MELANIE V. SINCHE, NCC

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1 MELANIE V. SINCHE, NCC 59 Penn Drive West Hartfrd, CT CAREER SERVICES LEADERSHIP Senir Research Assciate, Labr and Wrklife Prgram, Harvard Law Schl August 2014-present Cnduct survey research t identify emplyment patterns f science and engineering PhDs in the U.S. Use survey respnses t create a visual map f career clusters Identify skills and experiences required t enter different scientific ccupatins Cntribute t natinal discussin f educatin and training f future scientists and engineers Funding Directr, FAS Office f Pstdctral Affairs, Harvard University February 2011-August 2014 Prvide strategic visin fr ffice that supprts 1,200+ pstdctral schlars and ver 6,000 graduate students in wrking tward their career and prfessinal develpment gals Develp and lead/crdinate 45+ career and prfessinal develpment prgrams per academic year, attended by ver 3,500 graduate students and pstdcs annually Manage annual budget f $95,000 and supervise ffice staff, including recruitment, training, develpment, and evaluatin f staff and interns Negtiated new benefits package fr 1,000+ pstdcs withut benefits acrss the entire University Advise senir administratin n University-wide initiatives, including plicy fr all pstdctral schlars, an exit survey t capture data n career utcmes, and a new recruiting platfrm fr entering pstdcs Assist Prvst s Office in designing prgram fr all University faculty t aid in setting research and career gals with graduate students and pstdcs Established the Pstdc Administratrs Grup, cmprised f administrative staff acrss the Faculty f Arts and Sciences, t build strategic alliances with academic units Instituted Pstdc Advisry Bard, cmprised f current pstdctral schlars, t assess needs f pstdc ppulatin at Harvard Launched new initiatives, including Netwrking Nights, a series highlighting careers fr PhDs, and the Pstdctral Awards fr Prfessinal Develpment, prviding funds t pstdcs fr cnference travel Built new website fr ffice; fcus n cntent f interest t graduate students, pstdcs, faculty, and administratrs ( Cnsultant/Trainer/Authr, Natinal Institutes f Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD May 2007-Jan Hired t build a Career Services Center fr 6,000+ intramural trainees (pstbaccalaureate schlars, graduate students, and pstdctral trainees) acrss the 27 research centers and institutes that cmprise the NIH Develped Career Services Center gals and defined Center services in cllabratin with the Directr f the NIH Office f Intramural Training and Educatin (OITE) Assisted with recruitment and hiring f career cunseling staff Created cntent and frmat fr Career Services Center website t meet the career develpment needs f students and trainees Develped careers blg fr OITE; served as administratr and authr f this blg, writing abut the jb market and recruiting trends Prvided career cunseling services t students and trainees, including career develpment wrkshps t large grups and career cunseling sessins fr individuals Funding Directr, Office f Pstdctral Services Oct July 2006 University f Nrth Carlina at Chapel Hill (UNC), Chapel Hill, NC Built natinally recgnized career and prfessinal develpment ffice fr pstdctral schlars, generating acclade f Best Place t Wrk fr Pstdcs (The Scientist magazine annual survey) Assisted in drafting new university plicy fr pstdctral schlars Designed first-ever pstdctral rientatin prgram t serve all UNC prfessinal schls

