Jim Dusserre
Director
Education
Executive MBA, Business Management | 2011; Chapman University
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies | 1999; California State University, Fullerton
Career Specialist to the following majors
Business & Government
Dr. Luke Gorham
Senior Associate Director, Career Integration & Strategy
Education
Ed.D. in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis | 2022; University of Missouri
Master of Arts in Educational Administration | 2010; University of Missouri–Kansas City
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Management and Marketing | 2006; Missouri Western State University
Associate in Applied Science/Management Emphasis | 2002; The Metropolitan Community Colleges (Kansas City)
Career Specialist to the following majors
STEM, Health, GIS, and Environmental Science/Studies
Maria Williams
Assistant Director, Employer & Alumni Connections
Education
M.A. in Education: Higher Education emphasis | 2018; University of Redlands
B.A. in Psychology; Minor in HR Management | 2015; California State University, San Bernardino
Career Specialist to the following majors
Humanities, Psychology, and Education
De’Janay Mathews
Assistant Director, Internship Programs
Education
M.A. in Education: Higher Education, Student Affairs emphasis | 2024; University of Redlands
B.A. in Media and Cultural Studies (Communications) | 2020; University of California, Riverside
Career Specialist to the following majors
Arts, Communication, and Religious & Cultural/Gender Studies
Our Mission
To create a university culture that inspires career mindfulness and opportunity from the day of admission to the day of retirement.
Our Vision
Create a thriving career ecosystem on campus.
Our Values
Growth | We are regularly working toward increasing our reach to ensure all students and alumni have access to reliable career and professional development resources.
Quality |We aim to ensure that our exceptional quality in services and content increase in tandem with our growth.
Collaboration | Relationships are at the center of success and we regularly strive to partner with other driven faculty, staff, students, and employers.
Equity | All persons, regardless of their identity and background, should have equitable access to all of our services and should see themselves within our partners.
Empathy | Without a deep, unrelenting search to understand the experiences of the people we serve, we will never achieve our purpose.
Our Priorities
Offer quality service and delivery of career education to all students.
Enable the Redlands community to tell our story regarding the value of careers.
Embed professional development into the University of Redlands institution.
Increase opportunities for students to connect with alumni and employers.
