#  Career Services 

 



#  Career Services 

The HDS Office of Career Services seeks to provide high quality resources and services to support students and alumni in achieving their professional goals.



 

 [ Explore Our Resources arrow\_circle\_right ](/community-life/career-services/career-resource-library-and-guides) 

 

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 [### For Students

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 [###  For Alumni

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 [### For Employers

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##  10-year Graduate Survey (2023) 

Explore where other graduates have landed 10 years after their HDS experience.

 

 [Read Full HDS Employment Report chevron\_right](/community-life/career-services/employment-reports) 

 



59%

MDiv Graduates reported a career in a ministerial vocation

 



46%

MTS Graduates reported working in education

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

##  Alumni Career Snapshots 

Students at HDS prepare for a wide range of professions, including ministry in faith communities; community development, advocacy; and education to name a few. Explore their stories and see how HDS assisted them on their journey.

 

 [Explore more Alumni Career Snapshots chevron\_right](/community-life/career-services/alumni-career-snapshots) 

 



  [### Curating Vibrant Community Experiences

 ](/news/2026/05/01/curating-vibrant-community-experiences) May 01, 2026 

As the head of community at CreativeMornings in New York City, **Exa (Alexandra) Kutler, MDiv '17**, creates vibrant community experiences in a variety of ways, helping folks feel seen in communal spaces.



 

 

   ![Exa Kutler headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Exa%20Cutler.jpg?h=a35d1325&itok=-cRo0FlO) 

 



 

 

   [### 'Don't Compromise on What Gives You Meaning'

 ](/news/2026/05/01/dont-compromise-what-gives-you-meaning) May 01, 2026 

Now working as a writer, **Abhijith Ravinutala, MTS ‘19**, says HDS taught him never to compromise on what gives his life meaning.



 

 

   ![Abhijith Ravinutala headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Abhijith%20Ravinutala.jpg?itok=m-C1XVev) 

 



 

 

   [### Ethically Informed Clinical Heart Care

 ](/news/2026/02/26/ethically-informed-clinical-heart-care) February 26, 2026 

As a cardiac electrophysiology fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, **Danish Zaidi, MTS '16**, provides ethically informed clinical heart care, emphasizing healing and patient rights.



 

 

   ![Danish Zaidi in blue scrubs posing by a window](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-02/IMG_8425.jpeg?itok=cUVcjsl7) 

 



 

 

   [### Advocating for Civil and Human Rights

 ](/news/2025/12/11/advocating-civil-and-human-rights) December 11, 2025 

As counsel for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, **Chavis Jones, MDiv '16**, advocates for the advancement of civil and human rights across a broad range of issues.



 

 

   ![Chavis Jones headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/Chavis%20Jones.jpg?h=229342a8&itok=_ra0gGCF) 

 



 

 

   [### Building Grassroots Communities

 ](/news/2025/12/10/building-grassroots-communities) December 10, 2025 

**Sara Smirin, MRPL '24**, credits HDS with helping her to interrogate assumptions, to be capacious in her thinking, and to always embrace the moral imagination.



 

 

   ![Sara Smirin headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/Sara%20Smirin%20wide%20crop.jpg?itok=w3OCKCVx) 

 



 

 

   [### 'HDS Strengthened Me as a Whole Person'

 ](/news/2025/12/10/hds-strengthened-me-whole-person) December 10, 2025 

**Melissa Coles, MDiv '17**, a postdoctoral research associate at the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of Notre Dame, says the pastoral and academic skills she acquired at HDS helped strengthen her holistically.



 

 

   ![Melissa Coles posing in office setting](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/Melissa%20Coles.jpg?h=6cdda988&itok=o_IY3-IT) 

 



 

 

   [### Tech Leader Guided by HDS Values

 ](/news/2025/12/02/tech-leader-guided-hds-values) December 02, 2025 

**Waskito Jati, MTS '18**, an outreach and partnership manager working for TikTok, leads in the for-profit tech space with the foundation of cultural sensitivity, ethical consciousness, and respect that he gained at HDS.



