The Fletcher School

Immediately prior to joining Fletcher, Phillip spent six years as the Associate Director of the MIT Sloan School of Management Career Development Office. Prior to joining the Sloan School, Phillip worked for fourteen years in private industry in senior management roles in sales, marketing and operations for several multinational, high-tech companies. Much of his work experience has been overseas in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Phillip holds a Master of International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird), and a BA in English and German from Colorado State University. He has studied abroad both in Japan and Germany.

Tamara is also certified as a Federal Job Search Trainer and has primary responsibility for coaching students interested in the U.S. public sector, including Foreign Service and Presidential Management Fellowship preparation. She also serves as faculty and student club liaison, and performs employer outreach and coaching, for the following career fields:

• Capitol Hill/Campaigning
• Conflict Resolution
• Education & Cultural Exchange
• Energy
• Environment
• Government Relations, Public Affairs, Lobbying
• Security & Defense
• Think Tanks and Research Institutes
• Trade Policy & Promotion
• U.S. Federal Government; PMF; Foreign Service

Tamara has been with Fletcher since 2000. Previously, she served as Coordinator of Student and Career Services for The John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Bologna, Italy. She has developed materials for and led multi-level workshops on resume and cover letter development, as well as the use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in career self assessment, communications and team-building.

Tamara holds an MA in Italian Language and Literature from the University of Wisconsin and graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with a BA from Wellesley College.

In addition to coaching students, Cynthia also serves as a faculty and student club liaison and performs employer outreach with a focus on the following areas:

• Development Consulting
• Economic Development/World Bank
• HR Development
• Human Rights
• Humanitarian Aid (includes Refugee/Migration Affairs)
• International Organizations
• International Public Law (including Democratization)
• Non-Profit Management

Before joining Fletcher, Cynthia was a counselor at Northeastern University's (NU) MBA Career Center where she assisted graduate students and alumni with career development strategies and managed a two-semester career education course. Before NU, Cynthia was based in Washington, DC and held human resources and project management positions in the domestic government and emerging markets consulting practices of Arthur Andersen and BearingPoint. Her experience includes four years development consulting experience focused on USAID and World Bank projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Cindy began her career as a project coordinator for an environmental non-profit organization, The World Resources Institute.

Cynthia received a joint BA in Political Science and International Studies from Michigan State University and an MA in International Relations from The George Washington University.

In addition to coaching students, Helen also serves as a faculty and student club liaison and performs employer outreach with a focus on the following areas:

• Banking and Financial Services
• Microfinance
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Foundations
• Health and Nutrition
• Journalism/Media/Public Relations

Helen has been actively involved in supporting the Fletcher students in their career management since she joined the school in 1992 as the Director of Internship Programs. Before coming to Fletcher, Helen worked at a healthcare consulting firm in the Boston area. Previously, she worked for eight years at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, most recently as the Administrator for Medical Affairs. Helen is currently the Vice-Chairman of the board of Faulkner Hospital. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Tufts Associated Health Maintenance Organization and is a corporator at the Dedham Institution for Savings in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Helen received a B.A. from Cornell University and an MBA in health administration from Columbia University.

As the former Director of Employer Outreach at Fletcher, Sarah combines her knowledge of the student and employer needs with her expertise in employee training and development to manage the career education curriculum at Fletcher.

Sarah joined Fletcher from Forrester Research, Inc., a technology research firm, where she worked most recently as a senior consultant in learning and growth. In this role, Sarah assessed employee needs, created development programs, and delivered and facilitated training sessions. Prior to this, Sarah worked as the human resources manager in Amsterdam for three years helping to establish Forrester's European headquarters. Sarah began her career as a buyer in Bloomingdale's New York, NY offices. In addition to the Netherlands, Sarah has lived abroad in Hong Kong and has studied abroad in France and Italy.

Sarah received a B.A. cum laude in American Studies and minor in Architectural Studies from Tufts University.

Sarah can also assist students and alumni in discerning which of the OCS staff coaches they should meet with based on their fields of interest, as well as provide assistance with Fletcher Career Central or the Intranet.

Sarah received a BA in Philosophy and English from the University of Vermont and spent a semester abroad in Cambridge, England during her studies. At UVM Sarah worked in the learning cooperative, writing center and with their programs for at-risk students. Most recently, Sarah comes to us from the Combined Jewish Philanthropies, where she provided support for the Executive Office.

Linda assists students who are targeting opportunities in the following areas:

• Business/Entrepreneurship
• Private International Law
• Marketing/Sales
• Management Consulting
• Risk Management & Analysis
• Science, Technology, & Telecommunication

Linda has coached and taught MBAs and experienced professionals about a wide range of career development issues (self-assessment and goal setting, conducting a proactive job search, networking, marketing oneself to potential employers, negotiating, and making final career decisions) for more than 30 years. She directed MIT Sloan's Career Development Office prior to becoming an independent career consultant.  Since 2001, Linda has continued to advise graduate students at MIT Sloan, worked as a part-time career coach at the Harvard Business School (with the creators of the CareerLeader self-assessment tool), served as a member of MIT Sloan's MBA Admissions Committee, and maintained a private career counseling practice.  She holds a BA in French from St. Lawrence University and  a master's in counseling from Boston University.