Career Panel Guests

Remember, the Career Panel will be held from 6-8 PM on Tuesday January 29 in Phillips 367. Light refreshments will be provided. Bring a friend and any questions you have for our panelists!

Panelists include:

Carolyn Sexton, an outreach specialist with Health Check/NC Health Choice. Health Check/NC Health choice is an organization that works to provide children with health insurance, quality health care and prescription medications. More information at http://www.nchealthystart.org/outreach/index.html.

Nick Goettsch, a consultant with MAXIMUS. MAXIMUS is a firm that assists governments that want to manage programs better, secure additional federal funds, develop new policies, or procure new technologies. They offer services in Program Management and Operations, Consulting, and Systems. More information at http://www.maximus.com/corporate/pages/index.asp.

Tola Atewologun, a budget analyst with the Social Security Administration, an office of the federal government which manages the Social Security program. More information at http://www.ssa.gov/aboutus/.

Nathan West, a health policy researcher for RTI International. RTI is one of the world's leading research institutes and is located in Research Triangle Park. RTI offers innovative research and technical solutions to governments and businesses worldwide in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, democratic governance, economic and social development, energy, and the environment. More information at http://www.rti.org/index.cfm.

John Hardin, Ph.D. , Deputy Director and Chief Policy Analyst for the NC Board of Science and Technology. The Board advises and makes recommendations to the North Carolina Governor, General Assembly, Secretary of Commerce, and Economic Development Board on the role of science and technology in the economic growth and development of the state. Dr. Hardin’s duties include research, analysis, and review of substantive policy issues and proposals and making presentations and recommendations that directly affect NC policy. Dr. Hardin is a graduate of UNC’s MA and Ph.D. programs and has been appointed an Adjunct Assistant Professor position in the Department of Political Science. More information at http://www.ncscienceandtechnology.com/.

Leslie Scott, Director of the Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship, part of the NC Rural Economic Development Center. The Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship works to stimulate and support the development of micro, small and medium-size enterprises in NC through its Microenterprise Loan Program, Capital Access Program, and other initiatives. More information at www.ncruralcenter.org .