Rosanne Sonatore,
Director of Career Development

Rosanne has served as the director of the Office of Career Development since 2006. Before coming to The New School, she served as the Associate Director for Recruitment and Employer Relations at Princeton University and Career Counselor/Internship Program Coordinator at Rutgers University-Newark. She also acquired vocational assessment and workforce development experience in a nonprofit organization and human resources recruiting management experience while working for a consulting firm. Rosanne is an active member of the National Career Development Association (NCDA), the National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE), the Network of Music Career Development Officers (NETMCDO) and Out for Work, a national career development nonprofit organization serving LGBTQ students. The New School Office of Career Development achieved Gold Level Certification as an Out For Work Career Center in 2010 and Rosanne recently completed SafeZone training at The New School.  

During her tenure at The New School, Rosanne's focus has been on creating a strong leadership team that has worked together to maximize the resources available to students and alumni of the four divisions that her office serves while providing University-wide career programming workshops and events for all New School students and alumni. She has also served as the advisor to the Roots & Shoots student organization, a program of the Jane Goodall Institute, and has been a member of the New School staff softball team since 2007. Rosanne had the privilege of meeting and getting to know her childhood idol, Dr. Jane Goodall, while developing internships for students, and she continues to serve as a volunteer for The Jane Goodall Institute. As a dedicated lifelong learner, Rosanne is inspired by New School students as she studies alongside them taking courses in poetry, collage, and psychology and attending New School student literary events, theater/dance productions, and jazz and classical music performances.

Rosanne completed her undergraduate work in psychology at Rutgers University and received her MA in Counseling from Rider University. She is a Certified Social Worker (CSW) and a Certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator practitioner. Rosanne has a deep love for nature, animals, and the creative and performing arts. She has participated in creativity and leadership workshops at the Epona Equestrian Center in Arizona and served as a volunteer for therapeutic horseback riding programs for children in New York and New Jersey.  

Favorite Quotes: "Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance." - John Barton

"Who looks outside, dream. Who looks inside, awakes." - Carl Jung

Strangest Work Experience: When I was in college, I worked as crowd control/ticket taker for Knicks basketball games, where I had the opportunity to stand next to Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s elbow.

Nicole Wolfrath,
Associate Director of Career Development

Since coming to The New School in 2007, Nicole has worked closely with the faculty of Eugene Lang College to develop new internships for Lang students. Nicole received holds a Master of Science degree in Education with a focus on counseling and student development in higher education from St. John’s University, where she also received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a focus on journalism and graphic design. Prior to coming to The New School, she was the senior cooperative education coordinator at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, where she worked to place visual and performing arts students in internships. Nicole serves on the executive boards of the New York State Cooperative and Experiential Education Association (NYSCEEA) and the Metropolitan New York College Career and Placement Officers Association (MNYCCPOA). Her specialties are visual and performing arts, public relations, and media, and she works primarily with traditional-aged undergraduate students. When Nicole is not providing career guidance to Lang students, she enjoys spending time with her daughter and husband, writing, and stretching the boundaries of cake baking.

Favorite Quote: “Whether or not it is clear to you, the universe is unfolding as it should.” - Desiderata

Strangest Work Experience: A former boss once took my role as her assistant a little too far. She called me into her office one day and asked me to turn on her computer because she didn't want to break a nail pushing the power button!

Jennifer Rupert,
Assistant Director of Career Development

Jennifer joined the Office of Career Development in 2005. She has 10 years of experience in higher education administration and counseling as well as experience in community action, cross-cultural consulting, immigrant rights, TESOL, and career and life coaching. Jennifer was the only university representative invited to the United Nations International Organization Career Development Roundtable at The Hague, Netherlands and in 2008 delivered training there on Generations In and Entering the Workforce. Jennifer holds a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from New York University and a Master of International/Intercultural Management from the School for International Training. She earned her BA in Cultural Anthropology and Psychology at Hunter College CUNY. She is highly interested in understanding how the arts speak to and for the human experience and in counseling for humanitarian aid workers.

When she isn’t working, Jennifer enjoys watching movies (she has rated over 4,000 films on Netflix), checking out new music, thinking up new ways to connect people, and racking up international travel miles. Recent trips include Japan and Haiti. 

Favorite Quotes: “When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” —Theodore Roosevelt