Meet the Team
Center for Advising, Career and Life Design
Lauren Aaron
Compass Advisor, Center for Advising, Career and Life Design
Call me Lauren! Pronouns: She/her
Fun facts:
- I love to read - my goal is 50 books a year.
- I prefer movies over TV shows - some of my favorites are "When Harry Met Sally," "The Holiday," "Pride and Prejudice" and "About Time."
- I really enjoy learning new baking skills and techniques, and I would love to dive more into cake baking and decorating.
Hillary Butrico
Associate Director, Career Partners, Center for Advising, Career and Life Design
Call me Hillary! Pronouns: She/her
Fun facts:
- One of my bucket list items is to visit all the national parks.
- I eventually want to get a Great Dane named Roosevelt.
- I adore anything related to floral design and hope to have a shop when I retire.
Hannah Cazzetta
Associate Director, Advising, Center for Advising, Career and Life Design
Call me Hannah! Pronouns: She/her
Fun facts:
- I have lived in four different countries: United States, France, Colombia and Chile.
- My dog, Dolly, is allergic to cats. Yep! You read that right. She is my fragile queen.
- My family is obsessed with the Olympics. During the Olympics, we cook a new recipe representing a different country each night.
Hilary Flanagan
Director, Center for Advising, Career and Life Design
Call me Hilary! Pronouns: She/her/hers
Fun facts:
- I love to travel. I have visited 25 countries and 49 states, and lived in 10 states.
- I am a triathlete junkie. I love doing all distances from sprint to Ironman.
- I follow a vegan lifestyle - feel free to share recipes.
Dominique Gagnier
Associate Director, Career Development, Center for Advising, Career and Life Design
Call me Dominique! Pronouns: She/her/hers
Fun facts:
- I have two dogs named Nami and Luffy.
- I was born and raised in Rochester, New York.
- I love hosting game nights with friends.
Axel Halvarson
Career Education Specialist, Center for Advising, Career and Life Design
Call me Axel! Pronouns: He/his
Fun facts:
- I love music of all kinds, but my favorite is country music.
- I was a cheerleader at Ohio State and now coach cheerleading at Providence College.
Zoe Pun
Compass Advisor, Center for Advising, Career and Life Design
Call me Zoe! Pronouns: She/her
Fun facts:
- I love music and theater.
- My go-to coffee order is an iced mocha latte.
- I modeled in an American Girl fashion show when I was a child.
Emily Timmins
Compass Advisor, Center for Advising, Career and Life Design
Call me Emily! Pronouns: She/her
Fun facts:
- I grew up riding horses and rode for my high school’s varsity equestrian team.
- Not only am I an avid music listener and will most likely have some playing in my office at all times, but I also have been playing the violin since the third grade.
- I'm the middle child between two brothers.
Evangelos Zarkadas
Compass Advisor, Center for Advising, Career and Life Design
Call me Evan! Pronouns: He/him
Fun facts:
- I am an avid hiker and outdoors guy. Talk to me about mountains and trees!
- I love reading. Let's talk about Tolkien!
- I was born and raised in Greece.
James Zissulis
Office Coordinator, Center for Advising, Career and Life Design
Call me James! Pronouns: He/him/his
Fun facts:
- I am an only child.
- I am writing a cookbook.
- I used to be in a competitive a cappella group.