General Information

Kevin Gray
Phone: 800/544-5272 or 610/868-1421, extension 139
e-mail: kgray@naceweb.org 

Mimi Collins
Phone: 800/544-5272 or 610/868-1421, extension 119
e-mail: mcollins@naceweb.org 

Experts

Marilyn Mackes - Executive Director

Marilyn Mackes is the executive director of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), a position she assumed in 1997. Mackes leads an organization of more than 3,100 employing organizations and educational institutions engaged in the career development and employment process of college students and alumni. In her extensive interactions with recruiting professionals, leaders in business and education, and the media, she addresses issues such as employment and salary trends, benchmarking and best practices, candidate expectations and developing effective recruiting strategies.

As a leader and consultant in the corporate college relations and recruiting field, Mackes has worked with various professional, corporate, educational, and government organizations in the United States and abroad. She regularly conducts media interviews regarding the college employment market and has appeared on ABC Nightly News, CNN Headline News, MSNBC, CBS, and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

Contact her at: Phone: 800/544-5272 or 610/868-1421, extension: 116, or by e-mail: mmackes@naceweb.org 

Edwin W. Koc - Director of Strategic and Foundation Research

Edwin W. Koc became the director of strategic and foundation research at NACE in 2007. Prior to coming to NACE, Koc was the director of research at the MidAtlantic Employers Association, where he supervised the development and implementation of the association's compensation and employment benchmarking surveys for 11 years. He was also the senior research analyst at the Pennsylvania Economy League - Eastern Division for 11 years with responsibility for project management and writing research reports on economic policy issues in southeastern Pennsylvania. Koc has a B.S. in history from the University of Scranton and has completed all the requirements, except the dissertation, for a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Contact him at: Phone: 800/544-5272 or 610/868-1421, extension: 164, or by e-mail: ekoc@naceweb.org 

Andrea J. Koncz - Employment Information Manager

Andrea Koncz is NACE's employment information manager. She analyzes and reports on employment and job market trends for new college graduates. She also researches starting salary information for NACE's Salary Survey report, and responds to inquiries regarding the national and regional job market for new college graduates, including starting salary information for more than 70 disciplines. She also reports on employers' hiring projections through NACE's annual Job Outlook report, and is available to discuss the recruiting methods employers favor, the skills they seek in college candidates, and the challenges they face in assimilating new hires into the workplace.

Contact her at: Phone: 800/544-5272 or 610/868-1421, extension: 121, or by e-mail: akoncz@naceweb.org