Private Bio (seen by GCDA Members only)
Kim is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and a Certified Career Counselor. She is in her twenty-seventh year of work in higher education with appointments spanning across Enrollment Management and Student Affairs.
She is currently working in her 18th year in the Mercer University Center for Career and Professional Development. Kim has a Bachelor of Science in Service Learning and a Master of Science in Community Counseling (CACREP accredited).
Empowering people to find gratifying careers and live confidently and authentically is Kim’s calling. Her specialty is working with all levels and ages of students in higher education helping them to explore and discover their next career step and inspiring them to live authentically. She is an advocate for U.S. Veterans, Mothers, First Gen and differently abled students. Kim loves recruiting and advocating for the professional career development counseling profession.
Kim has been an active member of the Georgia Career Development Association (GCDA) since 2006. She has served on the Board of Directors for multiple terms. She has been a member of the National Career Development Association (NCDA) since 2006 and has served as a member of the NCDA Veteran’s Committee and Higher Ed Constituency Committee. Kim received the GCDA Outstanding Career Practitioner Award in 2023, the Mercer University Spirit Award in 2019, and was nominated for the NCDA Outstanding Career Practitioner Award in 2018.
Kim is also a member of the Georgia Association of Colleges and Employers (GACE), and the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
