Our CWSP Success Coaches- Mari-Lou Menezes, Keith Schoeneberger, John Simons, and Kate Kniest- play a vital role in helping students grow into confident, capable professionals.
When students receive constructive feedback at work, success coaches step in to guide them through it. Over 8–12 weeks of one-on-one meetings, they help students reflect, set goals, and strengthen CWSP’s core traits of Ownership, Communication, and Work Productivity. For those facing greater challenges, success coaches provide intensive support, including working through The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens to build lasting skills.
The results are clear. In a wonderful coincidence, coach Kate Kniest recently ran into CRSM student Cristian Garcia ’26 at his CWSP placement, seeing firsthand the professionalism she had helped him develop:
“It was so gratifying to see a student I worked with behaving in such a professional and engaging manner. It was a real treat and I was lucky to have that moment.”
Thanks to the dedication of our success coaches, CWSP students leave CRSM prepared to thrive both in college and in their future careers.