Jennifer Voldins
MSF and MA Career Coach, Senior Associate Director, Career Strategies
Jennifer Voldins CFA’s background includes foreign exchange roles at Bank of New York Mellon and Barclays Capital, with early trader/analyst experience at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Jennifer was a longtime Exam Question Writer and Associate Coordinator for the CFA Review Program at the CFA Society of Boston, and has had the pleasure of observing Brandeis International Business School students in the CFA Research Challenge in that capacity. Jennifer also has advised students one-on-one at Suffolk University as a professional tutor for finance and economics classes. Jennifer received her BS in Finance and French from University of Scranton, magna cum laude, and her MBA in Finance and International Business from Columbia University.
Alice Ain Rich
Associate Director & MBA Career Coach and Adjunct Professor
Alice Ain Rich was the founding Human Resources Director at three technology companies (Kronos, Bitstream, and Dragon Systems/Nuance Communications) where she hired many international employees, and has served as a human resources consultant to a range of organizations. She founded and has led her career coaching and corporate consulting business (www.coachalice.com) for more than 20 years working with almost 5,000 clients. Alice is delighted to be working with the MBA students at Brandeis, having advised MBA/MSF and dual-degree students as a Senior Consultant to the Dean of the Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College in the past. Alice received her BA in English from Vassar College where she also studied abroad at the University of London.
Kristen Babineau
Associate Director, Career Strategies, MSBA Career Coach
Kristen’s background includes 10 years at Stanford University in multiple roles. As Data & Communication Manager, Kristen was involved in building the first career services office at Stanford’s School of Education where she recruited employers for events, managed career fairs, and advised students in career strategy topics in addition to producing the data analysis and graphic design of the EdCareers Annual Graduation Report and overseeing EdCareers’ website and social media. In her role as Director of Graduate Admissions in the Computer Science department at Stanford’s School of Engineering, Kristen managed the use of information technology in the admissions process, worked closely with faculty and staff colleagues, and oversaw new student orientation and Admit Weekend.
After leaving California and Stanford to return to her native Boston-area geography, Kristen joined AcceptU and advised a caseload of 50+ international students applying for US graduate school in STEM fields.Kristen received her BS in Marketing and Finance, cum laude, and MA in Higher Education, both from Boston College.