MLT's Career Prep Coaches are full-time staff members with career coaching expertise and industry experience. Coaches provide Fellows with one-on-one coaching and guidance throughout the Career Prep program. Coaches start by guiding each student through a thorough self-assessment, which helps students target relevant industries and jobs. They create a comprehensive and unique action plan for each student based on a gap analysis between the student's profile and the requirements of their target industries. The coach is responsible for driving student progress through the program and ensuring that each Fellow is an exceptional candidate for fast-track, entry-level opportunities.
COACHING MODEL
MLT's coaching model and curriculum has been developed in partnership with our corporate partners over the last 5 years. Whereas undergraduate career counselors have a 400:1 ratio, our coaches only have a 45:1 ratio, meaning that Fellows receive individualized attention.
COACHING TEAM
Erika D. Lewis
Career Prep Coach
Education: A Bachelor’s degree in marketing from Hampton University, an MBA with a concentration in marketing and management from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
Experience: Erika is a Certified Professional Career Coach and marketing professional with over 15 years of marketing, communications, training and project management experience. Her career has afforded her the opportunity to work in a variety corporate, non-profit and religious organizations including, Eli Lily & Company, JP Morgan Chase (formerly Chase Manhattan Bank), Chick-fil-A, Inc., the NAACP and Lee Hecht Harrison Inc. As a Professional Career Coach, Erika has successfully coached entry level, mid-career, professional and executive level clients through the career transition process. Currently, Erika serves as the Youth Minister at her church.
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Angie Temming
Career Prep Coach
Education: A liberal arts degree from Miami University and an MA in Higher Education from New York University.
Experience: Angie joined MLT as a Career Prep Coach in 2004 with experience in investor relations and career services at NYU and St. John’s University. In addition to advising and producing professional development programs for MBAs, Angie developed and taught a career management course at St. John’s. With over 10 years of coaching experience, Angie is also a professional resume consultant and fitness instructor.
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Lakshmi Ramanathan
Career Prep Coach
Education: A Master's in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
Experience: Lakshmi has extensive experience in financial services in India, selling both fund-based and fee-based products. Her last assignment was in the Corporate Finance Group at Bank of America. After completing her second master’s degree, she made a career switch and has been working as a career counselor for the past 10 years. Before coming to MLT in summer 2007, she worked for 7+ years at INROADS, where her responsibilities included both student advising and coaching, and corporate relationship management.
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Valerie Griffin
Career Prep Coach
Education: An accounting degree from Roosevelt University and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
Experience:Valerie joined MLT in 2006, prior to which she worked in financial services in sales, new business development and as a client manager. At GE, she marketed finance capabilities and priced, structured and negotiated terms and conditions. In Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs, she sold equity, fixed income and special investments products to investment managers, insurance companies, nonprofit institutions and individuals. Valerie also obtained Series 3, 7 and 63 securities licenses. As a financial analyst at CBS News, she managed the operating budget for foreign-service news bureaus. She has completed a formal bank credit-training program and worked in public accounting as an auditor.
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Bridget R. McCurtis
Career Prep Coach
Education: A Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Marquette University, a Master's degree in Student Personnel Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University, and is completing a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Experience: Bridget has had a diverse career in education and most recently served as Vice President and Chief Program Officer for the Jackie Robinson Foundation, a national scholarship organization prior to joining MLT in the fall of 2008. She spent a significant portion of her career at INROADS, an international career development organization and has worked in the Undergraduate Admissions Office at New York University and the Graduate Admissions Office at Teachers College, Columbia University. Bridget was also an Educational Specialist for the Children's Aid Society.
Carlos Castro