Danica Ryan

Danica Ryan brings her expertise as a Career Development Specialist to the College of Creative Arts and Media by helping students with career readiness. In this position she coaches students in career decision-making, experiential learning, full time professional positions and internship opportunity job search, graduate/professional school applications, and career planning. She strives to build a strong rapport with students, instilling the importance of career planning early in their academic career, and beyond. Danica meets with students through group settings, individual appointments, and drop-in hours for reviews of resumes, cover letters, professional documents, and interview techniques.

Danica Ryan joined WVU in January of 2019 as a Career Development Specialist (CDS) in the WVU Career Services office. Previously, as a Graduate Assistant for Career Services and in the CDS role, helped students prepare for their careers beyond college through individual training sessions, workshops and presentations.

In 2021, Danica was a recipient of a WVU Values Coin from the College of Creative Arts in the areas of Curiosity and Service. In May of 2024 she was honored with the “ Accessibility Advocate Award” for her partnership with the Office of Accessibility Services in creating an employer panel titled “Demystifying Disability.” Danica has a Master of Arts in Counseling with a concentration in School Counseling and dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and Communication Studies from WVU. She is a National Certified Counselor and has a WV state license for School Counseling.

Danica previously worked in public education as a school counselor for more than 7 years, working at all grade levels from Pre-K to 12th grade before coming to WVU. Her experience includes public speaking, supervision of student counselors from WVU, curriculum development and implementation, team building, and school-wide program development for student achievement. One of her favorite events as a school counselor was a career day collaboration and research opportunity for students.

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