Raina Ranaghan

Her solid background and knowledge of the workforce and career development is attributed to 30 years of working in roles ranging from small businesses, large corporate environments, government and higher education. Some of her favorite industries she has worked in include education, finance, information technology and consulting.

Raina earned her BA in Sociology from SUNY Cortland and MS in Career Development from the College of New Rochelle. Upon completing her Master of Science Degree, she was hired as an Adjunct at the College of New Rochelle to teach Career Development courses at the graduate school. Her first career services role was as Director of Career Services at Polytechnic University, where she managed all of the campus locations. Currently, Raina teaches career development electives to graduate students in the Professional Development and Leadership Program at Columbia Engineering.

Raina serves as the Associate Director of Graduate Career Placement for both the Chemical Engineering and Earth & Environmental Engineering Departments. She is also providing career coaching support to the inaugural class of Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence students in the Robotics and Perception and Infrastructure concentrations. She also teaches elective classes at Columbia Engineering for the Professional Development and Leadership course. She prides herself on connecting her students with opportunities, employers, and alumni, as well as hosting events and providing one-on-one career coaching for each student.  Previously, Raina worked in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Program at Columbia Engineering and continues in her current role to build resources, programming, and strong partnerships with all staff, faculty, and within the Columbia community.