UTAA Career Coaches

UTAA’s Center for Career Advancement has partnered with UT alumni career experts to offer you additional coaching services on topics such as:

  • Resume Writing
  • Career Exploration & Transitions
  • Interview Skills
  • Executive Leadership

Career coaches will offer a discount to their fellow UT alumni. Rates will vary. All career coaches have been vetted by the Center for Career Advancement team.

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Cassie M. Briggs, PhD
Available Coaching Methods

Virtual-Video Call

Specializations

Students – Early Career Professionals in Science & Medicine; Career Exploration, Application Preparation (Resume Writing); and Interview Preparation


Dr. Cassie Briggs is a former biology professor and conservation biologist turned science career coach. For over a decade, Cassie has supported undergraduate students in the classroom using innovative evidence-based teaching approaches and has equipped fellow conservation biologists with research discoveries instrumental in saving the world’s endangered species. Today she is a Certified Career Coach and founder of Success in Science Career Coaching, helping hundreds of coaching clients and workshop participants explore and secure career opportunities in science and medicine.

Offers a free consultation, 1:1 coaching programs, online courses and digital resume reviews

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Maureen Cathey
Available Coaching Methods

Virtual-Telephone, Virtual-Video Call

Specializations

Early-Career, Mid-Career, Career changers, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach


Maureen is a career coach who has spent over 20 years working with and supporting career explorers and career seekers. She loves to motivate and support others along their career journey by sharing knowledge and resources that empower them to confidently reach their career goals. Navigating career change and exploring career paths while moving in an authentic direction is an area where Maureen can provide assistance that will help clients move forward with confidence. No matter where the path is leading, Maureen strives to help clients take their experiences, learning, and strengths and translate those into a full story to share with potential employers.

Offers a free consultation

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Emma Luttrell
Available Coaching Methods

Virtual-Telephone, Virtual-Video Call

Specializations

Mid-level Professionals, Executive-level Clients, Female Professionals, Career Strategy


Emma is a Career Consultant, Resume Writer, and Job Search Strategist with 7+ years experience providing career development, job search and professional career consulting services to clients. Her coaching experience allows her to empower clients to work towards their next career goal through thoughtful career consulting that has achieved proven results for over 1,000 clients. She has worked with clients at companies like Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and NPR to help them advance their careers and achieve professional success. Her strategic and results-based approach to coaching has continually provided results and supported clients in achieving their goals.

Offers a free consultation

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Available Coaching Methods

In-Person, Virtual-Telephone, Virtual-Video Call

Specializations

Executive Coaching


Mark has been an Executive Coach, Workshop Facilitator, and Speaker for over 25 years. He specializes in working with leaders and business owners who truly care about their impact on their people. He helps leaders to intentionally create high-functioning, connected teams by coaching them on rebuilding and strengthening trust in their working relationships, enhancing and improving quality of their conversational skills, improving their ability to coordinate actions across teams and build their own mood and morale of their employees. Mark has been a Professional Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation, is a Newfild Certified Ontological Coach and is certified in the Hogan Leadership Forecast Series and Lominger VOICE260 assessment tools.

Offers a free consultation

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Virtual Office Hours

Have a quick career question? Drop by our virtual office hours every Tuesday from 1 to 2 p.m. ET for a chat with a member of our career team.

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Free Career Advising

Schedule a free 30-minute career advising session with a team member by emailing AlumniCareers@Tennessee.edu or calling us at 865-974-2115.

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