Dive Deeper

This community supports students who want to make a difference through education, advocacy or support services. You’ll explore careers in schools, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and community programs. Events and resources focus on helping others, improving systems and driving social change. If you’re passionate about equity, access and helping people thrive, this is the community for you.


Undergraduate Majors:

Undergraduate students in this career community will work with Career Advisor: Sarah Mackler.

  • Human Development & Human Services
  • Education
  • Secondary Education concentrations
  • Criminology & Criminal Justice
  • Forensic Science


Graduate Programs:

Graduate students will have a different career advisor than the undergraduate students within this community based on their program of study.

Career Advisor: M. Cristina Fernandez
  • Teacher Education
Career Advisor: Stephanie Sartori
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Career Advisor: Laura Thibodeau
  • Community Engagement
  • Criminology & Criminal Justice
  • Social Work
  • School Counseling
  • Speech Language Pathology

Alumni Connections

  • Beverly, MA
  • Student Services Specialist Merrimack College
Meet Marguerite
  • Boston, MA
  • Community Resource Specialist Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr
Meet Maria
  • Melrose, MA
  • Operations Specialist Apple, Inc
Meet Lisa
  • West Hartford, CT
  • Associate Director Wesleyan University
Meet Lauren
  • Littleton, MA
  • Associate Attorney Brand & Tapply, LLC
Meet Brooke
  • Boxford, MA
  • Development Director Community Giving Tree
Meet Sharon
Meet Dan
  • Salisbury, MA
  • Engineer III Weston & Sampson
Meet Luke
  • Sutton, MA
  • Communications Associate CorpsAfrica
Meet Olivia
  • United States
  • Victim Witness Specialist - Homicide Division New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office
Meet Courtney
Meet Kristy
  • Greentown, PA
  • Senior Growth Coach Guild
Meet Katlyn

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Student Spotlights

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Student Spotlights
  • Ava Keamy ’27 Continues to Pursue Her Early Childhood Education Dream
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Faculty & Staff Connections

Joseph Chiarelli

Faculty & Staff
  • Greater Boston
  • Assistant Professor of Practice, Natural Sciences Merrimack College
Meet Joseph

Max Li

Faculty & Staff, Warriors at Work Mentors
  • Andover, MA
  • Founder of Grassrootech Grassrootech
Meet Max

Kelly Feeney

Faculty & Staff
  • Director of Development and External Relations Merrimack College
Meet Kelly

Jeanne Zilliox

Faculty & Staff
  • Sr. AVP Graduate and Continuing Education & Dean of Graduate Admission Merrimack College
Meet Jeanne

Mark Gould, Ed.D.

Faculty & Staff
  • North Andover, MA
  • Dean of Professional Studies & Corporate Engagement Merrimack College
Meet Mark

Lyena Chavez

Faculty & Staff, Warriors at Work Mentors
  • Head Librarian Merrimack College
Meet Lyena

Cyndy Carlson

Faculty & Staff
  • Associate Professor Merrimack College
Meet Cyndy

Daniel Herda

Faculty & Staff
  • Professor and Academic Dean Merrimack College
Meet Daniel

Gregory Jain

Faculty & Staff
  • Director of Intercultural Initiatives Merrimack College
Meet Gregory

Lauri Gibbons

Faculty & Staff
  • Assistant Dean of Experiential Learning--Warriors at Work Merrimack College
Meet Lauri

Meredith Fitzsimmons

Faculty & Staff, Warriors at Work Mentors
  • North Andover, MA
  • Assistant Dean, Student Advising & Services Merrimack College
Meet Meredith

Elise Monteiro

Faculty & Staff
  • Assistant Dean of Student Advising & Services, School of Engineering & Computational Sciences Merrimack College
Meet Elise