Andrea Horton-Meriçli - Treasurer

My first taste in the career counseling arena was in 2002, where I worked for Big Lakes Development Center in Manhattan, KS and later at Goodwill Central Texas in Austin, TX. Both organizations allowed me to help individuals with disabilities obtain and keep employment, fueling my passion for nonprofits. I then went into various teaching roles, including teaching in low-income schools and teaching English as a Foreign Language in Istanbul, Turkey. 

I now work as a career counselor for a local nonprofit and get to combine my passion for helping refugees and immigrants, low-income individuals, and those facing educational gaps to help them reach their career and higher education goals. My experiences have allowed me to improve my skills in volunteer recruitment and management, event planning and management, relationship management, DEI advocacy, and program development. I am excited be on the CCC board, not only to offer some diversity in membership for the type of career counselor focus, but to help grow the CCC’s membership, promote their DEI initiatives, and help plan and administer great professional development workshops and events.

Anastasia Lopez, M.A., CMCS, CPRW - Past President

I have worked in career development since 2011, where I got my start in career services and coaching at Western Michigan University (WMU), where I also pursued my graduate degree. After I completed my Master’s in 2013, I moved back to the Pittsburgh area, where I’m originally from, to work at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) as a Career Consultant for the Arts & Sciences, Pre-Business, and Careers Abroad. I then worked at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), to work in Workforce Development, helping underemployed populations from immigrants and refugees, veterans, people with disabilities and other diverse groups find gainful employment. In 2019, I was offered a role at the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) where I had two Directorship roles, one being in Career Services and the other in Student Engagement; I was also offered to teach a Job Search course at CCAC as an Adjunct Professor where I taught until 2024. Currently, I work at Pitt again, this time as a Professional Development Faculty Instructor and Director of Career Development for the Dept. of Economics. 

I am a Certified Master of Career Services (CMCS), a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW),  a Certified Start Smart and Work Smart Salary Negotiation Facilitator, completed NACE Career Coaching Intensive, and a MBTI Certified Practitioner. I am married to my wonderful husband, Fernando since 2011; and we have a lovely daughter named Maya, an adorable son named Santiago, and a cuddly black cat named Zorro. I have been a member of the Board with the CCC since 2020 and served in various roles in the past from marketing/social media, volunteer coordinator and secretary, mentor and Co-President, as well as various committees. It is an honor to continue serving with the CCC!

Ethan Selinger - Membership Committee; DEI Committee

I have worked in the field of higher education/career services for 6 years. I was drawn to Career Advising because I wanted to help people find their calling and build confidence in pursuing the careers of their dreams. I currently work as a Co-op Faculty Coordinator at Northeastern University, working primarily with students entering the field of Computer Science as career changers to prepare for co-op, internship, and full-time positions.

In my opinion, building a strong, structured, and caring community of professionals committed to learning and supporting one another is essential to career growth and overall happiness, regardless of career. The CCC provides this for us as Career Advisors, and I am excited to be on the CCC Board and play a role in both building new and supporting current CCC offerings for our community.

Pat Phelps, Ph.D. - Membership and Operations Manager

In my role as the Membership and Operations Manager at the Career Counselors' Consortium Northeast. I can help you with issues related to finances, billing, membership, and events and am thrilled to support the careers of other Career Coaches and Counseling Professionals.

I am a career scientist and educator who worked in the Career and Professional Development field with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows before retiring. I directed Career and Professional Development Offices at the University North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Email Pat at info@careercounselorsne.org.

Anastasia Lopez (Co-President), Victoria Rayel (Co-President), Andrea Horton-Mericli (Treasurer), Anne Grieves (Secretary), Adesuwa Igbineweka (DEI Coordinator), Jean Papalia (Co-PDS Coordinator), Laurie Stickels (Co-PDS Coordinator), Priyanka Bishnoi (Board Member at Large), Ethan Selinger (Board Member at Large), Montgomery Thomas (Board Member at Large), Sabrina Woods (Past President and Board Member at Large)

2022-2023 Board of Directors

Sabrina Woods (President), Victoria Rayel (Co-President),  Adesuwa Igbineweka (Treasurer), Anastasia Lopez (Secretary, Marketing & Social Media), Jean Papalia (PDS Coordinator), Priyanka Bishnoi (Board Member at Large), Anne Grieves (Board Member at Large), Andrea Horton-Mericli (Board Member at Large), Ethan Selinger (Board Member at Large), Laurie Stickels (Board Member at Large), Montgomery Thomas (Board Member at Large)

2020-2021 Board of Directors

Sabrina Woods (President), Laurie Stickels (Secretary), Adesuwa Igbineweka (Treasurer), Michael Conte (Board Member at Large), Anastasia Lopez (Marketing & Social Media), Jean Papalia (PDS Coordinator), Sheryl Rosenberg (Newsletter Editor)

2019-2020 Board of Directors

Sabrina Woods (President), Laurie Stickels (Secretary), Adesuwa Igbineweka (Treasurer), Sarah Breen (Board Member at Large), Michael Conte (Board Member at Large), Briana Pena (Marketing/Social Media Committee), Gloria Choi (Junior Board Member)

2018-2019 Board of Directors

Becky Smith (President), Cindy Richard (Interim Vice-President), Divya Das (Secretary), Michelle (DuBow) Goldberg (Board Member at Large), Briana Pena (Marketing/Social Media Committee Co-Chair), Emily Brown (Treasurer and Marketing/Social Media Committee Co-Chair), Becky King (Programming Committee Co-Chair), Heather Fink (Membership Committee Co-Chair), Mariellen Fidrych (Programming Committee Co-Chair), Jen Siegel (Membership Committee Co-Chair)