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Carina Wilson

Career Education Coordinator and Adjunct Lecturer in Information, School of Information Email: [email protected] Phone: 000/000-0000
Office: School of Information/2200 Hayward St Staff Unit: Career Development Office LinkedIn

Biography

Hello and welcome! 

My name is Carina (she/her/hers) and I am from Denver, Colorado. I am a mixed-lineage (Swedish, Mexican, Norwegian, Spanish, Diné (detribalized, not-enrolled, and disconnected), and Irish) FGLI mother, QuestBridge & Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) Scholar + Alumnus, and received my Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Anthropology from Grinnell College in 2019 studying community and belonging. After graduating, I worked in various educational fields (i.e. for-profit, non-profit, Montessori-based, corporate, public schooling, etc.) and within many professions such as:

  •  Service and Social Innovation AmeriCorps Member
  • Behavioral Health Intervention Specialist
  • Operations Associate
  • Assistant Head of School
  • Full-time Paraeducator
  • Research Associate
  • Graduate Student Instructor
  • Dialogue Facilitator with the Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) at U-M
  • College and Career Services Program Specialist

Through the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT), I applied for and graduated from the University of Michigan's Marsal Family School of Education in December of 2023 where I studied inter/multi-generational teachings and learnings of trauma, healing, and restoration. 

After continuing career education work with a local Ann-Arbor non-profit called Girls Group, I joined the UMSI CDO team as a Career Education Coordinator serving primarily the Bachelor of Science in Information (BSI) and Accelerated Master's Degree Program (AMDP) students. As a Career Coach, I support students in any of the following and more: 

  • Resumes/ CV's
  • Cover letters
  • Career + internship exploration
  • Career + internship applications
  • Interviewing
  • Negotiations
  • Navigating transitions
  • Networking
  • How to do ___? (unveiling hidden curriculum)
  • Any other career-related topics/ questions

As a Culture of Care Committee Staff member and beyond, I love attending, coordinating, and supporting programming that builds community. Some of my favorite hobbies include: hand sewing, crocheting, playing volleyball, spending time with my son with Mama Earth, being a member of land-based organizations, and writing poetry. I am also passionate about furthering indigenous-led learning systems/ knowledges and have continued to learn and care deeply about (dis)connections and (re)connections to my own ancestral lineages to support this ongoing path.  

Clifton Strengths: Woo | Belief | Context | Connectedness | Responsibility 

Pronouns

She, her, hers

Areas of interest

Teaching, Learning, Inter/multi-generational Practices & Knowledges, Knowledge Holding & Sharing, Genealogy, Dialogue, Ancestral Connection, Ethnic-Cultural Indigenous Learning, Embodying and Sharing Community Roles & Responsibilities, Parenting in Academic and Professional Settings, Land-Based Practices, Communal Authenticity & Care, Wellness, Unveiling Hidden Curriculums, Career Education, Life-Long Learning

Honors & Awards

CEW+ recipient (2023), QuestBridge matched scholar and alumnus, Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) recipient and alumnus, various scholarship awards through Marsal Family School of Education for Excellence, Community Service, and Merit

Education

BA in Anthropology (Grinnell College), MA in Educational Studies (University of Michigan Marsal Family School of Education)