Coach and Trainer
Annie has been a career coach and trainer for 7+ years, specializing in coaching folks under 40. Her specialties include education exploration (high school to college, college to marketplace, graduate education), resumes, marketing for change, job search strategies, upskilling, networking, and navigating identity in the job search or workplace.
As a sober, queer gal with non-apparent disabilities, Annie has experience navigating many identities in the world of work. Through her experience coaching at large, diverse universities, she has extensive experience coaching interculturally and in spaces not traditionally accommodating to diverse folks.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from the University of Kansas and a Master’s in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development in Higher Education from the University of Minnesota.
Annie’s Personal Career Transition Story
As a small-town newspaper reporter in rural Kansas, Annie enjoyed meeting fascinating people and telling their stories. But after a few years of grueling schedules, scarce benefits, and even scarcer pay, it was time for a change. While she loved the variety that came with her next step, marketing and communications work at higher ed institutions, she realized she really wanted to work with students.
Leaving full-time work to pursue graduate education was a big leap, but has led to an incredibly fulfilling career that Annie loves waking up to each day. Her cats Boogie and Boo think she should wake up a bit earlier, though, to better align with their interest in breakfast.
Annie’s Interests
Audio books, walks around beautiful Minneapolis neighborhoods, being that eccentric aunt, any and all pastries.