Career Champions
Career readiness is at the heart of student success. At Brooklyn College, faculty, staff, and alumni work together to integrate real-world career skills directly into academic programs, helping students connect what they learn in the classroom to meaningful professional paths. This shared commitment ensures students are supported not only through formal career services, but across their entire educational experience.
About this Recognition
The Magner Career Center’s Career Champion Recognition honors faculty, staff, and alumni who go above and beyond to support students’ career development. These individuals actively embed career readiness into their teaching, mentorship, and interactions, bridging the gap between academic learning and professional success.
Recent Career Champions
To date, more than 85 staff, faculty, and alumni have been recognized as career champions.
School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
- Avner Aronov
- Elisabeth Brauner
- Kelly Britt
- Cheryl Carmichael
- Hui Chen
- Zhongqi Cheng
- Sabine Chishty
- Katherine Chuang
- Mary Fitzpatrick
- Sandra Kingan
- Devorah Kletenik
- Jolanta Kruszelnicka
- Erika Y. Niwa
- Aalia Rafique
- Priyanka Samanta
- Anjana Saxena
- Kristine Stigi
- Basak Taylan
- Yongqing Xiang
- Alan Zarrow
Murray Koppelman School of Business
- Myles Bassell
- Hershey Friedman
- Benjamin Langer
- Barbara Lewis
- Veronica Manlow
- Hyuna Park
- Ngoc Cindy Pham
- Laura Rifkin
- Susanne Scott
School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts
- Johanna Devaney
- Judith Kenny
- Katherine Lindberg
- Angela Piva
- Rachel Strauss
School of Education
- Abdelaziz Elmadani
- Norman Eng
- Eleanor Miele
Alumni
- Sam E. Beller
- Abraham J. Friedman
- Lawrence Katz
- Natalie Miolan
Staff
- Ogbonnaya Jr. Akpara
- Daniel Frazer
- Monique Ngozi Nri
- Jesus Perez
- John Carlos Rodriguez
- Lisa Todd
- Ellen Walker
CUNY's Career Success Fellows
Some Brooklyn College Career Champions also serve as CUNY Career Success Fellows, a university-wide initiative that supports faculty in embedding career readiness into their teaching and leading these efforts across campuses. We encourage faculty to connect with these colleagues to learn practical strategies for integrating career-connected learning into their courses.