CFPCA Alumni Resources for Students
This page is currently under revision. Please check back in mid-August.
Welcome to the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Alumni Resource Center for Students
“Show me a successful individual and I’ll show you someone who had real positive influences in his or her life. I don’t care what you do for a living—if you do it well, I’m sure there was someone cheering you on or showing the way. A mentor.” — Denzel Washington
Our program offers YOU a chance to get answers to career building and life-changing questions from people who at one time walked in your shoes and have found success.
Gain Skills! Gain Confidence! Realize talent you never knew, but hoped you had!
Our alumni volunteers have a broad range of talent, experience, interests and skills and they are poised to share this wealth of expertise with you!
We are experts at:
• Resumé building
• Avoiding procrastination
• Budgeting
• Job search
• Self-branding
• Interview techniques
• Networking
Alternately, if you just need someone to toss to bounce an idea or problem off, we can help!
Coming Soon! Concise conversational videos of alumni conversations on myriad aspects of careers and career building.
The process to join the program:
• Complete a short application here
• Meet with the Alumni Relations Officer (brief 10 minute meeting)
• Gain access to our Alumni Resource Chat Board and begin networking immediately!
Meet our 2024-2025 CFPCA Mentors:
Name: Helena Bouchez
Degree: BA in Art, ‘90
Specialties: Freelancing Profitably, ADHD Management, Expanding Professional Network
Helena Bouchez is a multi-passionate, neurodivergent creative person currently making a living as a professional freelance writer and nonfiction book editor—her third career.
As a mentor, Helena is known as a deep listener who provides on point, actionable advice. Pick Helena if you want guidance on starting a freelance business that actually makes money (or how to make more money if you’re already freelancing), you want to learn proven structures for managing your ADHD, or want to know strategies for expanding your network, which really is your net worth.
Helena grew up in Dearborn, Michigan but considers herself made in Detroit. She currently lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband Jeff and their hilarious golden retriever, Ezri.
Name: Charlie Kadado
Degree info: Juris Doctor, B.A. in Journalism
Specialties: Networking, navigating internships/jobs, multitasking, time management
Charlie Kadado is a litigation attorney at the southeastern Michigan offices of Warner Norcross + Judd LLP. He practices in the areas of commercial litigation, media/First Amendment law, and family law. Charlie earned his Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism, magna cum laude, from Wayne State University, where he was named Journalism Graduate of the Year. He earned his Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School, cum laude, where he served on the Wayne Law Review and Moot Court team. Charlie was named a Dick Goehler Scholar by the American Bar Association and was granted the Joseph Grano Prize for Excellence in Constitutional Law. Prior to becoming an attorney, Charlie worked as the Real Time Manager at WXYZ-TV, the Detroit ABC affiliate.
Name: Taylar Mical
Degree info: BA in Public Relations, minor in Italian (Wayne State University), MS in Health Communication (Northwestern University)
Specialties: Digital communications and public relations, project management, editorial expertise
Taylar Mical is a senior manager of digital at Jarrard Inc. With more than a decade of experience in healthcare communications, she helps hospitals and health services organizations achieve optimal growth, visibility and ROI through a rich concentration in social media, digital strategy, website development and integrated marketing.
Prior to Jarrard, Mical worked for Finn Partners as an account supervisor and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan as a social media specialist. She is passionate about mentoring up-and-coming professionals in her field, having been involved previously with America Needs You, the CFPCA mentorship program and as a teaching assistant at Northwestern University.
Name: Constance Thomas
Degree Info: BA Public Relations ’12 WSU, MA New Media and Journalism,’13 Full Sail University
Specialties: PR,
Constance Thomas works as the Campaign Marketing Manager for Detroit Public Schools Community Detroit.
Name: Constance Thomas
Degree Info: BA Public Relations ’12 WSU, MA New Media and Journalism,’13 Full Sail University
Specialties: PR,
Constance Thomas works as the Campaign Marketing Manager for Detroit Public Schools Community Detroit.
Constance has extensive experience in PR and Marketing, having worked with companies and organizations such as NAACP, NNPA, Detroit Pride Month Celebration, USHLI, and the North American International Autoaround enhancing brand awareness and publicity.
She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Detroit Alumnae Chapter where she actively serves.
Constance is a native Detroiter, where she resides with her husband and their four sons and their recent rescue dog, King Thomas.
Questions? Please contact April Hazamy at ahazamy@wayne.edu