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.
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
GCC Executive Committee, August 2021 - July 2022
Annie Maxfield, M.S. (she/her/hers), Director, Graduate Career & Professional Development
University of Texas at Austin
Briana (Bri) Konnick, Ph.D. (she/her/hers), Director of Career Development
The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Derek Attig, Ph.D. (they/them/theirs), Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Eric Vaughn, M.Ed. (he/him/his), Director of Career Services
University of Rochester, School of Medicine & Dentistry
Pallavi Eswara, M.S. (she/her/hers), Director of Postdoctoral Affairs, Boston University
Chris Smith, Ph.D. (he/him/his), Postdoctoral Affairs Program Administrator
Virginia Tech
Conference Co-Chairs
Bill Lindstaedt, M.S. (he/him/his), Assistant Vice Chancellor Career, Advancement, International and Postdoctoral Services, University of California San Francisco
Mike Matrone, Ph.D. (he/him/his), Program Director, Ph.D. Career and Professional Development, University of California San Francisco
Past Presidents
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