In addition to being the Program Director for Employer Relations in the Career Center, Chad is an author, professional keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and a life coach for all things career and leadership. Chad draws on his past experiences college and Greek life to explore new and better ways of empowering others to become the best versions of themselves.
As a college junior, Chad challenged his fraternity chapter’s culture of hazing, after which he was forced to move out in the middle of the night. Chad left the experience consumed by the idea that there is a better way: to bring members into organizations; to create and deliver challenging, meaningful, and positive experiences; and to provide them with the confidence, knowledge, and skills to be authentic, empowered, and values-driven in their personal and professional lives.
In graduate school, Chad conducted and published an original research study on perceptions of hazing, receiving national recognition for his work, which led him to serve as President of the Board of Directors for the non-profit organization HazingPrevention.Org. As a result, he was asked to create and deliver two presentations at the Theta Chi Fraternity’s 2010 National Convention and School of Fraternity Practices. The second presentation, “Building Heroes,” changed his life and led to the creation of Caped Coaching, LLC.
At Carleton, Chad enjoys the strong sense of community and the willingness of alumni, faculty, and staff to come together to help students. In his role, Chad finds meaningful work in helping students find ways to leverage their academic interests and personal and professional talents in their future workplaces. He also strives to equip and prepare students for opportunities with great companies, competitive academic and professional graduate programs, and highly impactful non-profit/public organizations.
Chad grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska and is a huge Huskers fan. He completed his bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska in 2001, and his master’s degree from the University of Maryland in 2004. In his free time, Chad enjoys all things superhero (think Hulk huge), Harry Potter (Chad is a Slytherin), and being with his family: wife, Kristin, two boys, Joey (12) and Paulie (8), Blitz the cat and Barry the dog. Chad resides in St. Paul, Minnesota.
