Meet the Staff

Career Development is located on the lower level of the Jackson Campus Center.

Career Development can be reached at career@gustavus.edu or 507-933-7575.

Career Development is open from 8:00 am - 4:45 pm, Monday - Friday.

Peer Career Advisors staff the office Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:45 pm during the academic year for walk in questions related to résumés, cover letters, Handshake, LinkedIn, interviewing tools and other Career Development resources.

Cynthia Favre 

Director of Career Development

Phone: 507-933-7575

Email: cfavre@gustavus.edu

Lindsay Anderson-Smith 

Career Development Specialist - Education, Government and So

Phone: 507-933-7532

Email: lander14@gustavus.edu

Heather Banks 

Career Development Specialist- Health Professions

Phone: 507-933-7523

Email: hbanks@gustavus.edu

Laura Diaz 

Career Development Specialist - Mentoring and Still Deciding

Phone: 507-933-6056

Email: ldiaz2@gustavus.edu

Jess Franta (Jess Bauer) 

Career Development Specialist - Business Cluster and Internship

Phone: 507-933-7509

Email: jfranta@gustavus.edu

Jill VanOsdol ’10 

Career Development Specialist

Phone: 507-933-7524

Email: jvanosdo@gustavus.edu

Kathy Lund Dean 

Faculty Associate

Phone: 507-933-7407

Email: lunddean@gustavus.edu