As part of our series\, Careers in Education\, we feature t wo online student alumni who earned their Master of Education degrees in E ducation in Global Studies in Education and Human Resource Development.&nb sp\; \;
< span data-preserver-spaces="true">The panelists will discuss their current positions and how their studies at the College of Education at Illinois i mpacted their professional pursuits. The second half of the session will e nable participants to pose career-specific questions to the panelists and learn about how others might move into or advance within their fields. You could join us for the entire session\, or the second half focused on care er-specific questions. This event aims to inform current and prospective s tudents about career possibilities.
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Careers in GSE and HRD: Online EdM Student Alumni
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Panelists:
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J
ustine O'Connell \;is the Director of Global Programs\
, International Student Coordinator\, and a member of the language departm
ent at Mercersburg Academy. Previously she was the exchange coordinator an
d an English language teacher at Colegio Alemán de San Felipe\, Mercersbur
g's sister school and exchange partner in Chile\, and accompanied Colegio
Alemán students on two trips to Mercersburg. Justine serves as the faculty
chair of the Conduct Review Committee\, works with Model UN\, and is an a
dviser in Fowle Hall. She holds a Master of Education degree in Education
Policy\, Organization and Leadership with a concentration in Global Studie
s in Education from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Josh \;DeVincen zo \;is the Assistant Director of Training and Education and Adjunct Lecturer at Columbia Climate School's National Center for Dis aster Preparedness. He is also a Doctoral Candidate in the Adult Learning and Leadership Program at Teachers College\, Columbia University. He focus es on developing learning experiences associated with training projects th at navigate disaster preparedness\, response\, recovery\, and resilience. At NCDP\, he has developed national-scale instructor-led and web-based cur ricula regarding financial literacy\, economic impact analysis\, and commu nity partnerships. Josh hopes to create accessible\, quality educational p rogramming that benefits the common good at scale\, particularly around cl imate change and equity themes. Josh has also developed and taught courses at the University of Pennsylvania\, the Columbia University Earth Institu te Professional Learning Programs\, and the School of Professional Studies . His work on climate pedagogy has been published in the Journal of Intern ational Affairs\, State of Planet\, and the Hill. He holds a Master of Edu cation degree in Education Policy\, Organization and Leadership with a con centration in Human Resource Development from the University of Illinois U rbana-Champaign.
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