Involvement Conference Speakers
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Juan Vazquez
Internship Manager, Career and Professional Development Institute
Juan Vazquez is the Internship Manager for the CPDI of CCNY. He has 15 years of experience in sectors of higher education, corporate, non-profit, post-secondary education, and vocational and educational training. Juan has assisted over thousands of clients with securing internship and employment opportunities and is extremely passionate about helping others reach their professional goals. A true CUNY product, Juan has obtained his Masters of Science in Education with a specialization in Counselor Education at Lehman College and a Baccalaureate of Arts in Sociology from our very own City College.
PrepTalk Title: Blueprints to Career Success: Increasing your Employability
Internship Manager, Career and Professional Development Institute
Juan Vazquez is the Internship Manager for the CPDI of CCNY. He has 15 years of experience in sectors of higher education, corporate, non-profit, post-secondary education, and vocational and educational training. Juan has assisted over thousands of clients with securing internship and employment opportunities and is extremely passionate about helping others reach their professional goals. A true CUNY product, Juan has obtained his Masters of Science in Education with a specialization in Counselor Education at Lehman College and a Baccalaureate of Arts in Sociology from our very own City College.
PrepTalk Title: Blueprints to Career Success: Increasing your Employability
Karen Langsam
Doctoral Lecturer, Applied Psychology
Karen Langsam is the co-developer of the CCNY Applied Psychology Track, teaching students to apply psychological principles and analytical skills to study and solve problems in large and small businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Karen is passionate about applying her own research focus, pertaining to motivational theory, decision-making, and personal growth, to the study of real-world business problems and consumer behavior in the industries of finance, publishing, tech, and hospitality. In addition to teaching courses on Consumer Psychology and Market Research, and overseeing the Market Research Consultancy on campus, she continues to consult as a User Experience Researcher, most recently with GrubHub and previously with Oxford University Press. Karen holds a doctorate in Social Psychology from Stony Brook University and has previously taught at Hunter College.
PrepTalk Title: Actualize Your Full Potential, One Subgoal at a Time
Doctoral Lecturer, Applied Psychology
Karen Langsam is the co-developer of the CCNY Applied Psychology Track, teaching students to apply psychological principles and analytical skills to study and solve problems in large and small businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Karen is passionate about applying her own research focus, pertaining to motivational theory, decision-making, and personal growth, to the study of real-world business problems and consumer behavior in the industries of finance, publishing, tech, and hospitality. In addition to teaching courses on Consumer Psychology and Market Research, and overseeing the Market Research Consultancy on campus, she continues to consult as a User Experience Researcher, most recently with GrubHub and previously with Oxford University Press. Karen holds a doctorate in Social Psychology from Stony Brook University and has previously taught at Hunter College.
PrepTalk Title: Actualize Your Full Potential, One Subgoal at a Time
Rodrigo Sanchez-Camus
Professor, Political Science
Rodrigo Sanchez-Camus is currently a Political Science Adjunct Professor at The City College of New York. Co-currently, he is a Supervising Attorney at the Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation. Prior to, he was a Staff Attorney at the Urban Justice Center. Rodrigo received his JD from Columbia Law School and his B.A. from City College.
PrepTalk Title: TBD
Professor, Political Science
Rodrigo Sanchez-Camus is currently a Political Science Adjunct Professor at The City College of New York. Co-currently, he is a Supervising Attorney at the Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation. Prior to, he was a Staff Attorney at the Urban Justice Center. Rodrigo received his JD from Columbia Law School and his B.A. from City College.
PrepTalk Title: TBD
Michael Busch
Associate Director, Office of Student Success
Michael Busch writes about and researches international relations, with a focus on the political economy of transnational illicit actors. He current serves as the Associate Director of the Office of Student Success at the Colin Powell School at City College of New York, where he also teaches Political Science and International Studies. Michael is also a Senior Editor at Warscapes magazine, Research Associate at the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies and formerly a Fellow at the Center for the Humanities.
PrepTalk Title: The Uniqueness of CCNY
Associate Director, Office of Student Success
Michael Busch writes about and researches international relations, with a focus on the political economy of transnational illicit actors. He current serves as the Associate Director of the Office of Student Success at the Colin Powell School at City College of New York, where he also teaches Political Science and International Studies. Michael is also a Senior Editor at Warscapes magazine, Research Associate at the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies and formerly a Fellow at the Center for the Humanities.
PrepTalk Title: The Uniqueness of CCNY