Your Graduate Business Career Services professionals are here to help. There are several appointment scheduling options and the many services listed below. Watch for emails from the director, Tabatha Carney, and assistant director, Ife Adegboye, throughout the year. These emails will have valuable information regarding career fairs, information sessions, career workshops, and more.
Meet your Career Professional
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Tabatha Carney
Director, Graduate Business Career Services
MBA, PMBA, EMBA, MHAO, MRED, MS SCM, MAA, MBAN (Online), Employer Development, Instructor BUSAD 5920
Director, Graduate Business Career Services
MBA, PMBA, EMBA, MHAO, MRED, MS SCM, MAA, MBAN (Online), Employer Development, Instructor BUSAD 5920
Tabatha Carney
Tabatha Carney is the director of Graduate Business Career Services. She leads graduate career services programming, employer relations, professional development courses, and graduation employment reporting. She has over 20 years of experience as a career development professional. Prior to the past nine years at Iowa State, she served in higher education development roles, teaching, corporate recruitment, management, marketing, business ownership, and training and development. She has a master of science in administration – organizational leadership from the University of South Dakota and a bachelor of science degree from Iowa State University.
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Ife Adegboye
Assistant Director, Graduate Business Career Services
MFIN, MACC, MBAN (In-person), MSIS, MFT, MEP, Instructor BUSAD 5930
Assistant Director, Graduate Business Career Services
MFIN, MACC, MBAN (In-person), MSIS, MFT, MEP, Instructor BUSAD 5930
Ife Adegboye
Ife Adegboye is the assistant director of Graduate Business Career Services at the Ivy College of Business. She leads strategic initiatives in employment outcomes reporting, career programming, professional development and employer relations. Ife brings more than four years of industry experience as a business analyst from a Pan-African software development company and is a proud CyBIZ Lab alum. She holds a bachelor of engineering degree and an MBA in business analytics.
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Upamanyu (Neil) Sinha
Business Project Data Analyst, Graduate Business Career and Recruitment Services
CPT/OPT Employer Development
Business Project Data Analyst, Graduate Business Career and Recruitment Services
CPT/OPT Employer Development
Upamanyu (Neil) Sinha
Upamanyu (Neil) Sinha is the business project data analyst for the Graduate Business Career and Recruitment Services at Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business. He leads strategic initiatives in recruitment, employer engagement, and outcome reporting. With prior roles at Texas Instruments, Dell, and Workiva, Neil brings over four years of industry experience in engineering and product management. He holds an MBA in business analytics, a master’s in finance, and a master’s in electrical engineering. Neil’s data-driven focus helps shape programs that boost graduate student success and align with evolving industry needs.
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Sarah Van Vark
Career Services and Admissions Specialist, Graduate Business Career Services
Instructor BUSAD 5960
Career Services and Admissions Specialist, Graduate Business Career Services
Instructor BUSAD 5960
Sarah Van Vark
Sarah Van Vark is a career services and admissions specialist for the Graduate Business Career Services programs. She has 13 years of experience in higher education career services and six years working as a corporate recruiter in the financial services industry. In her current role she assists graduate students with the admissions process, as well as teaching a professional development course for working professionals.
The Ivy Graduate Career Services provided the guidance, resume support, and preparation I needed to confidently secure my role as a financial analyst.