GCMC Contact Information

Sharon Belden Castonguay
Director
sharon.castonguay@baruch.cuny.edu

Sharon Belden Castonguay, EdD, has over a decade of experience working with business professionals at all levels of their careers. She is currently the Director of the Graduate Career Management Center. Previously she served as an assistant director for PhD career advising at Harvard, where she worked with students seeking to transition from academe to business. Prior to Harvard she was an assistant director of graduate career services at the Boston University School of Management, where she taught a course in career development. Through her career consulting practice she has worked with many other top universities, and has become a sought-after speaker on career-related topics. She received her doctorate in human development from Harvard, where her research focused on how businesspeople make career decisions. She also holds an MA in Education from the University of Michigan and a BA in Government from Smith College.

Career Advising Team

Jack Pullara has recently joined the GCMC as a temporary career advisor after 15 years in the professional services firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (PwC). While at PwC, Jack was a Principal in the New York office where he provided audit and audit-related services to clients in the capital markets, banking, and insurance industry sectors. In addition to serving clients, one of Jack's other passions has been coaching and mentoring staff. While Jack is new to the GCMC, he is not new to Baruch. Jack was the partner responsible for on-campus recruiting at Baruch for the Risk Assurance practice in the New York Office. He continues to be actively involved in Baruch’s Executive Student Partnership (ESP) mentoring program both as a mentor to students and a member of Baruch’s Executives on Campus (EOC) Advisory Committee. The ESP program provides undergraduate and graduate students with networking, interviewing and other essential “soft skills” vital to compete in the job market. Jack graduated from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY with a degree in Accountancy and earned his MBA from Columbia University. Jack lives in Hoboken with his fiancée Sandra and enjoys traveling, reading, cooking, and real estate investing.

Jennifer Seidman
Career Advisor

Jennifer Seidman has been a Career Consultant with us since 2003. Jennifer has worked in both the academic and corporate arenas. Previously, she held the role of Assistant Director of Graduate Career Services at Pace University before joining Merrill Lynch as a Corporate Recruiter and HR Generalist. Additionally, Jennifer currently works as a Contract Recruiter. She has a BS in Business from the University of Delaware as well as an MA in Organizational Psychology and an Ed.M. in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. When Jennifer is not advising our students or managing her recruiting business you can find her chasing her two beautiful children.

Jo Singel
Career Advisor

Jo Singel has been a Career Consultant with the GCMC since 2007. She is also the CEO of JLA PARTNERS, and has 25 years of experience in conducting retainer search for C-Suite and mid to senior level professionals in a wide range of industries and not-for-profit organizations. She has 15 years of experience in corporate environments, including Estee Lauder, Gulf +Western Industries (Viacom), General Instrument (Motorola), and JPMorgan Chase. She has acted as Coach, Mentor and Advisor to schools such as New York University, Stern School of Business; Pace University, Lubin School of Business, Liehard School of Nursing at Pace University, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences and has acted in the capacity as Adjunct Professor, teaching “Knowledge Management and Organizational Development” at the Lubin School of Business. She has authored two books, “Every Person a Leader” and “The Dandelions of Woodlawn Avenue.” Ms. Singel graduated from NYU with a bachelor’s degree in Humanities.

Employer Relations Team

Ellen King
Assistant Director of Employer Relations
ellen.king@baruch.cuny.edu

Ellen King is the Assistant Director of our Employer Relations Team. She came to the GCMC from JPMorgan Chase, where she spent many years as a Vice President for Human Resources. She works closely with current and potential employers seeking to fill internship and full time opportunities for Zicklin graduate students. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Bridgeport, CT, and a master’s degree in management from NYU.

Justyn M akarewycz
Employer Relations Specialist
justyn.makarewycz@baruch.cuny.edu

Justyn Makarewycz comes to Zicklin with over a decade of experince in marketing and creative communications at various companies, including PlanetOut Inc, Fleishman-Hillard Public Relations and AXA Equitable. For a number of years, Justyn also led the New York City presence of a boutique recruiting firm, delivering staffing solutions to small and large companies across industries - from asset management firms to consumer packaged goods manufacturers. In his role at Zicklin, Justyn works directly with employers seeking the school's MBA and MS students for internships and fulltime roles at their companies. Additionally, he is the GCMC liaison for graduate student clubs in their efforts to communicate with professionals in the marketplace. Justyn has undergraduate degrees from the University of California, Davis and is a current MPA candidate with Baruch College's School of Public Affairs.

Customer Service

Laura Ballance is the first line of communication with the GCMC. Our Office Assistant enjoys the diversity at Baruch, and will be happy to greet you in German or Turkish, or the language of your choice. With a background in municipal government, nonprofit organizations, and volunteer work, her career has focused on public service. As she is still working on her degree, and recently joined the GCMC, she can identify with many of our students’ concerns. When she’s not in the office, you can find her snapping photos of NYC’s many landmarks or the surf at a nearby beach.

Driving Directions
	By Auto: Please click the map to get directions and a map of your route. By Subway: Take Number 6 train to 23rd Street Walk two blocks north to 25th Street Walk one block east to Lexington Avenue. 151 E. 25th Street is located between Lexington Avenue and 3rd Avenue.

Graduate Career Management Center
151 East 25th Street, Suite 820 NY, NY 10010 • 646.312.1330 • zicklin.gcmc@baruch.cuny.edu