TOP	Cressia Callahan Secretary	ccallaha@spsu.edu
	Cressia Callahan started working with Southern Poly in 1983 at the Bookstore. She joined the Career and Counseling Center staff in 2002 . Ms. Callahan has served on the Staff Council and is currently a member of the Social and Community Building Committee. Cressia enjoys helping students, faculty, staff and employers.

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	Tanya Davis, M.S., LPC Counselor	tdavis26@spsu.edu
	Tanya Davis is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a graduate of Georgia State University’s Professional Counseling Program and a graduate of Livingstone College’s Bachelor of Science Biology program. Becoming a counselor in the Counseling and Career Center at SPSU is a perfect marriage of Tanya’s love of science and counseling. Tanya has worked with the Clayton County Court System for Juvenile’s, in a non-profit organization called Odyssey Family Counseling Center, and as a high school Biology and Physical Science teacher.
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TOP	Jill Forest, M.A. Associate Director of Career Services	jforest@spsu.edu
	Jill joined the Career and Counseling Center staff in March 2006. She greatly enjoys working with students and helping them make career related decisions and preparing them for life after college. A native of Ohio, Jill received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The Ohio State University. It was during this time that she realized her talent for helping others and her passion for higher education. After her relocation to the Atlanta area, she attended Argosy University where she earned her Master of Arts Degree in Counseling. As part of her graduate program she interned for nine months at Georgia Highlands College (formerly Floyd College) and was later hired there as a Career Development Specialist. Later she relocated to the Chicago area with her husband. There she worked at Prairie State College as a Career Advisor, helping students choose their career path, organizing job fairs and teaching Psychology part-time. A few years later, she returned to the Atlanta area and to Georgia Highlands (formerly Floyd) College where she worked as a Counselor and as Interim Director of Counseling and Career Services. When she’s not at work, she loves to read non-fiction, (especially anything historical), listen to jazz, travel and spend time with her family.

TOP	Jeff Hughes, Ph.D. (ABD), LPC Associate Director of Counseling Services	jhughes@spsu.edu
	Jeff joined the Career and Counseling Center staff in November 2002. His areas of responsibility include academic, career, and personal counseling, coordinating outreach programming for the Center, supervision of counseling interns and working closely with the student-athletes of SPSU. He served as President of the SPSU Athletic Association from 2004 to 2008. Jeff spent 20 years in the corporate world in various accounting, managerial, and consulting roles with positions in the manufacturing and service industries. For 16 of those years he was in managerial positions, responsible for the hiring and training of employees in the Accounting, Finance, and Computer fields. During that time, Jeff spent a great deal of time training employees, recruiting on college campuses, reviewing resumes, and interviewing potential employees for the various firms he was employed with. Jeff received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma in the areas of Accounting and Economics. He attended the University of West Georgia for his graduate studies earning a Masters degree in Guidance and Counseling and a Specialist degree in Guidance and Counseling with a specialization in Clinical Supervision. He is currently working on his PhD (ABD status) in Counselor Education from Ohio University with specializations in Marriage and Family Counseling and Clinical Supervision. When not at work, he loves to watch baseball (Go Braves!, Go Hornets!), college football (Boomer Sooner, Go Big Red!), and take photographs of nature.

TOP	Eileen O'Laughlin, M.S. Assistant Director of Career Services	eolaughl@spsu.edu
	Eileen joined the Career and Counseling staff in March 2011. Her primary responsibility is working with students seeking co-ops and internships. An SPSU alumnus, Eileen is excited to be back on campus helping students navigate their career path. Eileen has a diverse background in experiential education. She previously worked with co-op and intern students at Oglethorpe University and Devry University and coordinated the work experience program at Chattahoochee Technical College where she served as a workshop facilitator and Job Placement Specialist for New Connections to Work. A proud graduate of Southern Polytechnic State University, Eileen holds a graduate degree in Technical and Professional Communication from SPSU and an undergraduate degree in English from Georgia State University.

TOP	Christi Pichon, B.S. Employer and Career Relations Coordinator	cpichon2@spsu.edu
	Christi joined the Career and Counseling Center staff in February 2011. Her previous job as a recruiter, hiring entry level candidates on college campuses, helped her to discover her passion for helping college students with their career searches. Since Christi holds a B.S. in Education from the University of West Georgia and is passionate about education, the transition to a career in higher education was a no brainer. She loves the fact that SPSU in a close knit campus and is excited about working with her fellow co-workers in Career Services, SPSU’s students, faculty, and employers! Away from the office Christi enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, cooking/baking, and traveling.

TOP	Phyllis N. Weatherly, M.Ed., LPC Director	pweather@spsu.edu
	Phyllis worked at Southern Polytechnic State University from 1983-1989 as a Counselor and as Coordinator of Academic Counseling Services/SCT 101. She returned to Southern Poly in August 2005 after 16 years at Georgia Highlands College (formerly known as Floyd College). There she established the Counseling and Career Services Department in October 1989. A native of Georgia, Ms. Weatherly received her Master of Education degree in Community Counseling from Georgia State University. She holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from Berry College. Ms. Weatherly is a licensed professional counselor and is actively involved in several professional associations.

	Shaw "Jamie" Koh Counseling Intern	skoh@spsu.edu
	Jamie joined the Career and Counseling Center staff in August 2012. She is a graduate student at Georgia State University, pursuing her graduate degree in Rehabilitation Counseling.

TOP	Fran Minis Counseling Intern	fminis@spsu.edu
	Fran joined the Career and Counseling Center staff in May 2012. She is a graduate student at Richmont University, pursuing her graduate degree in Counseling.