Office of Career Development Staff

Albion College's Office of Career Development provides comprehensive services designed to assist students and alumni in the career exploration and decision-making process. We strive to teach students the skills necessary to be successful with their career pursuits. Get to know us!

Troy Kase

Director
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Troy joined Albion College as Director of Career Development in February 2013. He comes to Albion from Idaho after working at the Career Center at Idaho State University for fourteen years. Troy received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance and Master of Counseling degree from Idaho State University, and continues to complete coursework toward a doctorate in higher education.

Dawn Hernandez

Assistant Director
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Dawn is an Albion College alumna and Albion community resident. After graduation, Dawn pursued a career in social work in the Ann Arbor area. Several years later, she returned to the Albion area and began working at the Albion District Library. Upon completing her master’s degree in Library and Information Science at Wayne State University, Dawn worked in public libraries for over a decade.  Dawn brings her skills as a social worker and librarian to the Office of Career Development to help benefit the students at Albion College.

Mitchell Jeffery

Peer Career Advisor
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Mitchell is a senior in Communication Studies and has been with Career Development for over a year now.  He is a member of the Gerstacker Institute and has completed three internships.  He also participated in the Student Venture Program where he marketed items for Albion fraternities and sorrorities.  His most recent internship was at Janesville Acoustics where he assisted in the hiring of production associates and team leaders and helped to develop and implement several events including a job fair and a grand opening.

Katie D'Arcy

Peer Career Advisor
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Katie is a junior pursuing a major in Psychology and a minor in Communication Studies with a concentration in Human Services. Katie is very involved on campus as a member of various campus organizations. Along with working in Career Development, Katie is also on the tour guide management team and is an intramural sport supervisor. Katie has had a variety of internships in children-psychology positions. Her most recent one was working at a children's camp in Northport, Mich., where she was trained by a psychologist to become high ropes course certified.

Ashley Tomasi

Peer Career Advisor
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Ashley is a senior pursuing a major in Communication Studies and a minor in Biology. Along with working in Career Development, Ashley is also a tour guide on campus and is an involved member of many campus organizations.  Ashley has had a variety of internships in public health-related positions. Her most recent one was working at the Marquette County Health Department in Marquette, Mich., where she worked on developing a community health assessment plan.