Nereyda Salinas

Nereyda Salinas is the current Assistant Dean for Professional Development at Stanford University. Nereyda has also been the Founding Director of Stanford EdCareers since March 2012. In this role, they have conducted a needs assessment and structured the office to address the needs of data collection/dissemination, community building, and knowledge building with a comprehensive approach of connection and learning for MA and PhD students. Additionally, Nereyda established the practice of creating Annual Graduate reports capturing our students post-graduation plans, reaching a 90%+ survey response rate. Finally, they conducted the first-ever all alumni career survey, reaching a 45%+ survey response rate, when industry standards hover around 15-20% for this type of survey.

Some of their coworkers include Amado Padilla - Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, John Willinsky - Associate Dean for Student Affairs, and Brooke Donald - Associate Dean for Communications and Public Affairs. Nereyda Salinas reports to Dan Schwartz, Dean, School of Education.