Allison Pirpich joined Florida Polytechnic University in 2022 as the director of career
services. She has over 10 years of experience in career development and is passionate
about helping students realize their full potential through career education. Pirpich
takes a student-centered approach to career development that emphasizes the importance
of developing both technical and soft skills to achieve career goals.
Pirpich joined Florida Poly from New York City where she was previously the director
of career development and mentorship at Cornell Tech. In this role, she focused on
empowering women and nonbinary individuals to break into the tech industry. At Weill
Cornell Medicine, she built out the career services programming for the department
of Population Health Sciences as well as served as a course lecturer for their graduate-level
professional development courses. From 2020-2022, Pirpich served as a co-lead to the
NACE STEM affinity group for graduate students and postdocs. She also worked at New York University, The New School, and Texas Tech
University. Pirpich is excited to be living in the Sunshine State and looking forward
to continuing her work in STEM career development.
M.Ed. in Counselor Education, Texas Tech University, 2013
B.A. in Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, 2011
Member, Florida Career Centers (FCC)
Member, Florida Association of Colleges and Employers (FloridaACE)
Member, Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (SoACE)
Member, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
Member, National Career Development Association (NCDA)
