ADMINISTRATOR PROFILES

EMILY WESTERMAN, associate director
Prior to working at SCPS, Emily Westerman was assistant director in the Office of Career Services at Yeshiva University in New York. Prior to that, she worked in the Department of Career Services at JP Morgan Chase. Since March 2002, Westerman has had adjunct appointments as instructor and career counselor for the SCPS Center for Career, Education, and Life Planning. Emily earned her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Albright College, and her M.A. in Counselor Education from Fairfield University. She also has an SCPS Certificate in Adult Career Planning and Development. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, the National Association of Colleges and Employers, and the Association of Career Management Professionals, where she served as a board member and officer for three years.

AMY BUSH, program administrator
Amy Bush is a 1995 graduate of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, and an alumna of St. Edward's University’s (SEU) Master of Liberal Arts program. Through the M.L.A. program, she completed a concentration in Women’s Studies and went on to teach Women in Film, a course in SEU’s nontraditional program for working adults. In addition, she has worked as a career manager at SEU, an assistant director of the Lubbock Rape Crisis Center, a volunteer coordinator for Any Baby Can Child and Family Resource Center, and a victim advocate for the Women's Center of Brazoria County. In 2006, Bush was chosen as one of 45 women from across the U.S. to take part in Power Pipeline, a weekend goal-setting and mentoring opportunity for emerging women leaders.

ARLENE YELLEN, program development consultant, career counselor, and adjunct faculty
Arlene Yellin has been career counseling and coaching for over 13 years. She holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from New York University, is a licensed mental health counselor, and is certified by the American Psychological Association in the administration and interpretation of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.  As an instructor in New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Arlene has taught in the Career Planning and Development Certificate Program, the Human Resources Administration Graduate program, and career-related continuing education courses through the Office of Career Management. In addition to her relationship with NYU, Arlene has a busy private practice where she sees clients for career counseling, coaching, and job search strategy.