2 Melanie V. Sinche, Page 2 Built and maintained website fcused n career develpment tpics relevant t grad students and pstdcs Recruited Advisry Bard fr ffice cnsisting f dean s ffice staff frm prfessinal schls acrss campus Built new and strengthened existing relatinships with emplyers by planning site visits Analyzed and presented data highlighting emplyment trends f frmer UNC pstdcs Prvided individual career cunseling sessins and assessments fr pstdcs as needed Managed annual budget f $50,000 Hired, trained, supervised and evaluated staff members Natinal Cnference Chair, Graduate Career Cnsrtium May 2006 Duke University, Durham, NC; University f Nrth Carlina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Hsted natinal cnference f career cunselrs, directrs, and deans wh serve graduate students and pstdctral schlars at AAU institutins Generated tpics fr cnference sessins, gathering input frm grup members, nline infrmatin, and current trends in the emplyment f graduate students and pstdcs Administered, planned, crdinated, executed and evaluated all aspects f the 4-day cnference, including prcuring rentals, arranging fr catering, and cntracting fr utside prfessinal services Managed cnference budget, cmmunicating with vendrs t slicit bids and fllwing up n payments Created website and nline registratin fr cnference; cmpiled and edited cnference directry f resurces Created nline survey frm t cllect feedback and evaluatins f the cnference frm participants Assistant Directr, University Career Services Sept Sept University f Nrth Carlina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Develped and delivered ver 40 career-related wrkshps and panels per academic year Offered career cunseling appintments fr undergraduate and graduate students in a variety f disciplines Cnducted utreach t build relatinships with lcal, natinal and internatinal emplyers Spearheaded campus implementatin f first annual PhD Career Fair cnsrtium f 5 universities in Nrth Carlina (UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke Univ., Nrth Carlina State Univ., UNC-Greensbr, Wake Frest Univ.) Cnceptualized, designed and managed launch f new nline career fair registratin prcess fr use by ver 150 emplyers and 700 students; system still actively used fr career fairs hsted by this ffice Hired, trained, supervised and evaluated student interns Cnsultant, Speaker, and Trainer CAREER SERVICES CONSULTING Jan present Wrked with the fllwing institutins, departments, r prgrams as either a cnsultant n career services fr graduate students and pstdcs, a trainer fr administratrs, faculty, and cunselrs, r as a guest speaker: Universities/Medical Schls City University f New Yrk Crnell Weill Medical Schl Dana Farber Cancer Institute Duke University Harvard University Medical Cllege f Wiscnsin New Yrk University Schl f Medicine Nrth Carlina State University Princetn University Stanfrd University University f Cnnecticut, Strrs University f Cnnecticut Health Center University f Hartfrd University f Michigan University f Nrth Carlina at Chapel Hill University f Suth Carlina University f Wiscnsin, Madisn Yale University Hspitals

3 Melanie V. Sinche, Page 3 Nn-Prfit/Gvernmental Organizatins American Assciatin f Immunlgists American Assciatin fr the Advancement f Science American Sciety fr Micrbilgy Assciatin f Wmen in Science Cmpact fr Faculty Diversity Cnnecticut Business and Industry Assciatin Cnnecticut Dept. f Develpmental Services Envirnmental Prtectin Agency Federatin f American Scieties fr Experimental Bilgy Higher Educatin Recruitment Cnsrtium Hward Hughes Medical Institute Natinal Academy f Sciences Natinal Institutes f Health Natinal Pstdctral Assciatin Sigma Xi Scientific Research Sciety Tester/Reader, PAR (frmerly Psychlgical Assessment Resurces), Lutz, FL Fall 2013 Invited t assess new psychmetric instrument n career develpment as expert reader/user Prvided written and verbal feedback Tester/Reader, MyIDP, American Assciatin fr the Advancement f Science, Washingtn, DC Fall 2012 Invited t assess new career develpment and self-assessment website as expert reader/user Prvided written and verbal feedback t team develping cntent fr the site Cnsultant/Prject Manager, Natinal Pstdctral Assciatin, Washingtn, DC Dec March 2007 Served as Cnsultant and Prject Manager n an Alfred P. Slan Fundatin grant t supprt mentrship prgram, bringing nascent