Meet the Team

As a career coach, Giovanna Percontino helps students identify and pursue next steps in search of their professional goals. She enjoys spearheading the launch of new careers and supporting job seekers’ progress with confidence while making an impact on students’ lives. Giovanna is dedicated to helping Communication students – her goal is to advise them on the pathway toward enriching work experiences and a career. She proactively supports robust career activities like resume creation, interview preparation and innovative job search strategies.

After experiencing cooperative education at her alma matter – Northeastern University, Giovanna’s teaching experience was the perfect springboard toward lifelong learning. As a workforce youth coach, Giovanna supported students with dynamic work readiness seminars. Coaching and counseling innovations are what drives her.

Finding Giovanna’s “why” and honoring the things in her life that give her purpose is a priority.

• What I can help with: As a lifelong learner, positive thinker, youth and adult motivator, Giovanna pro-actively supports job seekers and career changers. She proactively supports robust career activities like resume creation, interview preparation and innovative job search strategies.
• My philosophy: Her goal is to advise students on the pathway toward enriching work experiences and a career
• Alma mater: Northeastern University
• Fun Fact: She’s recently relocated to Utah from New Jersey and plans to give her tandem bicycle a workout
• Favorite Song: Save It For Later – English Beat
• Favorite Movie: Moonrise Kingdom

Dominic Militello joins the Career Success Presidential Initiative with 20 years of executive career experience. With an emphasis in assisting top talent to effectively interact, interview, and navigate this competitive marketplace, he has worked with clients including Amazon Web Services, Walmart, and Lowe’s. As a career coach for the Department of Communication, Dominic mentors students to effectively interview at a high level to generate job offers and negotiate through the hiring process.

As a career consultant to professional athletes and an advisor to C-suite executives, Dominic’s philosophy is based on helping students understand the tremendous value they bring to the workplace. As students more clearly define themselves, they more clearly envision future opportunities.

Dominic has a winning spirit – he wants students to succeed and achieve their professional goals. He sees the best in students and seeks to maximize their value, boost their confidence, and help them know the value they bring. Dominic came to Utah in 1990 to pursue a successful professional soccer career. He signed with the “Salt Lake Sting” and scored a hat trick on his debut that earned him national media attention. He and his wife Shelley raised 5 children (6 if you include family dog Max) and have 6 grandchildren.

What I can help with: With more than 20 years of executive career coaching experience, Dominic helps students and grads effectively interact, interview, and negotiate in this competitive marketplace.

My philosophy: Students bring tremendous value to the workplace! By correctly assessing their potential and contributions, they can open doors to tremendous futures.

Alma mater: University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Fun Facts:

• High-scoring forward for the Salt Lake Sting – the pre-Real SL pro soccer team
• Dad to family dog Max plus 5 kids and 6 grandkids
• Was the head soccer coach of the Cottonwood HS Varsity Men and Women