Airelle Smith
Assistant Director, Career Advocacy and Professional Inclusion
The Assistant Director, Career Advocacy & Professional Inclusion, Airelle (s/h/h), supports students and recent alums in thinking critically and holistically about what it means to thrive post-graduation and supports CES with belonging initiatives.
Airelle has 10+ years of experience serving others and driving positive culture by leveraging inclusive leadership, a solutions-oriented mindset, and strengths-based methodologies. She is committed to using trauma-informed care to help others thrive.
Airelle is a multiple award-winning career adviser who received her BA in Philosophy from Georgetown University and MA in Communication & Media (digital media, org comm) from Rutgers University School of Communication & Information.
"Take the time to think critically about the people you welcome into your professional community as connections, mentors, & friends. Learn how to live by these words: 'You doubt me because you don't know me yet. I know myself so I don't doubt myself.'"