Gretchen Heaton, MA

Gretchen Heaton is the Dean of Career Development and Executive Director of the WELL Program at Bay Path University, where she oversees all career initiatives for undergraduate and graduate students and alumni. She is a certified career coach and salary negotiation facilitator with more than a decade of experience in higher education administration and career development. She holds a graduate certificate in leadership and negotiation from Bay Path University,  as well as a BA in Spanish and an MA in women's and gender studies. Gretchen’s first professional goal (age 3) was to become a football player. While her NFL career didn't ever take off, she has had many other interesting jobs on her life journey that she'd be happy to discuss: library assistant, Spanish teacher, editor, dog walker, non-profit manager, professor, dean, and mom. A first-gen student and women’s college alum herself, Gretchen believes deeply that empowering students with career development skills is a critical tool of social justice.