 

 

   ![Waskito Jati headshot with Golden Gate Bridge in background](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/Waskito.jpeg?itok=2EoSQG58) 

 



 

 

   [### Care Through Change or Challenge

 ](/news/2025/09/09/care-through-change-or-challenge) September 09, 2025 

**Bridget Power, MDiv '19**, a college chaplain and the director of Catholic life at Williams College, serves the spiritual needs of her students, particularly during times of challenge and change.



 

 

   ![Bridget Power headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-09/Bridget%20Power.jpg?itok=lMd4h9zO) 

 



 

 

   [### Addressing Inequities in Education

 ](/news/2025/09/02/addressing-inequities-education) September 02, 2025 

**Britney Foster, MDiv '19**, the CEO and co-founder of Trajectory of Hope LLC, works to uproot systemic racism and address inequities in educational systems.



 

 

   ![Britney Foster headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-09/Britney%20Foster%202025.jpg?h=e4d19789&itok=ahwzS_mj) 

 



 

 

   [### Building Religious and Cultural Literacy

 ](/news/2025/08/28/building-religious-and-cultural-literacy) August 28, 2025 

**John Camardella, MRPL '22**, a high school educator in Mt. Prospect, IL, works both in and out of the classroom to build religious and cultural literacy in his community.



 

 

   ![John Camardella headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-09/Camardella_Headshot%20thumb.jpg?itok=36d-z7rM) 

 



 

 

   [### Building Interfaith Community for Students

 ](/news/2025/08/25/building-interfaith-community-students) August 25, 2025 

**Ryan Jenkins, MDiv '22**, an interfaith advisor with Dartmouth's William Jewett Tucker Center for Spiritual and Ethical Living, creates spaces for students to build community and explore life's deepest questions.



 

 

   ![Ryan Jenkins headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-09/rjenkins_headshot.jpg?h=3262e876&itok=WWHLf4CM) 

 



 

 

   [### Harvard Divinity School Alum Advances Religious Literacy in Hollywood

 ](/news/2025/08/20/harvard-divinity-school-alum-advances-religious-literacy-hollywood) August 20, 2025 

**Mario Cader-Frech, MRPL '24**, the director of DeeperDive.org, is training media executives and screenwriters in Hollywood to deepen their understanding of religions.



 

 

   ![Mario Cader Frech](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-09/Mario_Cader_010.JPG?itok=nnyGhvbw) 

 



 

 

   [### Leading through Hospitality and Service

 ](/news/2025/08/15/leading-through-hospitality-and-service) August 15, 2025 

**Nate Rubright, MDiv '23**, a campus minister with Sojourn Collegiate Ministry, is creating community around hospitality and service to vulnerable neighbors.



 

 

   ![Nathan Rubright headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hds2/files/6x4_nathanrubright.png?itok=KONYD3JM) 

 



 

 

   [### Creating Community-Centered Institutions

 ](/news/2025/08/14/creating-community-centered-institutions) August 14, 2025 

**Pierre Berastain, MDiv '14**, the regional director for North America at the Centre for Public Impact, is working to help institutions become more responsive and collaborative with their communities.



 

 

   ![Pierre Berastain headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/Pierre.jpg?itok=Q02fWYiY) 

 



 

 

   [### Ensuring Equitable Global Food Access

 ](/news/2025/08/13/ensuring-equitable-global-food-access) August 13, 2025 

As a supply chain officer with the UN World Food Programme, **Salvador** **Peña, MDiv '20**, helps ensure equitable food access across the globe.



 

 

   ![Salvador Peña speaking at an event](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/Salvador.jpeg?h=e6eddd7a&itok=4fq3qJA1) 

 



 

 

   [### Promoting Religious Literacy through Journalism

 ](/news/2025/08/12/promoting-religious-literacy-through-journalism) August 12, 2025 

**Kalpana Jain, MTS '17**, director of the Global Religion Journalism Initiative and senior editor of ethics and religion at The Conversation, uses the religious literacy she gained at HDS to help counter religious misinformation and expose a wide readership...



