Web Chat
MBA Chat with the Career Management Center
Come join our Career management Center to answer all of your questions about career opportunities at Owen
This chat took place on Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 but the transcript below is still available for viewing
Emily Anderson
Senior Associate Director, CMC Coach
Emily graduated from Texas A&M University with BS degrees in petroleum engineering and geology and spent nine years working as a production and reservoir engineer for Kerr-McGee Corporation (now Anadarko) in the Gulf of Mexico Division in Lafayette, LA. Emily graduated from Owen in 1999 with her MBA, concentrating in finance and operations management. Upon graduation from Owen, Emily joined HP in Loveland, CO, as a financial analyst and then as a supply chain analyst. Emily has been at Owen in the Career Management Center since November 2001 and works primarily with students interested in finance, consulting and health care.
Blake Gore
Senior Associate Director, CMC Coach
Early in his career, Blake realized that vocation is more than a job - it's an expression of your life's calling. Fascinated with this reality, he helps students discover where their gifts intersect with the world's needs and supports them as they transition into meaningful, fulfilling careers. Since joining the Career Management Center at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management in 2010, Blake splits his time between working with MBAs and students seeking the MS Finance degree. He is a National Certified Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Mississippi, where he earned his BA and an MEd in Counselor Education from the University of Mississippi. After serving as a Career Planning Specialist and Course Instructor at the University of Mississippi's Career Center, he became the Director of Huntingdon College's Center for Career and Vocation in Montgomery, AL. Before joining the career services team at Vanderbilt, he was recruited to Nashville to be an Associate at Stanton Chase International, a top 10 global retained executive search firm with 70 offices located in 43 countries. A husband and father of three, Blake spends a lot of time attending soccer games and dance rehearsals. However, he sometimes is able to slip away to do non-profit work and explore hole-in-the-wall eateries around Nashville.
Sandy Kinnett
Associate Director, Employer Relations and Events, CMC Coach
Sandy graduated from the University of Richmond with a BS degree in Business and a minor in U.S. History. Upon graduation, she spent five years working as an Account Manager for Equifax Information Services, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. In her role at Equifax, Sandy managed a portfolio of financial and retail institutions in Georgia and South Carolina. Upon moving to Nashville in November 2005, Sandy joined the Career Management Center team at Owen. As an Associate Director, she works as a career coach to students pursuing careers in Human Resources, Operations and Real Estate and also serves as the Owen team lead on off-campus recruiting events.
Amanda Fend
Associate Director, CMC Coach
After graduating from Middlebury College with a BA in English, Amanda spent several years in New York working in financial communications with Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, a leading transaction and crisis communications firm, and later at Burson-Marsteller, an international public relations firm. After earning her MBA at Owen in May 2009, during which she focused on marketing and finance and spent a summer with JPMorgan, Amanda joined the Chicago office of Tiller LLC, where she helped asset management clients develop research-based advocacy marketing and communications programs. Amanda later rejoined Burson-Marsteller's Chicago office where she developed communications programs for clients including Bank of America, Accenture and Discover. Amanda joined the Career Management Center team at Owen in February 2012, and in her role as an Associate Director, coaches students pursuing careers in marketing and focuses on employer development in the greater Nashville area. As a former New Englander, Amanda loves anything outdoors in Nashville's warm weather, including running, hiking and of course, Vandy football games.
