Career Services Staff

Wayne F. Stark
Senior Director of Career Services
wstark@sbc.edu | 434-381-6463
BA, Political Science - University of Arizona
MA, American History - George Mason University
Doctoral Studies - University of Kansas, History and Higher Education and Governance

Wayne has over twelve years of solid commitment to teaching, education, and student development augmented by administrative and managerial experience in corporate human resources and higher education.

Before coming to Sweet Briar College in March of 2001, Wayne served as the Associate Director of the Arts and Sciences Placement Office at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. Prior to that, Wayne was an Assistant Director at the University of Kansas's University Career and Employment Services. Wayne also has taught a variety of subjects at the primary, secondary, and collegiate level and has worked for First Virginia Banks, Inc., now BB&T, as the their corporate EEO Administrator.

Mr. Stark is a polished presenter, a highly motivational career counselor, and a results oriented collaborative professional with energy, enthusiasm, a commitment to excellence, and a genuine concern for the growth and advancement of college students and the organizations that serve them. Mr. Stark has been recognized as a leader among his peers as he was awarded a commendation for Leadership in 2002 by the Virginia Association of Colleges and Employers. Wayne has also presented well received programs at regional conferences such as the Midwest Association of Colleges and Employers and the Southeastern Association of Colleges and Employers.

Most recently in April of 2008, Wayne, along with Kristin Dane Ewing, presented a program at the annual VACE conference. The program entitled "Tapping Potential In Your Own Back Yard: Forging Synergistic Relationships Between Campus And Community" was also presented at the 1st Annual Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (SoACE) conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Wayne has also been recognized by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) through their acceptance of his program entitled "From Caboose to Engine: Revitalizing, Empowering, and Shaping Career Services to be a Key Player in Student Affairs and Institutional Decision Making" which was presented at the 50th anniversary National NACE Conference in May of 2006 in Anaheim, California. Wayne subsequently went on to present a national "webinar" based on his program in March of 2007.

Wayne is also engaged substantively with the local community. He serves on the Board of Directors for both Amherst County Department of Social Services and the Center for Adult Learning and Literacy.

Wayne and his wife Karen live on campus in the old dairy farm manager's house with their dog Riley and their cat Sadie.

Kristin Dane Ewing
Associate Director of Career Services
kewing@sbc.edu | 434-381-6465
BA, English – Franklin College
MA, Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education – Ball State University

Kristin began working in Sweet Briar's Career Services Center in October of 2006. Over the past year and a half she has become very involved in the field and grown professionally through attendance in the Virginia Association of College and Employers (VACE) Conference as well as the Villa Julie College National Career Conference. She also participated in the CPP Career Development Using the Myers-Briggs Assessment Workshop Series where she enhanced her skills in counseling students on major/career selection. In December she was fortunate enough to present a workshop, along with Director, Wayne Stark, at the 1st Annual Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (SoACE) conference in San Antonio, Texas entitled "Tapping Potential In Your Own Back Yard: Forging Synergistic Relationships Between Campus And Community.” Kristin belongs to the Young Professionals of Central Virginia (YPCV) and has been involved with several of their events including bringing the organization to campus.

She finished her Master's degree in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education from Ball State University in 2004. During that time, she had an assistantship in the Student Organizations Office where she worked closely with Greek Life and the women leaders of the Panhellenic Council. While at Ball State , she discovered her passion for higher education and college student development theory. Since then, she has spent time at Purdue University as an Assistant Director of Admissions where she thoroughly enjoyed traveling across the country advising students on their college search. Most recently, Kristin has worked in the Alumnae Office at Sweet Briar co-coordinating Reunion , working with Alumnae Clubs and editing the Alumnae Magazine. She is thrilled with the opportunity to be on Sweet Briar's vibrant, close-knit campus helping students think about majors, find internships and gain clarity on their life after graduation.

Kristin is an Indiana native and moved to Lynchburg in the fall of 2005 with her husband Heath. She enjoys decorating her home and enjoying the beautiful landscape of central Virginia while spending time at the many festivals, parks and wineries in the area.

Carolyn K. Brazill
Coordinator of Campus Student Employment & Office Manager
ckbrazill@sbc.edu | 434-381-6580
BS, Business Administration - Berea College

Carolyn has been the Coordinator of Campus Student Employment since August 2001 and Career Services Center Office Manager since July1998. She has been employed in the career office in various positions since July 1989. She was assistant registrar at Sweet Briar from 1980-1983. Carolyn was selected by the Sweet Briar College Student Government Association to receive the 2004 Excellence in Service Award.

She has pursued additional education such as psychology of management course at Central Virginia Community College and graduate education courses in counseling at UVA and Lynchburg College. Carolyn spends all her spare time at her farm in Amherst County in the company of two horses, three cats, four dogs and a small herd of beef cattle.