Jane Nini
Director of Career Services
ninij@etown.edu

Jane has worked at Elizabethtown College since 2005. For 25 years, Jane has worked in various capacities in the field of Career Development. Initially, she worked in the field of Vocational Rehabilitation with clients in a work adjustment program and in a pilot project with individuals who had experienced traumatic brain injuries. Subsequent employment includes working in a not-for-profit center, in two post-secondary institutions, and on two outplacement projects with employees who were downsized from manufacturing or federal positions. Jane holds a M.A. from Towson University in Counseling Psychology, with an emphasis on Career Development. As an undergraduate, Jane completed majors in Psychology and Sociology at Towson.

Melissa Fitzgerald
Assistant Director of Career Services
fitzgeraldm@etown

Melissa has worked at Elizabethtown College since June 2009, and has been in the field of Career Counseling for 6 years. Her previous position was Assistant Director at Millersville University in Millersville, PA. Prior to that, she worked at Western Illinois University and at Drake University in Iowa. Melissa earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana and a master’s degree in College Student Personnel from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois.

Mary Krikorian
Outreach and Alumni Liaison
krikorianm@etown.edu

Mary has worked at Elizabethtown since January 2009, and has been in the field of Higher Education for over 20 years. Her previous position was internship coordinator/career counselor at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY. Prior to that, she was a senior career planning associate with the State University of New York College at Oneonta, and an assistant director of counseling and student development at Bethany College in WV. Mary earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and communications from the State University of New York at Oswego and a master's degree in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Jennifer Veser Besse
Information and Recruiting Coordinator
bessej@etown.edu

Jennifer started working at Elizabethtown in March 2009. She also works for Cap and Compass as a professional speaker (since 2003) and writes fiction. Prior to her work at Elizabethtown, Jennifer taught Latin at New College in Sarasota. Previous employment included teaching high school Latin and English for Fairfax County in Virginia and illustrating artifacts from archaeological digs in Oaxaca, Harappa, Israel, and Belgium. Jennifer earned a bachelor’s degree in classics and archaeology from New College of Florida and a master’s degree in classics from The University of Wisconsin in Madison.