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Kathleen Mannheimer

Kathleen L. Mannheimer serves as a Senior Career Adviser at the Center for Career Development. In 2016, Mannheimer proposed and created with Athletics and the Center’s support her position as liaison to the Department of Athletics, supporting the career development of student-athletes from all 38 teams. Seeing how busy studentathletes are, juggling academics and athletics, she saw the need for a more dedicated and visible athletics point person from the Center. As a parent of a former Division I athlete, she was aware of the time and energy demands on elite student-athletes, and she is passionate about assisting them at times when they are available. Mannheimer aims to ensure that Princeton student-athletes feel fully supported in their career development. She loves to help translate the skills built through athletics and academics into their career pursuits. She meets frequently with prospective student-athletes and collaborates with coaches on alumni/team mentoring career events. At the Center she also works with students who are interested in exploring business careers, so her advising portfolio is broad.

Mannheimer is a Princeton Athletics Fellow to Women’s Basketball and Football, and works collaboratively with Jess Deutsch, Associate Director, Student-Athlete Services. They recently co-hosted a panel of alumnae for Women in The Business of Professional Sports and are planning a Fall 2023 event bringing together athletics alumni and student-athletes for a networking breakfast before the Fall Career Fair.

Mannheimer holds a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College and a master’s degree in counseling. More recently she completed national certification as a resume writer and as a board-certified career coach. Prior to Princeton, Mannheimer worked in a diverse range of industries and roles, including nonprofit leadership, corporate human resources at Fortune 500 companies such as General Electric, and counseling with a wide range of clients.

Mannheimer’s commitment to career advising of student-athletes has been recognized through her publication, Integrative Approaches to Engage StudentAthletes in Career Development, in a national career journal, and in her presentation, Holistic Career and Life-Focused Approach to Helping Student-Athletes Find Meaningful Work, at a national career conference. She was also awarded the President’s Achievement Award in 2018 for her work supporting student-athletes.