Mary Karen Rogers
Executive Director
Mary Karen received a B.S. in humanities, cum laude, and an M.S.
in counseling and human resource development from Suffolk University.
She has worked in legal higher education in the Admissions, Financial
Aid, Registrar's, and Career Development offices since 1975. She
has been meeting, counseling, and following the careers of innumerable
students and alumni in the Career Development Office since 1986.
Mary Karen is a member of the National
Association for Law Placement, the Massachusetts Law School Consortium,
and served as Co-Chair of the Northeast Law School Consortium from
1988 to 2001. She also participates in the Posse Program, which
promotes college access and leadership development for young people
from nontraditional, culturally diverse backgrounds.
Dorothy Commons
Assistant Director for Programs
Dorothy received her B.A. in education from the University of Massachusetts
Amherst and her M.S. in counseling psychology from Northeastern
University. She was hired as assistant director of career services
at New England School of Law in August 1994 and was promoted to
director in 1996. She joined Suffolk University Law School in 1998
as a career counselor and became assistant director for programs
in 2000. She is a member of the National Association for Law Placement
and the Massachusetts Law School Consortium. She currently serves
on the steering committee of the Massachusetts Legal Recruitment
Association (MALRA). Dorothy is a qualified administrator and interpreter
of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Colleen Murphy
Assistant Director for First Year Programming
Colleen is a graduate of Suffolk University with a B.A. in psychology
and an M.S. in higher education. She began her higher education
career in the Suffolk University Law School Admissions Office as
admissions coordinator, and was later promoted to assistant director
of admissions. A counselor in the Career Development Office since
September 2001, Colleen is a member of the Northeast Law School
Consortium and the Massachusetts Law School Consortium.
Maureen Ricciuti
Career Counselor
Maureen holds a B.A. in social sciences/psychology from Boston
College and an M.A. in education and human development from George
Washington University. She started in law school career services
in 1989 at the National Law Center at George Washington University.
In 1991 she became the assistant director of career development
at New England School of Law. She joined the staff at Suffolk University
Law School in 1994, where she worked as an assistant director until
May 2001. Maureen is a member of Chi Sigma Iota, Counseling Academic
and Professional Honor Society International. She is a member of
the American Counseling Association, the National Board for Certified
Counselors, and the National Association for Law Placement, for
which she was the northeast regional coordinator for the Annual
National Education Conference in 1995. Currently a part-time career
counselor, Maureen is also qualified to administer and interpret
the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.
Margaret Talmers
Judicial Clerkship Advisor
Margaret is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where she received her A.B. in Linguistics, and Northeastern University School of Law. After law school, she clerked for the Honorable A. David Mazzone of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts for several years. Her former private practice focused on civil litigation and included special education advocacy. During the 2006-2007 academic year, Margaret taught legal research and writing as an adjunct professor at Northeastern University School of Law, and served as a Co-op Advisor in their Office of Cooperative Legal Education. She is admitted to the Massachusetts and the United States District Court Bars. Prior to attending law school, Margaret worked as a canvasser for a state-wide citizen action organization, a research assistant at Harvard University and a paralegal and later a database administrator at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. She joined the Career Development Office in January 2008.
Michelle Dobbins
Associate Director for Recruitment and Marketing
Michelle has a B.S. in finance, summa cum laude, from the University
of Massachusetts Dartmouth and an MBA from Suffolk University.
Michelle has worked in the Career Development Office at Suffolk
University Law School since 1988 and has held various positions
including career development assistant, recruitment coordinator,
recruitment manager, and assistant director. She was promoted to associate director
for recruitment and marketing in the summer of 2006. Michelle is
an active member of the Massachusetts Legal Recruitment Association,
where she currently serves as treasurer; the Massachusetts Law
School Consortium, where she also currently serves as treasurer;
and the National Association for Law Placement.
Joanna Bayer
Office Coordinator
Joanna graduated from Smith College in Northampton, MA with a B.A.
in History and a concentration in American History. Recently
Joanna was an office assistant for a residence life Area Coordinator
at Smith College. Before that she was an office assistant
for a real estate attorney. During her senior year, Joanna
served as House President of Capen House, her residence hall, where
she was in charge of the house government. Joanna became
the office coordinator in July 2006.
Kate Matson
Communications Coordinator
Kate has a B.A. with distinction in speech, communication, and
theatre from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and an M.A.
in drama from Tufts University where she was also a teaching assistant. She
was the manager of computer graphics in a design studio and has
worked extensively as a supervisor of exam administration for American
College Testing and Harvard Law School. She is a filmmaker
specializing in animation. She has been with the Career Development
Office since 2000.
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