Meet Our Team
Located in Dugan Hall, Room 102, we support all Butler students and graduates—for free, for life—in their professional development and pursuit of internships, jobs, project-based learning experiences, graduate school, gap years, service opportunities, financial wellness, and more.
We support the Career and Life Skills dimension of BU Be Well.
Quick Contacts
| General questions and concerns | career@joe-yan.net |
| Career advising | Schedule appointment or use emails below |
| Employers and Recruiters | Jeremy Walthall |
| On-campus Student Employment (Student Employees)(Supervisors) and Federal Work Study (FWS) | Lorraine Vavul (Human Resources) |
| Data (Submit data requests) | Gary Beaulieu |
| Handshake, CaPS website, and CaPS social media | Ellie Neff |
Send Questions Anytime
- Leave us a voicemail: 317-940-9383
- Email us: career@joe-yan.net
- DM us on Instagram: instagram.com/butlercareer
Leadership
Associate Director, Career and Professional Success. Primarily supporting career development in the Lacy School of Business.
Through student programming and partnerships with faculty and valued employer partners, our goal is to maintain the Lacy School of Business 99% placement rate.
Undergraduate degree from Ball State University and MBA from Indiana State.
Lori has worked in academia for 17+ years in different capacities including lecturer, academic advisor and career consultant.
Employer & Recruiter Support
Ellie supports all on-campus recruitment efforts, primarily focusing on internship & career fairs, informational sessions or tables, and other initiatives. With a background in talent acquisition and partner outreach, Ellie brings valuable expertise to the career office.
Career Advising and Consulting
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Career Mentoring (LSB Majors)
Each major in Butler’s Lacy School of Business (LSB) is assigned a career mentor. Separate from an academic advisor, these current and former executives call upon their experience when guiding students through a structured, four-year career development program called Blueprint.
- Read more about the career mentors for LSB majors.
- Read more about Blueprint.
- Email questions about career mentors for LSB majors to Mike Thomas, Associate Director of LSB Career Development.
Executive VP & Chief HR Officer of Anthem Inc from 2001-13. Career Mentor and MBA Leadership Coach in Lacy School of Business since 2014. Certified Professional Coach.
Ed Friel left the corporate world on a Friday in 2008, and joined Butler University the following Monday as an Executive Career Mentor. Ed started his business career in sales and marketing with Cummins Inc, Columbus IN. in 1964, and had been Vice President-Marketing for Cummins Crosspoint in Indianapolis since 1991.
I graduated with a Purdue degree in electrical engineering technology. I then spent 36 years at IBM first as an engineer then in sales, followed by a couple of other jobs outside of IBM. I enjoy bicycling, sailing, camping, traveling and helping students build their lives.
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Chad has been in IT since he was 13, teaching his first class to eight- and nine-year-old’s BASIC on Timex Sinclair Z80 computers. All the way through his undergraduate Integrated Science (ISP) and Mathematics double major at Northwestern, he worked with and around computers, landing a Systems Analyst role at Eli Lilly and Company right out of school. After six years at Lilly, he and his family took a brief side trip to Evansville, Indiana at the corporate offices of Shoe Carnival to help them out of a technical mess before returning to Indianapolis as a Systems Consultant with C/Soft (Haverstick) for a few years.
Teaching himself networking online and acquiring multiple Cisco networking certifications (CCNP, CCDP), Chad then jumped to a Network Engineer and Data and Networking Department Manager job at Communications Products where he enjoyed projects in telecommunications, networking and security for almost seven years. His first stint at Butler was coming on to join the IT team as a network engineer in 2006. After a few team lead roles in IT, he became the Director of Systems and Infrastructure in 2012 and then moved to Senior Director of Technology Development in 2014. In 2017, after working on a joint project, Chad left Butler to join Butler Business Consulting Group client MJ Insurance as their first Chief Information Officer.
After guiding a complete technology restoration, and adapting MJ to remote work during the pandemic of 2020, he left after four years for a career change, completing a Masters’ degree in Educational Psychology and becoming an adjunct professor. He was hired full-time as a Lecturer in the Lacy School of Business at Butler in 2023.
LSB Career Development Administration
Taiylor supports all Lacy School of Business career development initiatives, primarily focusing on the required internships and mentoring program.
She has worked in higher education and early career talent development for 5 years across various organizations and roles. Taiylor completed a Bachelor of Arts in English from IUPUI and a Master of Science in Education (Higher Education and Student Affairs) from IU Bloomington.
Put a plan into action.
Apply the skills and knowledge you have gained to actively pursue opportunities that align with your goals. Continue to reflect upon your progress and refine your plan as needed.
We’re Here to Help
In addition to utilizing the resources above, please don’t hesitate to reach out at any time:
- Schedule an appointment with a career advisor or consultant
- Work with our Career Studio Peer Career Advisors
- Email career@joe-yan.net
- Call 317-940-9383
BU Be Well
Our office supports the Career and Life Skills dimension of BU Be Well.
We help students and graduates focus on building and maintaining successful skills for future or current careers, including internships, employment, graduate school, gap year/service programs, and financial literacy.