WestPACS Mission
The Western Pennsylvania Career Services Association (WestPACS) is an independent, non-profit consortium of career services professionals representing the member community colleges, colleges, and universities of Western Pennsylvania. The expressed purpose of the consortium is to sponsor annual job fairs for the students and alumni of member institutions and other student-oriented programs. It is hoped that WestPACS will also enhance and encourage professional development among its members.
WestPACS is the premier job fair for college students and graduates in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania. The WestPACS College Job and Internship Fair provides students with many different opportunities.
Frequently, students attend the fair to find out more about the types of entry-level jobs available for their majors such as engineering, business, marketing, computer technology, information science, criminal justice, human services and healthcare. Others are actively seeking internships in marketing, sales, administrative, human resources, communication, engineering, information technology, management or finance. Still others attend the job fair as recent alumni or students about to graduate that are looking to begin or advance their current careers in regional Pittsburgh companies and other nationally recognized employers.
WestPACS also offers many chances for job seekers to interact face-to-face with recruiters from industries such as banking, manufacturing, retail, high tech and many government agencies. This spring, 100 employers are expected to attend with over 1200 job seekers anticipated. Visit our online directory for more information: http://www.westpacs.org/participating.aspx.
WestPACS Executive Board
- 2009-2010
President - Beth Tiedemann, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Vice President Fall Fair – Jackie Meade, Westminster College
Vice President Spring Fair – Jami Klingensmith, Washington & Jefferson
College
Treasurer - Rob Rostoni, Geneva College
Past President - Rhonda Gifford , California University
of Pennsylvania
Chair, Employer Recruitment &
External Relations - Dennis Gilbert,
Saint Vincent College
Chair, Evaluation - Jim Fitch, Allegheny College
Chair, Professional Development - Darwin Kysor, Juniata College
Chair, Special Grants - Tony Linnan, Slippery Rock University
Co-Chairs, Site & Hospitality - Larry Brugh, Mount Aloysius College and Connie Laughlin, Clarion University
Chair, Student Marketing - Jim Shields, Penn State New Kensington
Chair, Student Services and Registration
- Nicole Feldhues, Duquesne
University
Chair, Technology - Kati Edmiston, Westminster College
Employer Representatives
Paul Fruehan, PHR, Regional Human
Resource Manager, Advance Auto Parts
Dori Lusckay, Human Resources
Coordinator, Summit Academy