Employer Relations
The Employer Relations (ER) Team strives to make the employer's Smith recruiting experience exceptional, easy and efficient. The ER team works with employer partners to customize recruiting strategies that make it simple for them to connect with Smith talent for full-time, part-time or internship opportunities. ER assists with planning, preparing and executing on-campus interviews, virtual interviews, events, career fairs, networking sessions and other engagements to connect students with potential jobs. If there is an event that an employer wants to conduct on campus, the ER team works across the UMD enterprise to make it happen.
The ER Team
The ER team is an internal suite of talent management professionals prepared to lead employer partners through an array of in-person and virtual recruiting options. Many ER/Employer relationships run deep, having been built on service and trust over several years. Here is the ER team:
| Name | Suite | Phone |
| Cynthia O'Brien Senior Director, Employer Relations |
Suite 2570 | 301-405-9496 |
| Shannon Broughton Coordinator, Employer Relations |
Suite 2530 | 301-405-8652 |
| Luke Dieguez Coordinator, Employer Relations |
Suite 2530 | 301-405-6224 |
| Lizeth Gonzalez Smith Program Manager, Employer Relations |
Suite 2530 | 301-405-0444 |
15-Industry Practice Alignment
Each ER team member has been aligned to meet the recruiting needs of our employer partners:
| Shannon Broughton | Luke Dieguez | Lizeth Gonzalez Smith |
| CPG | Aerospace & Defense | Financial Services |
| Energy | Consulting | Healthcare & Pharmaceutical |
| Professional Services– Accounting (MT) |
Professional Services– Marketing & Other | Government, Non- Profit, Education |
| Retail | Logistics & Transportation | Hospitality |
| Technology | Media, Entertainment & Sports | Real Estate & Construction |
| Manufacturing | ||
| Professional Services–Accounting (LT) |
ER-supported employer activity is managed through HireSmith, the OCS system of record for recruiting activity.