Evie Kriegbaum
With nearly 12 years of experience in higher education, I am passionate about helping students build confidence, explore meaningful career paths, and connect their strengths, values, and experiences to future opportunities. Through career counseling, teaching, and program development, I strive to create inclusive and supportive spaces where students from all backgrounds feel encouraged, empowered, and prepared for meaningful career and life paths.
Professional Experience: Nearly 12 years of higher education experience focused on career counseling, advising, teaching, and student support; Provide individualized career counseling on career exploration, internships/jobs, graduate school preparation, networking, and salary negotiation; Design and facilitated creative, student-centered career programming and workshops, including the “Crafting Through Career Anxiety” series; Teach multiple college-level courses focused on career development, college success, strengths, identity, and professional skills; Strong commitment to inclusion, belonging, and equitable access to career education for diverse and underrepresented student populations; Experience in mentoring and supervising student staff, leading presentations, and collaborating across campus departments; Background in graphic design, marketing, communications, and event promotion within higher education settings.
Scholarly Interests: Career development and career counseling in higher education; Student identity, and belonging; Creative approaches to career education and student engagement; Career anxiety and mental wellness among college students; Inclusive and equitable access to career services and development
Recommended Reading: Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
Favorite Bible Verse: Proverbs 16:3 ~ "Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established."
Favorite Music: Indie Folk
Favorite Activities: Hiking, Bonfires at the beach, Remodeling, DIY projects, and Woodworking
Family Info: Husband of 16 years (Matt Kriegbaum) and two girls (Kaia, 13 and Siena, 14) and three chickens (Vivian, Checkers, and Smoochie), and three cats (Smokey, Bubby, and Cookie)
What Matters: Jesus and loving others
Pet Peeves: Littering! (And) The toilet paper roll being on backwards
What I Like About FPU: The strong sense of community and my memories of growing up on campus as a young child… and later attending Fresno Pacific University for my undergraduate degree - made a lasting impact on me. Some of my favorite memories were spending evenings rollerblading all over campus!