Meet the Staff
Career Development
Career Development is located in the Johnson Student Union.
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.
Andrew Coston
Executive Director of Career Development
Phone: 507-933-7575
Email: acoston@gustavus.edu
Cynthia Favre
Director of Vocation and Career Readiness Programs and Still Deciding Cluster
Phone: 507-933-7525
Email: cfavre@gustavus.edu
Jess Franta (Bauer)
Career Development Specialist - Business Cluster
Phone: 507-933-7509
Email: jfranta@gustavus.edu
Laura Hurley
Career Development Specialist - Education, Government and So
Phone: 507-933-7532
Email: lhurley@gustavus.edu
Julie Rudolf
Career Development Specialist - Mentoring and Internship Progr
Phone: 5079957094
Email: jarudolf@gustavus.edu
Jill VanOsdol ’10
Career Development Specialist - Arts and Communication | STEM
Phone: 507-933-7524
Email: jvanosdo@gustavus.edu