 

 

   ![Kalpana Jain headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/Kalpana_photo2.jpg?h=f006c95c&itok=MN-U9nKz) 

 



 

 

   [### Equipping Faith Leaders Pursuing Unity

 ](/news/2025/08/07/equipping-faith-leaders-pursuing-unity) August 07, 2025 

**Kevin McIntosh, MTS '15**, the program director for Faith Over Division, One America Movement, helps equip faith leaders work towards unity.



 

 

   ![Kevin McIntosh speaking to an audience with a screen to the audience's right](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/Kevin%20McIntosh.jpg?itok=-XSyrzMk) 

 



 

 

   [### 'A Passion for Service'

 ](/news/2025/07/31/passion-service) July 31, 2025 

**Sher Afgan Tareen, MTS '11**, a digital systems administrator with the Refugee Assistance Alliance, gained a deep passion for service and volunteerism while at HDS.



 

 

   ![Sher Afgan Tareen headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/Sher%20Afgan%20Tareen.jpeg?itok=g-cD9F2r) 

 



 

 

   [### Ministerial, Service-Minded Pedagogy

 ](/news/2025/07/30/ministerial-service-minded-pedagogy) July 30, 2025 

**Jill Peterfeso, MTS '04**, the Eli Franklin Craven and Minnie Phipps Craven Professor of Religious Studies at Guilford College, credits her service-oriented pedagogical approach to her time at HDS.



 

 

   ![Jill Peterfeso headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/Jill%20Peterfeso%20headshot%20color%20%281%29.jpg?h=1a206fce&itok=jxncWwiN) 

 



 

 

   [### Weaving Together Creativity, Spirituality, and Social Justice

 ](/news/2025/07/22/weaving-together-creativity-spirituality-and-social-justice) July 22, 2025 

Now working as a spiritual director, artist, and writer, **Katarina Wong, MTS '99**, helps clients deepen their relationships with the divine through a foundation of creativity, spirituality, and social justice.



 

 

   ![Katarina Wong working at a desk](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-07/Katarina%20Wong.jpg?h=6863123c&itok=4gPTQf7i) 

 



 

 

   [### Depth and Breadth at HDS

 ](/news/2025/07/21/depth-and-breadth-hds) July 21, 2025 

**Jason Smith, MTS '13, ThD '20**, an Assistant Professor of Religion at Mercer University, credits the breadth of his HDS education with enabling him to teach across diverse areas of study.



 

 

   ![Jason Smith headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-07/Smith.Jason_.Photo_.jpg?h=02ce9f19&itok=uwQVZdcv) 

 



 

 

   [### 'Stay Open and Curious'

 ](/news/2025/07/21/stay-open-and-curious) July 21, 2025 

As the assistant director of climate and sustainability at Harvard University's Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, **Leslie Hubbard, MDiv '15**, encourages HDS students to stay open and curious to unexpected paths.



 

 

   ![Leslie Hubbard headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-07/Leslie%20Hubbard.jpg?h=98bc78fc&itok=jlH9JW55) 

 



 

 

   [### Integrating Spiritual and Palliative Care

 ](/news/2025/06/24/integrating-spiritual-and-palliative-care) June 24, 2025 

As a board-certified chaplain and research fellow at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Department of Supportive Oncology, **Sarah Byrne-Martelli, MDiv '02**, explores and embodies the integration of spiritual care within palliative care.



 

 

   ![Sarah Byrne-Martelli headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-06/Martelli%20crop.jpg?itok=J-mzDqSr) 

 



 

 

   [### Counselor Providing Critical End-Of-Life Spiritual Care

 ](/news/2025/05/29/counselor-providing-critical-end-life-spiritual-care) May 29, 2025 

**Harrison Blum, MDiv '12**, a spiritual care counselor, provides critical spiritual, meaning making, and grief support for those in need of end-of-life care.