pstdctral career ffices tgether with established rganizatins at universities and research institutes acrss the US and Canada Develped and implemented marketing plan t ptential prject participants Established review criteria and scring parameters fr travel grant applicatins and mentrship prgram Recruited and cnvened a team f experts t review and scre applicatins based n review criteria Cnsultant, University f Suth Carlina, Clumbia, SC Fall 2006 Designed a career cunseling and prfessinal develpment prgram t meet the unique needs f the faculty and pstdctral schlars at the University f Suth Carlina Presented wrkshp n creating an Individual Develpment Plan (IDP) fr graduate students and pstdcs Offered ne-n-ne cunseling appintments fr USC s Public Health Practice Pstdctral Schlars Hsted Lunch and Learn prgram fr faculty t discuss hw IDPs cmplement mentrship and advising CAREER COUNSELING AND EMPLOYER RELATIONS Career Cunselr, University f Hartfrd, Hartfrd, CT Oct Aug Prvided in-depth, nging individual career cunseling fr adults acrss Cnnecticut Administered, evaluated and interpreted standardized career assessments fr clients, including the Myers- Briggs Type Indicatr (MBTI) and the Strng Interest Inventry

4 Melanie V. Sinche, Page 4 Maintained cnfidential case recrds f cunseling sessins and crrespndence with clients Delivered career develpment wrkshps t nurses frm cmmunity clleges, 4-year clleges, and hspitals, and ffered nurses individual cunseling appintments via a grant frm the State f Cnnecticut Career Cunselr / Placement Specialist, Bunker Hill Cmmunity Cllege, Bstn, MA Jan.-Aug Prvided individual career cunseling in a grant-funded psitin fr diverse student ppulatin Administered and interpreted interest inventries fr students using Hlland s Self-Directed Search Wrked with lcal and natinal emplyers t hst semi-annual jb fair Assciate, Candidate Services, Crimsn & Brwn Assciates, Inc., Cambridge, MA June 1996-Jan Delivered presentatins n jb search resurces t underrepresented students at elite clleges and universities acrss the cuntry Develped relatinships with clients f diversity recruiting firm, including students, emplyers, career services staff, multicultural ffices, minrity student grups and prfessinal rganizatins Emplyer Relatins Advisr, Career Center, University f Michigan, Ann Arbr, MI Jan May 1996 Managed active n-campus recruiting prgram (OCRP) Interacted with emplyers n a daily basis, taking steps t ensure their satisfactin with the OCRP prcess Crdinated résumé referral prgram fr natinal and internatinal emplyers Graduate Student/Pstdc-Fcused INVITED TALKS Planning fr Career Satisfactin and Success, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Bstn, MA, May 2014 Self-Assessment, Individual Develpment Plans (IDPs) and Career Caching, 114 th General Meeting, American Sciety fr Micrbilgy Annual Meeting, Bstn, MA, May 2014 What t D if Nt Ging int Academia, University f Cnnecticut, Strrs, CT, January 2014 But I Have N Skills! Debunking Myths and Explring Career Optins fr Ph.D.s, University f Wiscnsin - Madisn, WI, August 2013 Preparing fr the Academic Jb Search, 16 th Annual NIEHS Bimedical Career Fair, Research Triangle Park, NC, April 2013 Keynte Address: Nn-Traditinal Careers fr Graduate Students, University f Cnnecticut Graduate Student Senate Prfessinal Develpment Sympsium, Strrs, CT, February 2013 Inaugural Speaker, Making the Leap: A Nn-Academic Career Planning & Jb Search Bt Camp, New Yrk Academy f Sciences, New Yrk, NY, Nvember 2012 Using Scial Media t Build Yur Netwrk and Yur Career, NYU Schl f Medicine, New Yrk, NY, Nvember 2012 But I Have N Skills! Debunking Myths and Explring Career Optins fr Ph.D.s, 16 th Annual Institute n Teaching and Mentring, Cmpact fr Faculty Diversity, Arlingtn, VA, Oct. 2009, Tampa, FL, Oct. 2010, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 2011, Tampa, FL, Oct. 2012, Alexandria, VA, Nvember 2013 Secrets fr a Successful Pstdctral Fellwship, American Assciatin f Immunlgists, Immunlgy 2012, Bstn, MA, May 2012 Interviewing and Negtiating an Offer, 15 th Annual NIEHS Bimedical Career Fair, Research Triangle Park, NC, April 2012

