Are you curious about careers in education or nonprofits? Join this job talk with UCSC Humanities alum Kristen Amicone, a doctoral student with expertise in nonprofits, educational programming, and leadership. Kristen will share insights from her academic and professional experience, from being a transfer student, to making career transition decisions, to navigating an online graduate school program.
What: Campus to Career: Job Talk with Kristen Amicone
When: Wednesday 10/15/25, 12:30-1:30pm
Where: Zoom
Learn more about Kristen:
Kristen Amicone is a UCSC Feminist Studies and Kresge alumna and a lifelong Californian. Growing up in the Inland Empire, she moved to Santa Cruz to attend UCSC and then to San Diego for her first stint in grad school at SDSU. After working in the nonprofit sector for 15 years, she made the jump to education/government work with the San Diego County Office of Education. Kristen specializes in employee/volunteer engagement and educational programming. She returned to school in 2022, earning her MSNPA from Louisiana State University, Shreveport (LSUS) in 2023 before applying for and getting accepted to the EdD program at the same institution. Her research interests include employee engagement, change confidence, and leadership. She lives in La Mesa, a small town right outside San Diego, and enjoys theatre, movies, and horror novels.