Career Development Staff

Rhonda Beassie, Assistant Dean of Career Development and Assistant Clinical Professor
A graduate of Hawaii Pacific University and University of Houston Law Center, Dean Rhonda Beassie practiced and taught in our Clinical and Legal Writing Programs before assuming direction of the Career Development Office. She developed expertise in legal placement as the first Supervisor of the UHLC Externship Program developing student placements in judicial internships, government agencies, health law organizations, and public interest legal services agencies. Prior to pursuing a career in law, Dean Beassie worked in both marketing and human resources fields.

Melissa Hamlin, Career Counselor
Melissa joined the Career Development Office in January 2002. She received her Bachelor of Science from East Texas State University in Photography and Marketing. Melissa has over twenty years working with professional degree students in medical and legal fields. Since joining the Career Development Office in 2001, Melissa has significantly improved our employer outreach, participation in national job fairs and increased the size of our on-campus interviews.

Catherine Wright, Program and Office Manager
Catherine Wright received her degree in Sociology at Arizona State University. While there she worked in Campus Recreation as a Facility Coordinator. She served as a Disability Counselor at The University of Mississippi and then joined the Student Services staff at the University of Houston Law Center in 2001 working as coordinator for student organizations. Catherine handles numerous administrative and budgetary aspects of the office as well as Reciprocity and Job Posting services.