 

 

   ![Harrison Blum headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-06/H_Blum_headshot.jpg?h=05a81dd2&itok=9ateSco1) 

 



 

 

   [### Helping Create People-Centered Systems in the Global South

 ](/news/2025/05/28/helping-create-people-centered-systems-global-south) May 28, 2025 

**Rakesh Rajani, MTS ‘91,** the president of JustSystems, works to support societal leaders in the Global South to help public systems work better for people.



 

 

   ![Rakesh Rajani headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-06/Rakesh.jpg?itok=Coqb00RE) 

 



 

 

   [### Supporting Clients' Creativity and Protecting Immigrant Rights

 ](/news/2025/05/16/supporting-clients-creativity-and-protecting-immigrant-rights) May 16, 2025 

**Sarah Sentilles,** **MDiv ’01, ThD ’08**, a PEN award-winning writer and immigrant rights activist, encourages HDS students to pay attention both to where they find joy and to the needs of their communities.



 

 

   ![Sarah Sentilles headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/author_portrait_sarah_sentilles_by_vev_studios__2__1_.jpg?h=d2d02439&itok=ndU17g0R) 

 



 

 

   [### Pastor and CEO Centers Compassion, Dialogue, and Community Building

 ](/news/2025/04/25/pastor-and-ceo-centers-compassion-dialogue-and-community-building) April 25, 2025 

**Rich Tafel, MDiv '87**, the CEO of Public Squared and Pastor at Church of Holy City, centers conflict resolution, compassion, dialogue, and community building in his impactful work.



 

 

   ![Rich Tafel headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/Rich%20Tafel%20crop.png?itok=0aaae0ZV) 

 



 

 

   [### The Dance of Head and Heart

 ](/news/2025/04/25/dance-head-and-heart) April 25, 2025 

**Marcus McCullough, MDiv '10**, an interfaith chaplain at the Baystate Medical Center, credits HDS for helping him bring together the intellectual and the spiritual in his own work.



 

 

   ![Marcus McCollough headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/Marcus%20McCollough_crop.jpg?itok=ToLU_PNh) 

 



 

 

   [### Reporting on Religion with Empathy

 ](/news/2025/04/25/reporting-religion-empathy) April 25, 2025 

Now working as an award-winning reporter on religion for the AP, **Tiffany Stanley, MDiv '10**, relies on key skills she learned and strengthened at HDS.



 

 

   ![Tiffany Stanley headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/Tiffany%20Stanley%20crop.jpg?itok=JgEweZKf) 

 



 

 

   [### Bringing Together the Spiritual and the Scholarly

 ](/news/2025/04/02/bringing-together-spiritual-and-scholarly) April 02, 2025 

**Varun Soni, MTS '99**, the dean of religious and spiritual life at the University of Southern California, helps students bring together the spiritual and the scholarly—a skill he learned at HDS.



 

 

   ![Varun Soni](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-04/Varun%20Soni%20edit_500x281.jpg?itok=jBLoOjba) 

 



 

 

   [### Centering Ethics, Spirituality, and Meaning-Making

 ](/news/2025/04/01/centering-ethics-spirituality-and-meaning-making) April 01, 2025 

**Lori DiPrete Brown, MTS '88**, distinguished teaching faculty at the UW-Madison School of Human Ecology, teaches courses on global health and human ecology, mentors students, and writes compellingly across different forms.



 

 

   ![Lori Brown](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-04/Lori%20DiPrete%20Brown%20edit_500x281.jpg?itok=ezw3yZhN) 

 



 

 

   [### Purpose-Driven Executive Leadership

 ](/news/2025/04/01/purpose-driven-executive-leadership) April 01, 2025 

As a principal executive leading civil marketing and positioning efforts across different sectors within the federal government, the relationship-building skills **Kathy Hebert, MTS '03**, learned at HDS are vital to her current work.



 

 

   ![Kathy Herbert](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-04/Kathy%20Hebert%20edit_400x284.jpg?itok=PrbH6RMC) 

 



 

 

   [### 'Anything We Do Can Be Called Ministry'

 ](/news/2025/03/26/anything-we-do-can-be-called-ministry) March 26, 2025 

As a social entrepreneur, **Benjamin Perkins, MDiv '00**, helps individuals and organizations tackle deeply rooted structural challenges through holistic, heart- and data-informed strategies.



