Advisory Board

 

Dual Career Network Staff

 

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, national and international conferences, and has assisted over 50 universities in starting similar programs.  She is one of the co-founders of the international Higher Education Dual Career Network (HEDCN) association and has served on the management team of that organization.  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), National Association of Job Search Trainers, Career Directors International (CDI), and the Career Planning and Adult Development Organization.  In addition, she has been a member of the Professional Women’s Network where she served as committee and board 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 in 2004 was nominated for Waypoint’s Women of Achievement Award. In 2009, The Dual Career Network program won third place in CDI's Career Innovator Awards, and in 2011, Joan was asked to serve as one of the judges for the 2011 Career Innovator Awards.

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

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Heidi McLaughlin, CPRW, JCTC
Assistant Director

Heidi is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Job and Career Transition Coach (JCTC) with more than ten 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 (EIHRA), Professional Women’s Network (PWN), the Iowa City HR Roundtable, and is a graduate of the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce Community Leadership Program (CLP).  She served a two year term as Chair of the University’s Family Issues Charter Committee, reporting to the President’s Office.  Heidi is one of the co-founders of the international Higher Education Dual Career Network (HEDCN) association and has served on the management team of that organization.

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

 

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2011-12 Dual Career Network Advisory Board

Michael Sullivan, Assistant to the Dean for Human Resources and Facilities. Provides human resource oversight across all employee groups and coordinates facilities management functions for the College of Pharmacy.

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.  Professor Herr has an established program of research in improving best practices for assessment and management of pain in older adults.  Her administrative role focuses on facilitating faculty career development.

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.

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

Rebecca Anthony, Director of Educational Placement Office, College of Education. The office is a resource for all undergraduate, graduate and specialized professionals pursuing careers in teaching, research, and leadership in the educational community. Rebecca was a co-developer of the ePortfolio and currently teaches the online PhD ePortfolio course.

Jan Waterhouse, College of Engineering

Ron Mulder, University Housing Administration

 

 

 

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