Staff

Liz Horgan has served as the Director of the Career and Professional Development Center since 2011. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bryant University and her Master of Education in Student Affairs Counseling from Bridgewater State University.  Liz truly enjoys helping students and alumni as they pursue their career goals.  She also finds teaching in the Professional Development Seminar program very rewarding.

Prior to joining Nichols, Liz spent over 20 years working for a Boston based residential property management firm in a variety of marketing, management, and human resource roles.  Her responsibilities there included over ten years developing and managing its national college recruitment program. The experience gained while attending career fairs, conducting information sessions, and interviewing hundreds of students lends itself well to her work developing employer partnerships and career coaching students and alumni.

Employer Focus: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Human Resource Management

Beth Gionfriddo joined the Career and Professional Development Center in December 2021. She previously taught in the Professional Development Seminar Program and is excited to continue to work with students on career exploration. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Merrimack College and her Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from Boston College.

Prior to joining CPDC, Beth worked in Student Involvement at Nichols College for over 11 years. She worked with Student Government, Student Organizations, Campus Recreation, Orientation, and with campus-wide events. This experience gives her an insider’s view of Nichols College and its students and will help in supporting students in CPDC.

Mandy started working in the Career and Professional Development Center in September of 2023. She graduated from Nichols in 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. When she was a student here, she was very involved on campus in things like the Emerging Leaders Program, Student Admission Ambassadors, Orientation, PDS Teaching Assistant, Nichols Senior Advisory Council, NSLS, and more. After graduating from Nichols, Mandy then went on to get her Master of Higher Education from Merrimack College and graduated in May of 2023. Now she is back on the hill! You know what they say, once a bison always a bison. Mandy is really looking forward to connecting with our students, faculty/staff, and employers!

Lisa joined the Career and Professional Development Center as the Career Development Coordinator in May of 2022.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications with a minor in Psychology from Framingham State University.  Lisa is excited to help lead marketing efforts and oversee the social media as well as be the friendly first point of contact in the CPDC!

Prior to joining Nichols, Lisa spent many years in Early Education.  She is excited to use her skills and experience to now become a part of Higher Education.