Career Connection Team

Director of Career Connection
lemascolin@owu.edu | 740-368-3150

Leigh oversees the Career Connection office, supervises staff, and provides strategic leadership in the OWU Career Connection program. She provides individualized career coaching to students and establishes rapport with staff, faculty, employers, and Alumni to expand job prospects and graduate/professional opportunities for OWU students.

Leigh has a B.A. in Psychology from Ohio State and an M.S./Ed.S. in Career Counseling from Florida State, where she was trained under the Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) theory. She is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC), a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW), National Certified Counselor (NCC), a Certified Strengths Coach, and an MBTI Certified Practitioner. Leigh served as President of the Ohio Career Development Association and has most recently worked as the Manager of Career Services in the College of Pharmacy at Ohio State.

Career Connection Post-Grad Intern
akamstutz@owu.edu | 740-368-3152

Allyson provides strategic and creative support to Career Connection staff along with programming organization and grant management. Allyson welcomes students and visitors at the front desk and is trained as a Peer Career Coach to provide OWU students with career guidance and resume/cover letter reviews.

Allyson has a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan with a Special Education major and a minor in Psychology. After graduating, Allyson joined the Career Connection team full-time in 2023 for a one-year term as their second-ever Post-Graduate Intern. Following this term, she intends to pursue a teaching position.

Assistant Director of Career Planning & Exploration
mbagin@owu.edu | 740-368-3153

Education Career Community

Exploratory Career Community

Mindy coaches students on internship success strategies, career exploration, and networks with employers to develop internship opportunities. She leads the Bishop Launch Program, an intern development program designed to help students become confident, competent and competitive internship and job seekers. She is available to meet with students of any major.

Prior to joining OWU, Mindy worked for 10 years as a Career Strategist in the Career and Workforce Development Program at Jewish Family Services in Columbus, OH. Mindy holds a BA in Judaic Studies and Political Science from Emory University and an MS in Human Resources Management from the New School for Social Research in NYC, NY. Mindy is a Certified Professional Resume Writer and member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

Assistant Director, Career Catalyst Program and Liaison for Economics and Business
ctlammer@owu.edu | 740-368-3549

Economics & Business Career Community

As Assistant Director, Career Catalyst Program and Liaison for the Economics and Business Department, Carolyn is responsible for educating students about career resources and connecting them to great internship and job opportunities with the ultimate goal of preparing them for life after OWU!

Carolyn has a Bachelor’s Degree in Interpersonal and Public Communication from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Labor and Human Resources from The Ohio State University. She has a wealth of experience in multi-level corporate recruiting, student advising and internship program management.

Carolyn’s office is located at Corns 230.

Career Catalyst, Social Impact, Humanities & the Arts
nskimberly@owu.edu| 740-368-3642

Careers with Social Impact Career Community

Humanities & Fine Arts Career Community

As a Career Catalyst (Careers with Social Impact), Newton works with students to help connect them to socially charged careers that align with their personal mission. Utilizing the amazing tools in the Career Connection office, Newton creates and maintains connections with students and employers to help ensure quality experiences for students, both pre and post-graduation, as well as quality and qualified candidates for employers.

Newton has a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Ohio Wesleyan University and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Cleveland State University.  Prior to returning to OWU, Newton worked as an Academic/College Advisor with I Know I Can and as the Development Associate for TECH CORPS.

Newton’s Office is located in Elliott 009.