2020 HBCU Careers Magazine

HBCU Careers Magazine

Simone Campbell Simone Campbell is a seasoned Human Resources professional with over 20 years of experience throughout the federal government and private industries. A graduate of Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA with a Master’s degree in Management and Entrepreneurial studies. In 2013, she founded Hunger 4 Humanity. A non-profit organization committed to supporting food insecure families in the greater Washington metro area. Simone has a passion for giving back and a strong believer in paying knowledge forward. When she is not working, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.

Alexandra Arrington, LPCA, NCC, DCC Career Counselor, Consultant and Coach

Career development consulting at its best gets to the heart of your matter. It helps you to tap into and express your best--on paper, in an interview or in a networking environment--and it equips you to move forward. This approach forms the basis of Alexandra's working philosophy, developed by a decade of career counseling/coaching experience within corporate, education, non-profit and government organizations, with clients of diverse backgrounds and abilities. Alexandra has a graduate degree in Career Counseling and Placement from North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC). She is a

provisionally licensed professional counselor in the state of North Carolina, a National Certified Counselor, and a Distance Certified Counselor. Her training and experience in communications and counseling, coupled with her value of education and strengths-based methods, have culminated in tested processes that are thorough, yet brief and solutions-focused. She has worked with secondary and post-secondary students (both traditional and non-traditional), adults in all stages of their career in an array of industries, as well as with students and adults with various barriers (e.g. mental illness, lack of basic needs, little to nowork experience, etc.).The full range of career development services she provides include: educational and career exploration, consulting and counseling; interest, personality and career assessment and evaluation; career development program planning; résumé and cover letter writing workshops and individual critiques; targeted job searching strategy and application assistance; and leveraging Internet presence/social media for career development purposes.

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