Career Services Staff

Career Services Advisory Committee

The Career Services Advisory Committee is a student organization designed to develop events to enrich the student body's career awareness. Since its inception in May 2009, the CSAC has worked with the student body to identify job-related skills in need of development, and to conduct career workshops to help meet those needs. Recent events included a panel discussion on interviewing strategies, a "Job Talk" workshop, and a series of career talks from PRGS alumni representing the public, private and nonprofit sectors.

Ira W. Krinsky, Ed.D., Career Services Officer

Ira Krinsky spent the first 10 years of his career in public education serving in a variety of roles including Deputy Superintendent of the Public Schools of Pomona, California. He spent the last 30 years as a partner in the international executive search firm, Korn/Ferry International, where he founded and led the firm's education specialty practice. He currently oversees new partner assimilation and other human resources-related functions in the firm. He holds a doctorate in education from Harvard University and has served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam as a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade.

Krinsky joined PRGS in May 2009 as the first dedicated career services professional for the school. He has since led a variety of career-related workshops and seminars, advised students in various stages of the program, and guided a number of recent graduates in their successful job searches.

Email: Ira_Krinsky@rand.org   Phone: (310) 393-0411, x6713

Kristina Wallace, Administrative Assistant

Kristina Wallace comes to PRGS from over a decade in the corporate world. She is responsible for a variety of roles within the School, including logistical support and planning for all Career Services activities.

Wallace, a native of Michigan, earned a degree in international relations from Grand Valley State University, during which time she spent a semester examining post-communist transitional politics in Prague.

Email: Kristina_Wallace@rand.org   Phone: (310) 393-0411, x6742