Joan Murrin, CPRW, JCTC
Director

Joan is the Founder/Director of The University of Iowa’s Dual Career Network.  She is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and a Job and Career Transition Coach (JCTC), with 20 years experience in program development, management of employment programming and career coaching.  She teaches career-related classes through UI’s Learning and Development, has developed external contracts for the Dual Career Network, has served as invited speaker at numerous local and national conferences, and has assisted over 30 universities in starting similar programs.  Joan is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Eastern Iowa Human Resources Association (EIHRA), the Iowa Senior Human Resources Association (ISHRA), Employment Specialist Professionals (ESP), National Association of Job Search Trainers, International Association of Career Professionals (IACP), and the Career Planning and Adult Development Organization.  In addition, Joan has been a member of the Professional Women’s Network where she served as committee member and president, and was one of the founding directors of the Professional and Technical Diversity Network (PTDN).  She is a graduate of the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce Community Leadership Program (CLP) and the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Leadership for Five Seasons and was nominated for Waypoint’s Women of Achievement Award in 2004.

Joan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Northern Iowa and 31 post-graduate hours.

Heidi McLaughlin, CPRW, JCTC
Assistant Director

Heidi is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Job and Career Transition Coach (JCTC) with more than eight years experience within employment services. She currently serves as Assistant Director of the Dual Career Network, where she conducts resume reviews, provides interview coaching, serves as a liaison between her client and hiring managers, and provides overall assistance in administration of the program.  Additionally, Heidi teaches classes through UI's Learning and Development on career related topics such as resume and cover letter writing and identifying transferable skills. She is a member of Eastern Iowa Human Resources Association and Professional Women’s Network and served a two year term as Chair of the University’s Family Issues Charter Committee, reporting to the President’s Office. 

Heidi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Iowa. 

MEMBERS OF:

2009-10 Dual Career Network Advisory Board

Victoria Green, Director of Human Resources, College of Dentistry, provides expertise to the college, its faculty, and staff in all areas of human resources such as compensation, benefits, employment, employee and labor relations, etc. 

Kurt M. Anstreicher, Tippie Research Professor and DEO, Department of Management Sciences, Tippie College of Business, conducts research in the area of mathematical optimization.  He currently serves as the editor-in-chief of Mathematical Programming Series A, the top international journal on optimization.  Professor Anstreicher teaches courses on statistics and quantitative methods for MBA students.

Keela Herr, Professor  & Chair of Adult and Gerontology at the College of Nursing, is a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nursing Fellow.  Professor Herr has an established program of research in the area of advancing evidence based pain management for older adults with current funding from NCI to explore pain in hospices.

Debra McFall-Wallerich, Human Resources Administrator, College of Nursing.  Debra serves as a Human Resources Generalist III , providing human resource expertise and oversight across all employee groups (faculty, professional/scientific, merit, and student), in all areas of human resources including compensation, benefits, employment/recruitment, employee and labor relations, and organizational development. 

Jana Wessels, Assistant to the Dean and Director of Human Resources, Carver College of Medicine, part of UI Health Care.  Jana is in charge of all human resources activities of the Carver College of Medicine with an emphasis on compensation and classification, support of research staffing, and organizational design.  She holds a JD and MBA, both from The University of Iowa.

Jon C.D. Houtman, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Carver College of Medicine, is an immunologist whose laboratory focuses on the events that occur in human T cells during infection.  He also teaches immunology to undergraduate, professional, and graduate students.

Jane Schildroth, Senior Director, Corporate and Community Relations, Pomeranz Career Center, connects personally with employers to discover opportunities for internships and full-time employment.

Janann Schiele, Director of Finance and Personnel, College of Engineering,  is the chief financial officer and the senior human resources representative for the College of Engineering.  She manages the financial, personnel, and administrative activities supporting the instruction, research, and service missions of the College. 

Sean Hesler, Coordinator of Learning and Development, provides training and instruction, consulting, supervisory support and leadership development to faculty and staff throughout the university.

Corey Creekmur, College of Liberal Arts

Rebecca Anthony, College of Education

Linda Bergquist, UIHC

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