Catherine Voss Plaxton is the director of the Career Center at San Jose State University. She holds a master’s in human resources & organization and a master’s in counselor education. She is currently working toward an Ed.D. in educational leadership. Catherine joined the SJSU Career Center with more than fourteen years of experience in individual and organizational performance development through the use of human resource development techniques and information technology improvements. She plans to focus her research on social mobility through higher education.