 

 

   ![Benjamin Perkins headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Perkins.jpg?itok=7S4NdKlZ) 

 



 

 

   [### Theology Professor Molded at HDS

 ](/news/2025/03/25/theology-professor-molded-hds) March 25, 2025 

**Erik Owens, MTS '96**, credits HDS with showing him a model of rigorous scholarly work, opening new areas of study, and providing an appealing professorial paradigm.



 

 

   ![Erik Owens](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Erik%20Owens.jpg?itok=NwVNYFS4) 

 



 

 

   [### PBS Documentarian Working for Peace and Understanding

 ](/news/2025/03/25/pbs-documentarian-working-peace-and-understanding) March 25, 2025 

As the co-founder of Unity Productions Foundation, **Alex Kronemer, MTS '85**, writes, directs, and produces nationally broadcast documentaries for PBS aimed at working for peace and understanding of Muslims and Islam.



 

 

   ![Alex Kronemer headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Alex%20Kronemer.jpg?itok=Ujo_A99Q) 

 



 

 

   [### 'Stories Change Hearts and Minds'

 ](/news/2025/03/24/stories-change-hearts-and-minds) March 24, 2025 

As an editor, freelance writer, and sensitivity consultant, **Lynne Meyer, MTS '98**, contributes to the collective storytelling power of the gaming industry.



 

 

   ![Lynne Meyer](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Lynne_M_Meyer.jpg?itok=FGnPCKyY) 

 



 

 

   [### 'See and Seize Opportunities'

 ](/news/2025/03/24/see-and-seize-opportunities) March 24, 2025 

**William Mathis, MDiv '02**, the pastor of Springs of Life-Giving Water Church and CEO/Principal Consultant of WLM Ministries, Inc., encourages students to see and seize opportunities and possibilities during their time at HDS.



 

 

   ![William Mathis](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/William%20Mathis%20crop.jpg?itok=XnB9aaNq) 

 



 

 

   [### 'Do Your Inner Work'

 ](/news/2025/03/11/do-your-inner-work) March 11, 2025 

Now serving as a Buddhist chaplain at Yale University, **Sumi Kim, MTS ‘01,** encourages current HDS students to focus on their own healing within community.



 

 

   ![Sumi Loundon Kim headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Sumi-Loundon-Kim-2022.jpg?itok=aqpcrpub) 

 



 

 

   [### 'A New Expression of the Same Calling'

 ](/news/2025/03/11/new-expression-same-calling) March 11, 2025 

Having served as a minister of a large congregation for the last fifteen years, **Angela Herrera Koren, MDiv ‘10,** is becoming a therapist, which she sees as a new expression of the same calling.



 

 

   ![Angela Hererra Koren](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Angela%20Hererra%20Koren_380x253.jpg?itok=kAxjXfG4) 

 



 

 

   [### Member of U.S. Congress Strives to Make Life Better for Constituents

 ](/news/2025/03/11/member-us-congress-strives-make-life-better-constituents) March 11, 2025 

As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, **Greg Landsman, MTS ‘04,** seeks to serve his constituents in Southwest Ohio by building broad coalitions around various policy areas.



 

 

   ![Greg Landsman](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Greg%20Landsman_378x250.jpg?itok=_kQshfta) 

 



 

 

   [### 'Opportunities for Self-Redefinition'

 ](/news/2025/03/11/opportunities-self-redefinition) March 11, 2025 

As the assistant director of Institutional Relations at Syracuse University Abroad, **Helen Huang, MTS ‘12,** helps students transform their experiences abroad into opportunities for self-redefinition.



