AMDG October Speaker Series feat. Shonn Colbrunn

25 Commerce Avenue Southwest,Grand Rapids MI 49503

21 October, 2021

Description

This will be an IN-PERSON EVENT held at the AMDG office. Zoom will be available for those unable to attend in-person. Career Advice from GodShonn ColbrunnExecutive Director - Hope College Boerigter Center for Calling and CareerSummary:One third of your life - about 90,000 hours - will be spent at work. How can we be sure we are doing the work God wants us to do? Shonn will share reflections from his work at Hope College's Boerigter Center for Calling and Career and provide insights on how to listen for God's guidance as we make vocational choices throughout our lives. Bio:Shonn Colbrunn joined the Hope staff in 2018 as the first executive director of the Boerigter Center for Calling and Career. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the creation of a new set of services that will help students discern their career direction, and then prepare for and pursue opportunities after college. The Boerigter Center will pull in the expertise and strong track record of the Career Development, Academic Advising and Alumni Engagement offices. Prior to joining Hope, Shonn worked in a wide variety of businesses — from start-ups to global leaders — in industries such as health care, automotive and technology. Most recently, he served as a senior director of human resources for Spectrum Health, West Michigan’s largest employer. At Spectrum Health, Shonn led the talent development and recruitment of the organization’s 26,000 employees. His other career experiences include serving as the vice president of learning solutions for ThinkWise Inc., a technology start-up in Grand Rapids; the lead labor relations representative for Visteon Corporation, a global automotive supplier in Dearborn; and performance and process consultant for MSX International in Dearborn and Accenture in Detroit.