Honor Society® member
Christine Coenen
IT Project Manager at Capital One
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Class of 2022
- WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia
Member since November 2020
About
I am a single mother of two teenage boys, and am working on my Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I have been in the Information Technology field for almost 30 years, and have decided to change my career path to follow my passion of helping others. I have always enjoyed learning how the brain works and helping others. My desire is to help individuals with high functioning autism or similar disabilities learn how to manage their disability in the academic and professional settings.
Education
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virginia polytechnic institute and state university
liberal arts and sciences concentrations in business, computer science, englis
1989 – 1993
Honors and awards
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national society of leadership and success
Member of national society of leadership and success
Goals and interests
- Career goal
My goal with my degree is to work with people such as my son, to help them learn how to manage difficult decisions and situations. My desire is to not just to counsel them, but to also provide methods in which they can learn through others and real-life situations, such as shopping at a store, or dealing with an unfamiliar situation. In addition, if the client is a minor, I desire to counsel the parents to help them better understand and provide the best help for their child. Ultimately my goal is to help families navigate high-functioning Autism.
- Graduate school interests
Complete my Master's degree and maybe someday pursue a PHD
- Outside the classroom
spending time with my kids and friends, scrapbooking, reading, participating in boy scout troop
Experience
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IT Project Manager
Capital One
Oct 2010 – Dec 2020
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IT Project Manager & Developer
I have worked at various companies as either a developer or project manager since receiving my undergraduate degree in 1993
Jun 1993 – Oct 2010
Volunteering
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Volunteer with Boy Scouts of America organization and coordinate service projects for local troop
Boy Scouts of America
Sep 2010 – Dec 2020
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Member of national service fraternity - Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega
Sep 1990 – Jun 1993
Languages
- English (US) Fluent
- German Beginner
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