Jessica Waites, MA, serves as the Assistant Director of Internships and Employment at Lynn University, where responsibilities include guiding students and alumni in job and internship searches while teaching effective resource utilization and search strategies. Prior experience includes roles as the Internship and Employment Coordinator and EDGE Program Coordinator at Stetson University, focusing on career programming for financially challenged students, as well as various positions at the University of Central Florida that emphasized academic advisement, outreach, and student engagement. Jessica holds a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership with a focus on Higher Education/Student Personnel, a Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising, and a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Administration/Management, all from the University of Central Florida.