- Favorite Music: 99.1 WPLR
- Favorite Movie: Scary ones
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- Best Vacation Spot: Oregon
- Email: Marissa.Sackett@uconn.edu
- Favorite Website: http://www.apple.com/trailers
- Favorite Book, Author or Genre: Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
- Tip for Students: Don't be afraid to be yourself and have confidence in everything you do. If you don't think you're awesome, then why should anyone else?
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Viviane Trinh, Career Resource Assistant
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- Major: Anthropology, Minor: Business
- First Job: Tutor
- Hobbies: Dancing, Shopping, Taking trips, Going to the beach, Trying new things
- Favorite TV Show: Gossip girl, The Hills, Beauty and the Geek
- Favorite Music: I basically love all types of music from country to classical to rap.
- Favorite Movie: A Walk to Remember, Patch Adams, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle
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- Best Vacation Spot: Paris, Venice and Prague, or any place on the beach
- Email: Viviane.Trinh@uconn.edu
- Favorite Website: My email homepage, Online stores or Facebook
- Favorite Book, Author or Genre: Anything by Nicholas Sparks or the Harry Potter Series
- Tip for Students: Make the best of your four years, and never give up!
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Alyssa Yacone, Career Resource Assistant
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- Major: English, Minor: Political Science
- First Job: Exclusive Linez - custom clothing and graphic design
- Hobbies: Art, Poetry, Shopping, Listening to music, Watching sports
- Favorite TV Show: The Wire
- Favorite Music: Hip Hop, R&B
- Favorite Movie: Goodfellas
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- Best Vacation Spot: Puerto Rico
- Email: Alyssa.Yacone@uconn.edu
- Favorite Website: http://www.burberry.com
- Favorite Book, Author or Genre: Toni Morrison
- Tip for Students: In Life, balance is necessary; learn how to budget your time.
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Amanda Ziebka, Career Resource Assistant
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- Major: History and Accounting
- First Job: Dunkin Donuts
- Hobbies: Reading, Hiking, Golf, Kayaking, Knitting, Random Day Trips
- Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
- Favorite Music: Matchbox 20
- Favorite Movie: Anything Classic
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- Best Vacation Spot: Myrtle Beach
- Email: Amanda.Ziebka@uconn.edu
- Favorite Website: http://www.yankees.com
- Favorite Book, Author or Genre: Historical Fiction
- Tip for Students: Take advantage of the all opportunities that UConn offers. Go to a lecture at the Dodd Center; go to a concert by a UConn
group. When are you ever going to have the chance to try so many new and varying things again?
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