Every Friday at lunch (all students have the same lunch period), McCallum welcomes professionals and successful business people from the community to tell us about their jobs. During the year, we bring in speakers from a wide range of careers, giving students the opportunity to learn what attributes are needed for specific occupations. These speakers share their on-the-job experiences and the things that most helped them achieve their current position, which may help students identify suitable careers for their futures.
This program is sponsored by AVID and the College/Career Center and is open to all students on campus.
Share your Career Story
If you are interested in being a presenter, please fill out this form http://tinyurl.com/McCallumSpeakers and check your availability dates. We will contact you to confirm the date of your presentation. The presentation will take place on Fridays during lunch in the AVID classroom, Rm. 126. We would like a variety of careers/occupations represented. If you are not able to open the link above, please contact Nancy Nitardy or Elida Bonet
Past Speakers
Melinda Taylor, Environmental Law/UT Law Professor
Elise Krentzel, Creative Strategist Marketing and Branding
Jim Whitefield, Psychologist
Paul Salo, Homicide Detective, Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Heather Ramsay, Art Teacher, Museums, Art Administrator, Fine Arts Academy
Eric Peralez, Training Director, Independent Electrician Contractor
Shayne Bennett, Engineer, Manager, Applied Materials
Brian Johnson, Lawyer, Prosecutor
Laura Rea, Internal Auditor (Accounting/Business)
Lindsey Mosby, VP for Strategy at Frog Design, Global Strategy/Product and Service Design (Creative Strategy Industry)
Jim Walker, Director of Sustainability, University of Texas at Austin
Stuart Kelban, Screenwriting, Dept. of Radioo-TV-Film at UT Austin
David McGriffy, Computer Programmer
Mindy McCarty, American Sign Language (ASL) Teacher and Interpreter
Katherine Lewis, Programmer
David Savage , Wind and Solar Energy, Lawyer at Open Road Renewables
Neil Blumofe, Rabbi Congregation Aguda Achim
Brigid Shea, Travis County Commissioner, Public Servant and Environmentalist
Roy Taylor, Mechanical Engineer
John Logan, Electrical Engineer
Paul Salo, Homicide Detective
Marion Forbes, Pediatrician
Gretchen Crook, Family Physician
Jax Fernandez, Make-Up Artist
Leela Fireside, Lawyer-Government
Jennifer Smith, Realtor
Brandon Faught, Realtor
Denise Davis, Lawyer – Lobbyist
Mary Ann Bonet, Art Educator, Metropolitan Art Museum
Eric Timco, Lawyer/Mortgage Finance
Robert Hernandez, Banker/Financial Consultant
Hope Green, Entrepreneur, Food Truck Austin Grilled Cheese
Gillian Redfearn, Sales/Marketing
Della Mollay Daugherty, Music Therapist, Dell Medical Center
Brooke Anderson, Social Worker, McCallum High School
Meredith Efken (Rose), Writer, Novelist
Rachel Feit, Archeologist, AmaTerra Environmental, Inc.
Anissa Ryland, Director of the non-profit Johnson Center for Child Health and Development
Edmond Sackett, Photojournalism/Visual Communications
Anita Crase, Film/Art Director 7 Interior Design