Career Development

Creating your future

Career Counseling

Career counseling sessions support matriculating students and recent graduates in exploring, identifying and pursuing their individual career goals, while also teaching them about the professional “tools” they have at their disposal. Students and recent alumni looking to meet with a career counselor regarding résumé reviews and job search strategies can click the Online Appointment Scheduler button, below, and choose a counselor and a time to schedule an appointment. Alumni may schedule one-on-one counseling appointments for up to four years after graduation.

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Angie Wojak, Director

As Director of Career Development, Angie guides the office’s operations and programming. She works closely with staff to cultivate industry relationships with national, regional and international employers that support experiential learning and employment for SVA students and alumni. Angie earned her MFA in Fine Arts from the University of Missouri and received her BFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts. Prior to joining SVA, Angie served as Director of Career Services at Columbia University’s School of the Arts and Parsons School of Design. She is the author of Starting Your Career as an Artist and has lectured on professional practices topics at universities and conferences across the country, including Comic-con International, Harvard University and Pratt Institute.

Patty Romeu, Associate Director

Patty Romeu is a film producer, career counselor and educator. She co-produced the HBO documentary film The Loving Story, which was honored with awards from George Foster Peabody, History Makers International, Focal International and the Writers Guild of America. Patty also served as supervising producer of the PBS education series School: The Story of American Public Education, funded by NEH and CPB and currently in distribution with Films for the Humanities. Additionally, she has experience working with museums, foundations and arts organizations and has taught film and media studies courses at Barnard, Emerson College and Drexel University. She earned a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Media Arts from Temple University.

Tricia Ross, Assistant Director

Tricia Ross is a career coach, event/concert producer and seasoned arts management professional with over 25 years of experience. (Past roles include appointments at The Juilliard School, Carnegie Hall, the Brooklyn Museum and producing projects with Daisy 3 Pictures, Wheelhouse Creative and 3-Legged Dog.) She is currently an advisory board member of Inwood Art Works in New York City and previously served as a board member and chair of the New Harmony Project. Ross also has trained and worked as a foreign language conversation partner with the International Center of New York. Ross was a temporary career counselor for SVA in 2018, with areas of expertise including internship and job search planning; career exploration; networking skills and strategies; researching and applying to grants and fellowships; artist statement, resume, and cover letter writing; goal setting; and general career guidance. A member of the NYC Chapter of the International Coach Federation, she holds an advanced diploma in coaching from New York University, and a BS in theatre management from the University of Evansville.

Spencer Robelen, Coordinator

Spencer Robelen is a composer, lyricist and playwright with a BA from the University of Miami and an MFA from New York University. He has written and produced music for film, television, theatre and ballet, and he regularly collaborates with artists of varying disciplines throughout New York City. Spencer also has experience teaching and promoting emerging artists through organizations such as the Society of Composers Incorporated, Tisch School of the Arts, the Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts and the University School Art Institute.