 

 

   ![Helen Huang](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Helen%20Huang_445x250.jpg?itok=Aj-QxVXR) 

 



 

 

   [### Bestselling Author Helps Others Find Purpose

 ](/news/2025/02/14/bestselling-author-helps-others-find-purpose) February 14, 2025 

**Dorie Clark, MTS '99**, is a WSJ bestselling author who thrives in helping others realize their purpose and passion.



 

 

   ![Dorie Clark headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Dorie-Clark.jpg?itok=HvN05k2Y) 

 



 

 

   [### Wrestling With the Big Questions

 ](/news/2025/02/14/wrestling-big-questions) February 14, 2025 

As the director of college counseling at the Boston University Academy, **Robert O'Rourke, MTS '09**, helps students wrestle with the big questions and think deeply about who they are and about the gifts they have to offer the world.



 

 

   ![Robert ORourke](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Robert-ORourke.jpg?itok=RBmprsxn) 

 



 

 

   [### Building Power, Securing Public Housing

 ](/news/2025/02/14/building-power-securing-public-housing) February 14, 2025 

As the executive director of the Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants, **Sarah Byrnes, MTS '05**, builds power and voice for low-income residents of public housing in Massachusetts.



 

 

   ![Sarah Byrnes](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Sarah-Byrnes.jpg?itok=pr5jknEr) 

 



 

 

   [### Becoming an Adaptive, Broad Thinker

 ](/news/2025/02/14/becoming-adaptive-broad-thinker) February 14, 2025 

**Laura Everett, MDiv '05**, credits HDS with helping her become a broad, adaptive thinker.



 

 

   ![Laura Everett](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Laura-Everett.jpg?itok=bHIt5yp3) 

 



 

 

   [### Where Your Joy and the World's Needs Meet

 ](/news/2025/02/14/where-your-joy-and-worlds-needs-meet) February 07, 2025 

**Richard Bland, MTS '03**, executive VP and chief development/communications officer at WETA/PBS News Hour, encourages students searching for a vocation to pay attention to where their joy and the needs of the world meet.



 

 

   ![Rich Bland](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Rich-Bland_0.jpg?itok=-yFTIVOs) 

 



 

 

   [### Thriving in Mission-Driven Roles

 ](/news/2024/12/10/wilson-paine-mts-09) December 10, 2024 

As the director of external affairs at 2Blades, an agriculture biotech nonprofit focused on advancing solutions against crop disease, **Wilson Paine, MTS '09**, has thrived during a career engaged in mission-driven work.



 

 

   ![Wilson Paine, MTS ‘09](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Paine_0.jpg?itok=V_yJLCHg) 

 



 

 

   [### Journeying with Students Pursuing Lay and Ordained Vocations

 ](/news/2024/12/10/rachelle-sam-mdiv-10) December 10, 2024 

As the Associate Dean of Students for Virginia Theological Seminary, **Rachelle Sam, MDiv '10**, is serving her community and bringing others together.



 

 

   ![Rachelle Sam, MDiv ‘10](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Rachelle-Sam_0.jpg?itok=Qpse-RIm) 

 



 

 

   [### Psychotherapist Providing Spiritually Grounded Healing

 ](/news/2024/12/10/helena-soholm-mts-02) December 10, 2024 

**Helena Soholm, MTS '02**, is a self-employed psychotherapist helping her adult clients heal. She implements ideas she developed at HDS in her practice.



 

 

   ![Helena Soholm, MTS ‘02](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Soholm_0.jpg?itok=WX-oTcdy) 

 



 

 

   [### Supporting Professional Success in the Legal Field

 ](/news/2024/12/03/quaime-lee-mts-11) December 03, 2024 

As assistant dean for the Center for Co-op and Career Development at Northeastern University School of Law, **Quaime Lee, MTS '11**, helps students and graduates find success and fulfillment in their legal careers.



 

 

   ![Quaime Lee, MTS ‘11](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/QVL-Headshot.jpg?itok=TCa-Cezm) 

 



 

 

  

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##  Contact Career Services 

**Location:** Swartz Hall, G02

**Phone:** 617.496.3313

**Email:** <careers@hds.harvard.edu>

 

 



  [### Mary Kiesling

 ](/people/mary-kiesling)Associate Director of Career Services

 

 

 

   [### Susan Lawler

 ](/people/susan-lawler)Director of Career Services