Career Exploration Center (CEC) advisors are available to support undergraduate students who are undecided about their academic and career goals. Students can meet with a CEC advisor for an in-person or remote appointment.
Appointments can be scheduled with all CEC advisors through the online scheduling tool Starfish, found in your MyUW portal.
CEC Professional Staff
Audrey Cowling
Credentials: (she/her/hers)
Position title: Career Advisor
Audrey moved around a lot growing up and doesn’t consider any particular place her hometown. She has lived in Madison and worked at the Career Exploration Center since 2018. She holds Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology…
Ryan Bouchard, Ed.D.
Credentials: (he/him/his)
Position title: Career Advisor & Lead Program Coordinator
Dr. Ryan Bouchard is happy to be joining the Career Exploration Center! In his role, Ryan provides identity-informed holistic career advising, coaching, mentoring, and student success support to all UW students. Ryan coordinates large scale…
Michelle Jackson
Credentials: (she/her/hers)
Position title: Director
Michelle is from the Milwaukee area and moved to Madison, to attend UW-Madison for college. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and then completed her Masters Degree in Community Counseling from UW-Milwaukee. While in…
Claire Peters
Credentials: (she/her/hers)
Position title: Career Advisor
Claire considers UW-Madison her second home, having grown up in and near Madison, earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees here, and worked on campus for more than 20 years. She has also lived and worked…
CEC Communications
Marissa DeGroot
Credentials: (she/her/hers)
Position title: Assistant Director of Campus-wide Communications
Marissa DeGroot coordinates communications efforts for the Office of Undergraduate Advising as well as the Career Exploration Center.