Career speakers every Friday!

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 contact Nancy Nitardy. Someone 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.

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