5 Melanie V. Sinche, Page 5 Like Me, Friend Me: Using Scial Media t Build Yur Netwrk and Yur Career, City University f New Yrk, New Yrk, NY, Nvember 2011 Planning fr Career Satisfactin and Success, 14 th Annual NIEHS Bimedical Career Fair, Research Triangle Park, NC, April 2011 Making the Mst f Yur Graduate Educatin, Hward Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, May 2007 Finding the Perfect Pstdc, Princetn University, Princetn, NJ, March 2007 Creating an Individual Develpment Plan: Matching Yur Skills and Persnal Style t Yur Desired Career Path, 13 th Annual Institute n Teaching and Mentring, Cmpact fr Faculty Diversity, Miami, FL, Oct Career Optins Wrkshp, The American Sciety fr Bne and Mineral Research 28 th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Sept Effective Interviewing Strategies, Medical Cllege f Wiscnsin, Milwaukee, WI, June 2006 Setting and Achieving Career Gals, Duke University, Durham, NC, Oct Career Wrkshp: Crafting an Individual Develpment Plan that Wrks, Experimental Bilgy Meeting 2005, San Dieg, CA, April 2005 S What Are Yu Ging t D with That? Career Decisin-Making fr PhDs, Interdisciplinary Bimedical Sciences Prgram, University f Nrth Carlina at Chapel Hill, Feb Making the Mst f the Pstdc Experience, 11 th Annual Institute n Teaching and Mentring, Cmpact fr Faculty Diversity, Atlanta, GA, Oct Faculty/Staff-Fcused Diversity in the Pstdc Ppulatin, 2 nd Annual Diversity Recruitment and Retentin Cnference, New England Higher Educatin Recruitment Cnsrtium (HERC), Nvember 2012 Building Successful Pstdctral Prgrams: Using Cllabrative Netwrks t Ensure Success, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, June 2007 Effective Mentr/Trainee Relatinships, Crnell Weill Medical Schl, New Yrk, NY, July 2007 Leveraging Existing Resurces: Cllabrating Effectively t Enhance Pstdctral Training, Prfessinalizing the Pstdc Experience Meeting, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Sciety, Durham, NC, Jan Identifying the Develpmental Needs f Graduate Students, Nrth Carlina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, Oct Facilitating the Transitin t Independence: The Rle f University Pstdc Offices, Natinal Academy f Sciences and the Natinal Institutes f Health, Washingtn, DC, June 2004 Enhancing the Pstdc Experience: Hw t Make the Mst f the Mentr/Trainee Relatinship, Envirnmental Prtectin Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, April 2004 Business/Management-Fcused Intergeneratinal Cmmunicatin fr Managers, Keynte Speaker fr Managers Retreat, Cnnecticut Department f Develpmental Services (DDS), Prtland, CT, June 2008 Managing a Multi-Generatinal Wrkfrce: Hw t Mtivate and Retain Tp Talent acrss Fur Generatins Blmfield Chamber f Cmmerce, Blmfield, CT, April 2008 Cnnecticut Business and Industry Assciatin (CBIA), Hartfrd, CT, March 2008

6 Melanie V. Sinche, Page 6 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Oral Presentatin: The PhD Placement Prject and Beynd: Where Have Our PhDs Gne? Graduate Career Cnsrtium, San Dieg, CA, June 2014 Oral Presentatin: Big Data: The Sweet Spt fr Quantitative PhDs, Graduate Career Cnsrtium, San Dieg, CA, June 2014 Oral Presentatin: Pstdc Identificatin and Tracking: Building a Rbust Netwrk f Unique Researchers, Natinal Pstdctral Assciatin Annual Meeting, St. Luis, MO, April 2014 Oral Presentatin: Painting a Picture f Natinal Pstdc Plicies: The NPA Institutinal Plicy Database, Natinal Pstdctral Assciatin Annual Meeting, St. Luis, MO, April 2014 Oral Presentatin: Assessment Tls fr Use in Cunseling with Graduate Students and Pstdcs, Graduate Career Cnsrtium, Chicag, IL, June 2013 Oral Presentatin: Pstdc Data in the U.S.: Where Have We Been, and