Carly O'Connor

Carly O'Connor has extensive experience in educational and editorial roles, currently serving as the Assistant Director of Gies Consulting at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign since May 2018, where responsibilities include oversight of the Magelli Office of Experiential Learning. Prior positions at the same institution include Program Coordinator and Coordinator for Housing Information in Private Certified Housing. Carly's background in editorial work includes serving as Editor for Innocent Words Magazine from October 2014 to January 2020, as well as various roles at Human Kinetics, where tenure spanned from 2014 to 2018, including Associate Director of the Academic Editorial Department. Previous experience includes a role as a Writer for Innocent Words Magazine from 2004 to 2007. Carly O'Connor holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Rhetoric/Creative Writing and a Master of Education in Diversity & Equity in Education and Human Resource Development, both from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.