Mary Claire Dismukes

Mary Claire Dismukes is the director of Career & Professional Development at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. In this role, she provides strategic vision and leadership for the campus career development team, creates innovative career readiness training programs, develops community partnerships, and guides students through vocational discernment and discovering their professional purpose. She has served in a variety of career development and leadership positions for more than two decades. Mary Claire’s research interests include career readiness, leadership development, spirituality and vocation, workforce development and human resources. Mary Claire has worked with college students her entire career: as career counselor, fundraiser providing access to education, advisor to student leaders and volunteer coordinator. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Temple University.