GCC Executive Committee

The Graduate Career Consortium (GCC) is an international organization comprised of higher education professionals leading career and professional development for graduate students and postdocs since 1987. In 2023-2024, the Executive Committee adopted these Community Standards and Expectations for its functioning.

GCC Executive Committee, August 2025 - July 2026

President

Jovana Milosavljevic Ardeljan, PhD (she/her/hers)
Director for Career, Professional, and Community Development
Graduate School, University of New Hampshire

Past President

Lauren Easterling, PhD (she/her/hers)
Assistant Provost for Graduate & Postdoctoral Development
Boston University Office of the Provost, Graduate Affairs

Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences & Education,
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

President-Elect

Rebekah (Beka) Layton, PhD, CMC, PCC (she/her/hers)
Associate Chair of Education and Training;
Teaching Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology Department;
Faculty Advisor for Career Development, UNC SOM Biomedical Science Training and Research Office,
School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Adjunct Associate Professor,
School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Communications Officer

Lindsey Cauthen, PhD (she/her/hers)
Principal, Career Services, Career Development Center, Office of Education Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine

Diversity & Member Engagement Officer

Evan J. Walsh, M.A (he/him)
Career Advisor, Harvard Medical School

Professional Development Officer

Katie Homar, PhD (she/her/hers)
Assistant Director, Office of Academic Career Development, Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

Secretary

Bryan J. McGrath, M.Ed (he/him/his)
Assistant Director for Employer Engagement, Harvard Medical School

Treasurer

Ruth Schemmer, PhD
Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Success, The University of Texas at Dallas

Former GCC Presidents

Past-President (2022-2025)

Rob Pearson (he/him/his)
Director of Graduate Career Development and Postdoctoral Affairs
Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, Southern Methodist University

Past-President (2021-2024)

Derek Attig (they/them/theirs)
Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Past-President (2019-2022)

Briana (Bri) Konnick, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Director of Career Development, The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

Past President (2018-2021)

Natalie Lundsteen
Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Past President (2017-2020)

Mike Matrone
Associate Director, Office of Career and Professional Development, University of California San Francisco

Past-President (2015-2018)

Amy Pszczolkowski
Assistant Dean for Professional Development, Princeton University

Past-President (2016-17)

Alexis Thompson
Assistant Dean, Graduate Student Development and Postdoctoral Affairs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Past President (2015-16)

Christine Kelly
Director of Career Development, Claremont Graduate University

Past President (2013-14)

Victoria Blodgett
Assistant Dean, Postdoctoral Affairs,Dartmouth College

GCC Executive Committee Statements

6/04/2020: Graduate Career Consortium Condemns Racial Violence, Commits to Change
7/28/2020: Graduate Career Consortium Condemns Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Policies
3/23/2021: Graduate Career Consortium Condemns Recent Anti-Asian Violence
6/18/2021: Graduate Career Consortium - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Items

4/14/2023: Graduate Career Consortium Responds to NIH Request for Information