Contact the Employer Engagement team
The employer engagement team is here to support your recruitment efforts. To get started, reach out to your industry representative listed below to talk about overall recruitment options and strategies, or to our employer engagement associate for information about specific events.
View a list of annual recruitment events coordinated by CSE Career Services and others where you may connect with CSE students.
Our Team
Angela Froistad, Career Services Director
afroista@umn.edu
Samantha Anderson, Senior Career Counselor and Employer Engagement Coordinator
tieme004@umn.edu
Manages the CSE Engineering Co-op Program, as well as recruiting relationships for the following industries:
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Defense
- Electronic and computer hardware
- Medical devices
Caitlin Perszyk, Assistant Director of Employer Engagement
cperszyk@umn.edu
Manages recruiting relationships for the following industries:
- Agriculture
- Biotech and life sciences
- Chemicals
- Food and beverage
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Oil and gas
- Other
- Pharmaceuticals
- Research and Testing
- Utilities and renewable energy
Michael Salazar, Employer Engagement Associate
salaz173@umn.edu
Coordinates and manages many on-campus and virtual recruiting events, including:
- On-campus and virtual recruiting
- Information sessions
- On-campus interviews
- Site visits
- Manages Handshake
- Manages recruiting relationships for the following industries:
- Civil engineering
- Construction
- Education
- Government
- Legal and law enforcement
- Non-profit
Joe St. Jacque, Employer Engagement Coordinator
jstjacqu@umn.edu
Coordinates in-person career fairs as well as recruiting relationships for the following industries:
- Commercial banking and credit
- Consulting
- Financial services
- Insurance
- Internet and software
- Journalism, media, and publishing
- Retail stores
- Staffing and recruiting
- Telecommunications
- Transportation and logistics