Career and Professional Development Team
The Career and Professional Development team at Stetson Law empowers students and alumni to be competitive, market-ready candidates through our employer engagement activities and student preparedness services. Through our involvement in the legal, business, nonprofit, and government communities in our career markets, we gather valuable insight from the employer community, identify job opportunities, and compile job market intelligence.
In addition to employer outreach, we provide our signature Career Toolkit curriculum. This curriculum forms the basis of our student preparedness services, which aim to help students and alumni master career competencies via programming as well as individual coaching and feedback throughout the academic year. We also produce and lead the Stetson Solo Practice Network, which offers education, network building, and mentoring opportunities for our entrepreneurially minded alumni, regardless of practice setting.
As you will see below, we have a robust team of dedicated professionals with a diverse mix of backgrounds, skills, and experience to help serve our clients.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact us at 727-562-7815 or [email protected].
Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development
727-562-7845 | [email protected]
Catherine Martin has held professional, senior executive, and consulting positions in human resources, organizational development, performance management, and strategic planning in a range of enterprises, including small entrepreneurial firms as well as global organizations, Fortune 500 companies, and joint venture initiatives. Active in Florida's statewide community, Martin has also held voluntary leadership or board roles with Workforce Florida where she served on the executive committee as First Jobs/First Wages chair, Florida Craftsmen, the Tampa Bay Chapter of the National Conference of Community and Justice, Leadership Florida (Class XVIII), the Salvador Dali Museum, and other organizations.
Since 2009, she has published The Job Whisperer, a career development blog, and her articles on nonprofit strategy, including social enterprise, are published in West's Legal Forms, 4th ed., Vol. 29.
Martin earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Master of Business Administration from Stetson University. She lives in St. Petersburg with her husband Jim, an attorney and Stetson adjunct professor.
Associate Director, Public Interest Careers & Pro Bono
727-562-7809 | [email protected]
Associate Director, Career and Professional Development
727-562-7961 | [email protected]
Ryan Hoyle oversees the Office’s ABA and NALP data collection, management and reporting processes. He works closely with 3L and recent graduates on the recruitment process, and with incoming students on career exploration. Prior to joining the Office of Career and Professional Development, Ryan spent 5 years with the College’s Clinical and Experiential Education
Ryan received his Juris Doctor from Florida State University College of Law in 2011. He holds a M.A. in English Rhetoric from Florida State University, exploring the modern identification with Superman for his thesis. He holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from Bridgewater State University. Ryan’s pre-Stetson experience includes four years as an insurance defense and worker’s compensation associate. He also served as a budget analyst for the United States Marine Corps and was awarded a Special Act award for service during the Global War on Terror.
Dubbed “the meanest daddy” by his three girls, Ryan enjoys family time and has willingly fed his children Sour Patch Kids for breakfast. A proud native of Massachusetts, he misses the cold and the snow, and will play hockey anytime the opportunity presents itself.
Bio forthcoming.
Assistant Director for Career and Professional Development, Student Career Skills
Bio forthcoming.
Assistant Director for Career and Professional Development, Flex JD Program
Bio forthcoming.
Career and Professional Development Manager
727-562-7975 | [email protected]
Stacy Elizondo manages and administers the Symplicity platform for the Career and Professional Development Office, students, alumni and employers, works with employers on postings, and assists students and graduates with reciprocity needs. Elizondo also maintains the office calendars and helps students, alumni, and employers with appointments. She oversees Career Development student assistants.
In 2013, Elizondo was one of three employees named Employee of Year. Elizondo graduated from Charles Stewart Mott Community College with an Associate of Arts degree. She has also attended the University of Michigan and University of South Florida. In her spare time she likes to run, volunteer for youth athletics and coach Little League soccer. She lives in the Tampa Bay area with her husband and two children.