Staff

Craig Benson

Craig Benson

Director

Phone: 573-882-9490

Email: BensonCA@missouri.edu

Ask me about:

  • Academic and campus collaborations
  • Career classes
  • Career data and assessment

Interests: Travel, Lego, basketball, Mizzou sports, photography, spreadsheets

Barbie Banks

Barbie Banks

Employer Relations Coordinator

Phone: 573-882-9370

Email: banksba@umsystem.edu

Ask Me About:

  • Recruiting Mizzou students
  • Building your recruiting brand on campus
  • Sharing your professional experience with Mizzou students

Interests: Musical theater, Ragtag Cinema and Columbia, MO politics

Carrie Collier

Carrie Collier

Senior Coordinator of Peer Career Advising and Career Counseling

201D Student Success Center

Phone: (573) 882-8574

Email: colliercm@missouri.edu

Ask Me About:

  • Drop-in and appointment services with Career Specialists
  • Career counseling
  • Faculty/Staff Career Champions (MU Career Development Network)

Interests: Teaching jazzercise, yoga, reading, traveling and eating at local restaurants

Chrissie Dickson

Chrissie Dickson

Jumpstart Senior Site Manager

Room 201G

Phone: 573-882-8942

Email: dicksoncn@missouri.edu

Ask me about:

  • How to participate in Jumpstart as a part-time job or for course credit
  • How to offer Jumpstart at your preschool or to your child
  • How to partner, promote or support Jumpstart

Interests: Enjoying nature/camping/boating, farm to table cooking/dining, live music

Justine Durham

Justine Durham

Arts & Science Career Coach

Phone: 573-882-5469

Email: durhamju@missouri.edu

Ask Me About:

  • A&S student full-time employment
  • What you can do with your A&S major
  • General career assistance

Interests: Binge-watching tv shows

Bethany James

Bethany James

Jumpstart Site Manager

201F Student Success Center

Phone: (573) 882-8942

Email: jamesbet@missouri.edu

Ask me about:

  • How to participate in Jumpstart as a part-time job or for course credit
  • How to offer Jumpstart at your preschool or to your child
  • How to partner, promote or support Jumpstart 

Interests: Spending time with family, walks in the park and crafts

Audra Jenkins

Audra Jenkins

Career Coach, Graduate Student Career Development

Phone: 573-884-1273

Email: jenkinsau@missouri.edu

Ask Me About:

  • Career exploration for graduate students
  •  Job searching and interview preparation
  •  Job document reviews

Interests: Traveling to eat and drink delicious things (preferably with friends)

Amanda Nell

Amanda Nell

Senior Coordinator of Communications, Career Outcomes & Technology

Room 201L

Phone: 573-882-0878

Email: nella@missouri.edu

Ask me about:

  • Marketing and communications
  • Student career outcomes
  • Website and online career resources
  • Requests to review career technology, products or services

Interests: Baking, cooking shows, nature walks, Netflix binging and college football.

Laura Peiter

Laura Peiter

Senior Coordinator of Peer Career Advising and Career Outreach

Room 201M

Phone: 573-884-6317

Email: peiterl@missouri.edu

Ask me about:

  • Drop-in and appointment services with Career Specialists
  • Outreach presentations to classes and groups 
  • CliftonStrengths

Interests: Classic rock, Bruce Springsteen, baseball, disaster movies

Amanda Purchase Roberts

Amanda Purchase Roberts

Senior Manager of Student Employment

201C

Phone: 573-884-5977

Email: purchaserobertsa@missouri.edu

Ask me about:

  • Recruiting students to work on campus 
  • Student employment questions
  • Work-Study program

Interests: Anything outdoors, baking, musicals, making lasagna for neighbors