Where Are We Headed? Natinal Pstdctral Assciatin Annual Meeting, Charlestn, SC, March 2013 Oral Presentatin: Navigate the Hidden Jb Market thrugh Infrmatinal Interviews, American Assciatin fr the Advancement f Science Annual Meeting, February 2013 Mderatr: Diversity in the Pstdc Ppulatin, Panel Discussin, 2 nd Annual Diversity Recruitment and Retentin Cnference, New England Higher Educatin Recruitment Cnsrtium (HERC), Nvember 2012 Oral Presentatin: Like Me, Friend Me: Using Scial Media t Build Yur Netwrk and Yur Career, Natinal Pstdctral Assciatin Annual Meeting, Bethesda, MD, March 2011 Oral Presentatin: Leveraging Existing Resurces: Cllabrating Effectively t Enhance Pstdctral Training, Natinal Pstdctral Assciatin Annual Meeting, Bethesda, MD, April 2006 Oral Presentatin: Assisting Pstdctral Schlars in Crafting Individual Career Develpment Plans, Natinal Pstdctral Assciatin Annual Meeting, Bethesda, MD, April 2006 Mderatr: Research/Career Plans and Frmal Perfrmance Evaluatins, Prfessinalizing the Pstdc Experience Meeting, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Sciety, Durham, NC, January 2006 Pster Presentatin: Emplyment Outcmes fr Pstdctral Schlars at UNC-Chapel Hill, Prfessinalizing the Pstdc Experience Meeting, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Sciety, Durham, NC, January 2006 Mderatr: Diversity in Science: Prmting the Success f Minrity Pstdcs, The Secnd Cnvcatin n Enhancing the Pstdc Experience, Natinal Academy f Sciences, Washingtn, DC, April 2004 Pster Presentatin: Career Develpment Prgrams and Emplyment Outcmes fr Pstdctral Trainees at UNC- Chapel Hill, The Secnd Cnvcatin n Enhancing the Pstdc Experience, Natinal Academy f Sciences, Washingtn, DC, April 2004 Oral Presentatin: Cultivating Career Optins fr Graduate Students, Sutheastern Assciatin f Clleges and Emplyers (SACE) Annual Cnference, St. Petersburg, FL, Dec CLASSROOM TEACHING Guest Lecturer, Institute fr Leadership and Talent Management Nv University f Hartfrd, Hartfrd, CT Cnducted research and lectured n Utilizing Generatinal Differences: Managing and Mtivating Fur Generatins in the Wrkplace fr entrepreneurs enrlled in certificatin prgram Instructr, University f Nrth Carlina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Sept May 2001 Created curriculum fr new graduate-level curse, Career Develpment fr Graduate Students

7 Melanie V. Sinche, Page 7 Taught students hw t assess their skills and interests, explre careers, search fr jbs and set gals Develped interactive, career-related exercises fr students frm a wide range f disciplines Invited lcal emplyers t present n tpics f interest t students English as a Freign Language Teacher, Ukrainian Natinal Assciatin, Pltava, Ukraine Summer 1993 Taught English t class f 25 native Ukrainian and/r Russian speakers, ranging in age frm 17 t 64 Develped exercises in respnse t student interest, in additin t using textbk prvided Strengthened Ukrainian language skills by living with hst family fr entire stay HONORS AND AWARDS Dean s Distinctin Award, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Spring 2014 Awarded t highest achieving, tp 1% f staff members in the Faculty f Arts and Sciences fr hard wrk, skillful cllabratin, exceptinal service, citizenship, and delivering utstanding results Leadership in Actin, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Nminated fr and enrlled in cmpetitive leadership prgram fr senir-level managers wh have demnstrated leadership capability FAS Impact Award, Harvard University, Faculty f Arts and Sciences (FAS), Cambridge, MA Summer 2012 Awarded fr sustained superir perfrmance and fr utstanding cntributins t the FAS BRIDGES Leadership Prgram fr Wmen, Chapel Hill, NC Selected fr cmpetitive leadership prgram designed fr wmen in higher educatin t strengthen academic leadership skills and prepare them fr supervisry and leadership rles Nrth Carlina State University, Raleigh, NC Chi