Kay-Lynne Taylor is the new director of the Career Development Center.As director of the center, Taylor will oversee programs and services that will help students and alumni develop lifelong career planning and job search skills.

Among other activities, the center provides career advising, manages on-campus employment opportunities and organizes job fairs.

Prior to coming to Missouri Western, Taylor had served as director of Student Services and Housing and Residential Life at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg since 2007. She also served as director of Housing and Residence Life at the University of West Florida and associate director of Housing, Residence Life and Physical Plant at Florida Atlantic University, and held several administrative positions at Iowa State University.

Taylor has a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and a Master of Arts in Integrated Fine Arts from Iowa State University.