Alumni Panel: Transition from College to Career

John Evans is Executive Vice President of Sales at Sontiq, a high-tech security and identity protection company arming businesses and consumers with award-winning products built to protect what matters most. Evans leads the sales and sales engineering functions within Sontiq. Evans is an expert in Solution Selling and is known for taking organizations to their next level of growth by devising innovative initiatives, cultivating productive relationships, leveraging cutting-edge technology, and leading teams to ambitious and sustainable levels of achievement. Evans was instrumental on creating a winning culture at Sontiq sustaining 35 percent YoY revenue growth. Sontiq recently sold to TransUnion for $638 million.

Before joining Sontiq, Evans was Senior Sales Director with Celerity IT/ AUSY. He was a key contributor in growing Celerity revenue 30 percent before acquisition to AUSY. He directed sales, operations, and channel development, and was instrumental in positioning Celerity IT as the industry expert of choice across multiple verticals. Evans worked closely with multinational corporate executive customers to identify needs and deliver customized services, products, and solutions that facilitated substantial success for customers as well as Celerity IT.

Evans holds an MBA from the University of Texas and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Business Law from Marymount University. He is an active volunteer with Partner in Hope and supporter of the President’s Circle of Marymount University.

Annetta obtained her Bachelor’s degree in psychology and Master’s degree in Pastoral Counseling both from Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. After completing her graduate degree, Mrs. Garcia went on to receive her Clinical License as a Professional Counselor (LPC) and Certification as a National Counselor (NCC) in the state of Virginia.

She specializes in counseling children, adolescents, and young adults with behavior, academic, self-esteem, coping, communication, bereavement, eating, and anger issues. She also counsels adults, couples, and the elderly with spiritual, bereavement, communication, family, relationship, depression, self-esteem, body image, and anxiety concerns.

Mrs. Garcia has been in private practice at Benjamin Counseling Center, LLC for ten years and has been able to expand to a group practice by adding ten additional therapists. Mrs. Garcia is also a Clinical Supervisor for Residents In Counseling, Undergraduate and Graduate student interns. In addition to the latter, Annetta added the title of Life Coach in the fall of 2018 and Author in the spring of 2019. Mrs. Garcia published her first book, 5 Helpers 5 Hurts: A Guide To Improve Your Thoughts & Feelings, and then in the fall of 2020 she published 5 Helpers 5 Hurts Journal: A Notebook to Track your Thoughts and Feelings, which are both available on Amazon.com.

As an active community member, she is often found at colleges, elementary and high schools, churches, and various community centers as a speaker, providing mental health and wellness education. She has also been featured on several podcasts, radio, and YouTube channels regarding her success as an entrepreneur.

In her personal life, Mrs. Garcia carries the proud title of Mother to her teenaged son Jayden and her new title as Wife to her amazing husband Luis. The family currently resides in Lake Ridge, VA and enjoys working out together at their local gym.

Dr. Chelsea Quick is a full time School Psychologist in Aurora Public Schools in Aurora, Colorado. In her current role, she provides direct mental health services to students with autism in grades K-5. Chelsea received her Ph.D. in School Psychology and her M.Ed. in Foundations in Behavior Analysis from the University of Cincinnati. She is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) and Board Certified Behavioral Analyst, Doctoral level (BCBA-D). Her work and line of research are related to using consultation and behavior analytic principles to implement culturally responsive time- and resource-efficient academic and behavioral interventions. Chelsea is published in School Psychology, School Psychology Review, Journal of Behavioral Education, Journal of Applied School Psychology, Behavioral Disorders, The Clinical Supervisor, and The Journal of Trauma and Dissociation.