Career Advisor
Year Started at JMU: 2024
wilso2rb@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Liaison to:
- Student and Cultural Communities
I meet students where they are in their career development, help them connect and explore, and empower them to take positive steps in their career journey.
My Career Journey
My career path started with my love of coaching self-defense and judo. Coaching as a hobby led to an interest in people, societies, and how people in groups work together and build each other up, so I studied Sociology and Social Work in undergrad. Coaching professionally led to deeper questions about how and why people struggle, which led me to the phenomenal Counseling Graduate Program at JMU. I spent the last four years working as a therapist, serving people of all ages, largely in rural areas, as they overcame challenges, improved their lives, and found a sense of purpose and happiness.
Now back at JMU, I have the wonderful opportunity to help students and alumni develop and design their careers in my capacity as a Career Advisor and Liaison to Student and Cultural Communities.
More About Me
3 words that describe me:
- Kind
- Curious
- Creative
Some fun facts about me:
- I am an artist, my current medium is stained glass, but I dabble in chainmail, scale mail, leather work, and I want to learn some woodworking.
- I love nature and hiking, fiction and sci-fi books, RPG video games, and all kinds of cooking and baking.
- When I was 16, I accidentally knocked someone out during a Judo match. They’re fine now, I swear.
