No Clue About What To Do - Career Explorations Panel Discussion

James Black is a first-generation college student who ended up building a career in higher education. While establishing a solid track record for assisting students with meeting educational goals, he became a bit obsessed with addressing systemic inequities that have little to do with academic rigor. He values collaboration with faculty, staff, students, and others who champion higher education as an inclusive public good. James currently serves as Assistant to the Dean in the Zeigler College of Business at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. He is a PhD candidate in the Higher Education Leadership program at Colorado State University. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, he lives in Northumberland with his husband and their three dogs.

Nicole Burke (formerly Jubin) graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration (accounting) in 2015. After some career exploration, she landed a role in healthcare revenue management and finance in 2016 at Geisinger and hasn't left since. While at Geisinger, Nicole has assisted in overseeing financial developments of numerous mergers, acquisitions, and programs within the psychiatry service line. Just recently, Nicole completed her certified revenue cycle representative (CRCR) certification and obtained her master's degree in business administration from Wilkes University. She is currently involved in HFMA and is an FBLA/PBL professional division member. She is excited about the future of her career at Geisinger and loves working for a service line and company that she feels passionately about.

Kevin is a graduate of Bloomsburg University and subsequently received an MBA with honors in Business Operations from LaSalle University in Philadelphia. Kevin went on to hold several senior leadership positions within industries such as insurance & financial services, healthcare, and biotechnology; with a major focus on service & production operations. He has a passion for leadership development, is a speaker and published industry author, instructor at the Lansdale School of Business, and the founder of Career Perspective – a service dedicated to helping others navigate career transition. Kevin considers his greatest lifetime achievement to be his family – his wife and 4 children.

Spencer graduated from Bloomsburg with a Computer Science degree in 1992. He has spent his career in the Healthcare IT industry. He has held positions from Implementation Consultant, Project Manager, Sales Executive, Account Executive, and General Manager. The majority of his career has been spent in Sales Management. Spencer is currently Vice President of a client segment at Cerner responsible for approximately $300M in annual revenue $40M in annual sales. He manages clients and associates located across the United states and Latin America.

Melissa M. Wolf, CPA is a 2001 graduate of Bloomsburg University with a major in accounting and a minor in communication studies. She is a Senior Manager at Baker Tilly US, LLP where she specializes in audits of Employee Benefit Plans. She also oversees the Firm's Form 5500 practice. Melissa is a member of the AICPA and PICPA. She is active with the PICPA by serving on the Employee Benfefit Plans and Nominating Committees. She has also served on the PICPA Ethics Committee and the Editorial Board of the Pennsylvania PA Journal. In addition, she is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of Directors of Leadership Wilkes-Barre. When not working or volunteering, Melissa enjoys spending time with her husband Mark, class of 2006, and two boys Mason and Maddox.