Hector Aguilar Jr
Assistant Director, Career Development and Coaching, Business
Meet our Coaches
Coaching Specialty Areas
Students: please select the appropriate coach when you request an appointment through Handshake.
First Meeting with the Piper Center (First Years and Sophomores): Hector Aguilar, Paul Edwards, Kristi Kehrwald Adair, Nate Jacobi
Undecided/Exploring: Kristi Kehrwald Adair or Paul Edwards
Business: Bryan Shealer, Hector Aguilar or Kirsten Cahoon
Education: Kaia Preus
Environment and Sustainability: Nate Jacobi
Fine Arts: Bryan Shealer
Graduate School: Kaia Preus (personal statements), Paul Edwards (STEM), Dana Rechtzigel (health professions, law), Bryan Shealer (business)
Media/Communications: Kirsten Cahoon
Ministry and Religion: Kristi Kehrwald Adair
Nonprofits & Social Impact: Kristi Kehrwald Adair
Gap Year/Service Programs: Kristi Kehrwald Adair
Government: Bryan Shealer
Pre-Health: Dana Rechtzigel
Pre-Law: Dana Rechtzigel
Science, Research, Data Science, and Technology: Paul Edwards (primary) or Nate Jacobi (secondary)
Alumni Career Coaching: Jenele Grassle
Academic Internship Registration Process: see here
Academic Internship Questions: Email Marietta Ruppe and Nate Jacobi
Kirsten Cahoon (she, her, hers)
Director of Piper Center
Tomson Hall 270N
P507-786-3843
Office Hours: Schedule via Handshake Handshake Appointments
View Profile →Paul Edwards (he, him, his)
Associate Director of Career Development and Coaching, STEM
Kristine Estenson
Associate Director, Alumni Engagement
Jenele Grassle
Associate Director, Alumni Career Services
Nathan Jacobi (he, him, his)
Senior Associate Director, Career Development, Data and Operations
Kristi A Kehrwald Adair (she, her, hers)
Associate Director, Career Development and Coaching, Identity and Access
Anna Lohmann (she, her, hers / they, them, theirs)
Communications and Operations Coordinator
Office Hours: M-F 8am-3:30pm
Kaia S Preus (she, her, hers)
Graduate Professional School and Personal Statement Coach
Dana L Rechtzigel (she, her, hers)
Associate Director, Career Development and Coaching, Pre-Health and Pre-Law
Office Hours: Office Hours: M-F by appointment in Handshake; Drop-In Hours: Tuesdays & Fridays, 3-5pm
View Profile →Marietta M Ruppe (she, her, hers)
Recruiting, Internship and Budget Coordinator
Tomson Hall 270H
P507-786-3627
Office Hours: Monday - Wednesday 8 am - 4:30 pm in office Thursday 8 am - 4:30 pm WFH Friday 8 - 11 am in office
Bryan T Shealer (he, him, his)
Senior Associate Director, Employer and Alumni Relations
Tomson Hall 270B
P507-786-3049
Office Hours: Drop-In Hours: Monday, 3-5pm or by appointment in Handshake
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