Sandra Buatti-Ramos is a Certified Life Mapping Coach (CLMC), Academy Certified Resume Writer (ACRW), and career coach. She provides holistic guidance and support to clients throughout their career development and career management endeavors and employs an integrated approach to coaching. As a certified MBTI® Global Step I™ and Step II™ and Strong Interest Inventory® practitioner, Sandra works with clients to identify personality type preferences, foster the development of interpersonal, collaboration, leadership, communication, and other core skills, and match clients' interests with potential educational, career, and leisure activities. Sandra is the 2021 CSPA-NYS Innovation & Research Award recipient. This grant is intended to help scholars/practitioners consider new ideas and spark enthusiasm for out-of-the-box thinking. Her research has been published in the journal of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). She is a NACE Blog contributor, has served on the NACE DEI committee, and is an active member of the NACE LGBTQ+ affinity group. Sandra holds a master’s degree in higher education administration from Stony Brook University, a master’s degree in communication from the University at Albany, a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from SUNY Oneonta, and an associate degree in Media Communications from Fulton-Montgomery Community College.