Jessica Lang Dinuka Gunaratne and William E. Donald

Jessica Lang Dinuka Gunaratne and William E. Donald

Jessica Lang, MEd (she/her) is the Associate Director, Centre for Career Development at the University of Waterloo. As a first-gen student, Jessica saw firsthand how post-secondary education can change the trajectory of someone’s life through transformational and experiential learning opportunities. She has since dedicated her 15+ year career in Canadian student affairs to improving the student experience to assist with persistence to graduation. Jessica sees career education as the bridge between academics and life after graduation. She loves learning about all the jobs you never hear about while growing up! | William E. Donald is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Careers and Human Resource Management at the Ronin Institute (USA) and a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Southampton (UK) as a guest of Professor Yehuda Baruch. Will has published 50+ peer-reviewed publications, which have been read 33,000+ times (ResearchGate) and cited nearly 1,000 times (Google Scholar). Will was the sole editor of the 'Handbook of Research on Sustainable Careers for University Students and Graduates' published by IGI Global in June 2023. Will is also the sole author of 'Strategic Opportunities for Bridging the University-Employer Divide' published by IGI Global in January 2024. For more information, please visit Will's website: https://drwilldonald.wordpress.com/journal-papers | Dinuka Gunaratne is a post-secondary leader with 15 years of experience supporting students through career development. He has held positions at seven post-secondary institutions in Canada. He is the co-chair of CERIC's Content and Learning Advisory Committee.
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