Jacqueline Taylor, Ed.D. Candidate - Assistant Dean of Students & Director of the Vocatio Center Center for Life Calling and CareerJacqueline joined Union University in November 2000 and currently serves as the Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career. Jacqueline is a doctoral candidate in Higher Education Administration and also holds the Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Educational Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Union University as well as an Associate of Applied Science degree in Business (Management concentration) from Jackson State Community College. Jacqueline is also a certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Trainer and has invaluable expertise in gifts assessment and life calling and career development. She also has experience teaching adult continuing education in technology.
In addition to her 22 years of experience in higher education in the areas of student services and academics, Jacqueline is also knowledgeable of learning styles, personality assessment/evaluation techniques, and educational research for program design and improvement, and she has gained a wealth of experience in cross cultural communication during her career in higher education. Jacqueline also presents on a variety of topics, including generational diversity, personality type for team building, and 21st century career strategies for a variety of professions. Dedicated to grooming Romans 12 professionals, Jacqueline truly enjoys working with college students in order to help them to discover their giftedness and the opportunities available to help them live out their uniqueness!
Reneé Jones - Associate Director of the Vocatio CenterReneé joined Career Services in 2002 and currently serves as the Associate Director of the Vocatio Center. She enjoys counseling and advising freshmen, sophomore, junior, senior, and BSOL students in all aspects of finding employment as well as preparing for graduate school. Reneé also serves as a direct contact to employers/recruiters while building and maintaining relationships with them; the planning, implementing, and marketing of major Career On-Campus Recruitment Events: formal and informal interviews, Career "U"niversity, mini career fairs, the Job Market, fall etiquette dinner; coordinating internship and full-time job opportunities; designing & conducting career workshops; website development/maintenance and serving as the Technology Coordinator.
Reneé earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a minor in Accounting from Union University in December of 2002. In addition she serves as a licensed missionary and has over 9 years of experience with counseling both youth and young adults and over 8 years of experience in major event planning. She believes that the giftedness in all students should be discovered, developed, and mentored to a result of greatness in the individual.
Zachary Pendergrass - Coordinator of Career Planning and DevelopmentZachary is excited to serve you as the Coordinator of Career Planning and Development. He enjoys counseling with Freshman and Sophomore students helping them to discover their giftedness as well as what career to which God is calling them. He also serves as the coordinator of the Servant Leadership Award program, develops and implements career development workshops like “What Can I Do with a Major in Biology?”, coordinates part-time job opportunities, co-leads the MOSAIC Men’s Bible Study, and helps in planning Career “U”niveristy.
Zachary is a 2008 May graduate and he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies with Languages. He enjoys teaching Bible studies and helping lead worship at his local church. He believes that all students should learn about how God has made them and gifted them as well as their strengths and weaknesses so that they may faithfully obey Christ in life and career.
Sarah Stinson - Secretary