Sigma Ita Hnr Sciety (cunseling hnr sciety) Beatrice and Ry Andersn Schlarship (awarded t utstanding incming graduate student) Sutheastern Assciatin f Clleges and Emplyers, Sutheastern U.S New Prfessinal Award (awarded t ne prfessinal acrss 11-state regin t hnr innvatin and leadership in the career cunseling and/r human resurces field) University f Michigan, Ann Arbr, MI 1993 Received leadership award frm Center fr Russian and East Eurpean Studies (CREES) Clgate University, Hamiltn, NY 1992 Graduated with Hnrs in Russian Studies Received Rbert L. Murray Award fr Excellence in Russian Studies Received Rafael Lemkin Prize fr Essay n the Famine in Ukraine, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION Natinal Cunseling Certificatin (NCC), Octber 2004-present Nrth Carlina State University, M.Ed., Cunselr Educatin, August 2004 University f Michigan, M.A., Russian and East Eurpean Studies, April 1994 Clgate University, A.B., Russian Studies, with Hnrs, May 1992 Raleigh, NC Ann Arbr, MI Hamiltn, NY

8 Melanie V. Sinche, Page 8 PUBLICATION CONTRIBUTIONS Training Scientists t Make the Right Mves: A Practical Guide t Develping Prgrams in Scientific Management, Hward Hughes Medical Institute, Burrughs Wellcme Fund, Spring 2006 Bridges t Independence: Fstering the Independence f New Investigatrs in Bimedical Research, Natinal Academies Press, 2005 Career Paths and Mbility f Researchers in Eurpe, The Pstdctral Trap: A Challenge fr Science and Plicy, G. Bauer, (cnference prceedings, Early Stage Researcher Mbility in Eurpe: Meeting the Challenges and Prmting Best Practice, Lisbn), April 2005 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Bard Member, ORCID (Open Researcher Cntributr ID), January 2013-February 2014 Pstdc Data Cllectin Cmmittee, Natinal Pstdctral Assciatin, June 2012-present Strategic Planning Cmmittee, Natinal Pstdctral Assciatin, January 2013-present Sexual Harassment Cmmittee, Harvard University, September 2011-present Judge, Science in Actin Awards, Scientific American/Ggle, Advisr/Mentr, Bimedical Science Careers Prgram (BSCP), Bstn, MA, 2008-present Advisry Cuncil, Graduate Student Prfessinal Develpment, UNC Graduate Schl, Fall 2005-July 2006 Partners Prgram, Hward Hughes Medical Institute, Burrughs Wellcme Fund, July 2004-July 2006 Selected t cntribute t and edit publicatin n prfessinal develpment prgrams fr universities and research institutins acrss the U.S. Appinted Member, Pstdctral Schlar Advisry Cmmittee, UNC-Chapel Hill, April 2002-July 2006 Bard f Directrs, Sutheastern Assciatin f Clleges and Emplyers (SACE), July 2001-July 2003 Chair, SACE Research Cmmittee, July 1999-July 2001 Appinted Member, Cmmittee t Integrate Academic and Prfessinal Develpment in Graduate Educatin, UNC-Chapel Hill, Jan Appinted Member, UNC Perfrmance Management Review Bard, July 2000-July 2006 MEMBERSHIPS Graduate Career Cnsrtium January 2001 present Natinal Pstdctral Assciatin Octber 2001 present American Cunseling Assciatin January 2002 present Natinal Career Develpment Assciatin January 2005 present Natinal Assciatin f Clleges and Emplyers January 2002 present Sutheastern Assciatin f Clleges and Emplyers August 1998 Octber 2001 LANGUAGES French: wrking prficiency, reading knwledge Plish: elementary prficiency, limited reading knwledge Russian: wrking prficiency, reading knwledge Ukrainian: wrking prficiency, reading knwledge

9 Melanie V. Sinche, Page 9 Stephen Kargere, Ph.D. Assistant Dean, Divisin f Science Faculty f Arts and Sciences Harvard University (617) kargere@fas.harvard.edu REFERENCES Lri Cnlan, Ph.D. Directr, Career Services Center Office f Intramural Training and Educatin Natinal Institutes f Health Bethesda, MD (301) cnlanl@mail.nih.gv Tny Waldrp, Ph.D. Prvst and Vice President fr Academic Affairs (frmerly Vice Prvst f Research at the University f Nrth Carlina at Chapel Hill) University f Central Flrida Orland, FL (407) twaldrp@mail.ucf.edu