Our Steering Committee and Volunteers

Like what we're doing for others? GET INVOLVED! We need volunteers to help in various roles Email us at mycareertransitions@gmail.com  and scroll down for open positions highlighted:

Volunteers at a 2023 MCT event
2023 MCT Volunteers

 

2025 Steering Committee:

AMY DINNING 

KEVIN KEENE  

VISHAL JAIN 

BILL INDIK

CASSIE ROSAS-CARSON (Asst. Director, Penn State Alumni Career Services) 

BART RUFF (Founder of MCT and advisor to PSAA)

 

2025 Volunteers:

CINDY MURRAY - Networking Facilitator

PAT MATKOWSKI - TBD

HOWARD MILLER - TBD

TED SZKLENSKI - TBD

MELISSA QUICI  - Social Media Marketing

OPEN - Additional Networking Facilitators

 

MCT thanks these retiring leaders and volunteers:

ANNAMARIE WALTER - Long-time Past President and Honorary Volunteer of the Decade! MIKE HUGHES - Board Member at Large KAREN DELISE - Board Member at Large  MICHELE RITCHIE - Networking Facilitator COLLEEN HORAN - Webmaster MARY KAY OWEN - Director of Marketing and PR  MIKE MCGINLEY - Legal Advisor   David Monahan, Richard Reese, Melissa Kelley, Kelly Renee and Elena Perri

 

 

MISSION AND VALUE PILLARS


My Career Transitions Mission:

To help professionals in the Greater Philadelphia area navigate through the career transition process so "you're not alone." We provide you with a monthly opportunity to learn new skills from our speakers and network with other members. The culture is friendly and welcoming, and it is free thanks to our volunteers, speakers and venue host.

Value Pillars:

  • People helping people, without direct personal benefit
  • Compassion
  • No cost barrier to attend

 

What We Do:

  • Monthly meetings for professionals (10x/yr) where can network and learn new skills and information related to career and job search
  • May include occasion social activity (optional after event)
  • New-to-transition orientation in small group setting; following regular meetings 6-10 x/yr

 

What We Don't Do:

  • Weekly support meetings. For this, we defer to many organizations that offer weekly support.
  • Endorse or guarantee any services from any person or company, whether speaker or person an attendees meets at an event. See policies.
  • Provide comprehensive help. By choosing to be a resource that professionals can access without worrying about paying, we knowingly limit ourselves to providing what we can. This means finding the best speakers and venues we can that don’t require payment for their services, so they may or may not be the very best solution. We also acknowledge that most speakers and venues will expect something in return and we accept that as long as it is indirect benefit (see policies.) We encourage the sharing of information on other resources/events our members may be interested but within our policies.

 

Who We Do It For:

  • Professionals in the Greater Philadelphia Area, or anyone willing to drive to our meetings that seek information on career management or job search and networking opportunities – particularly those that do not have the benefit of outplacement services.


AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS & NETWORKING PARTNERS


Affiliated organizations:

My Career Transitions is presented by the Penn State Career Services. Since 2005, My Career Transitions has grown to become a vital volunteer group that helps all professionals in the Greater Philadelphia area navigate through the career transition process so "you're not alone." We provide you with a monthly opportunity to learn new skills from our speakers and network with other members. You do not need to be a Penn State Alum to attend our meetings.

Guest sponsors:

In addition to our official sponsor, some of our meetings can be guest-sponsored by other individuals or organizations. This allows those organizations to offer their members job-transition programming that they otherwise could not provide on their own. In turn, MCT benefits by being promoted to new people and keeping attendance at the meetings large and varied so as to provide good networking opportunities for our members. You can also sponsor a meeting in honor of someone. 

SERVICE AREA

Greater Philadelphia. Our meetings are held close to 476/The Blue Route for relatively easy access from all parts of the metro area, but people come from as far as Lancaster, Allentown, and NJ.

DRESS CODE AT MEETINGS

There is no dress code. You should dress as you want others to see you. Most attendees tend to dress business casual (slacks and shirts).

CONTACT US

Most of your answers can be found on this web site. But after reviewing it if you still have questions, please email us . Please understand that a volunteer checks this email address weekly and will reply to you or connect you with the appropriate person. We are an all-volunteer group with no funds.  Please be patient or resubmit your request if you feel it has been missed.