For the convenience of our EMBA participants and Alumni, we provide the services of professional career advisors. They specialize in working with business professionals who have earned or are working toward an MBA. They provide confidential career assistance with:
- Understanding and interpreting self assessment results
- Locating career-related resources for research about careers, industries, job markets
- Reviewing career plans
- Developing networking strategies
- Preparing resumes and cover letters
Career Advisors
Lynne Allen | EMBA/Alumni Career Advisor
Lynne Allen is a graduate of Connecticut College, holds a Certificate in Adult Career Planning and Development from New York University, and is certified to deliver the Myers-BriggsType Indicator. She is a member of the Association of Career Professionals International, the National Career Development Association, and the Association of Psychological Type. Her prior experience includes fourteen years in corporate and executive recruiting at Colgate-Palmolive, Time Inc., and two executive search firms, as well as having been a Vice President of Commercial Real Estate at Citibank in New York City. Areas of advising concentration: working with business professionals who have earned or are working toward an MBA.
To schedule an appointment with Lynne Allen please email lga3@cornell.edu.
Laurie Sedgwick | Senior Associate Director, Johnson Career Management Center
Laurie Sedgwick has been providing career advising for graduate and undergraduate Cornell students for over eleven years. Laurie also has experience as an executive search consultant, program manager for a biotech start-up, and was the director of human resources for a non-profit. She had a six-year career with the U.S. Army Signal Corps as a parachutist, jumpmaster, platoon leader, and company commander. Laurie received a B.A. in English Literature from Michigan State University and is currently pursuing her M.S.Sc. degree from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. Areas of advising concentration: self-assessment, AMBA and EMBA career development, and Career Work Groups.
To schedule an appointment with Laurie please email lds9@cornell.edu.