About Career Discovery
Eric Miller
Career Consultant, CEO & partner of Career Discovery
Eric and his wife, Jessica, started Career Discovery to assist individuals with various barriers towards employment in their surrounding community achieve their employment goals. Prior to starting Career Discovery, Eric’s path was less traditional than most. After obtaining his B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College, he moved in and out of various industries looking to find a path that would be as fulfilling as it was rewarding. His path in 2007 led him to creating training plans designed to help dislocated workers regain employment in their desired fields. After 3 years of offering those services, he moved towards assisting HR departments with their recruitment and retention goals. From there he decided to share the tools he had gained with individuals who have various disabilities in hopes of helping them find their strengths and obtain their employment goals. After 3.5 years of working for other agencies, including the state of MN’s Vocational Rehabilitation Services, he decided it was time to start Career Discovery.
Cori Miller
Cori is a MN certified Customized Employment Practitioner and Job Coach. Prior to working for Career Discovery, Cori was a Direct Support Professional, providing care and support for individuals within their home and community. Cori also worked as a Teaching Assistant for elementary students in the Special Education program. Cori has a passion for working with and learning about people. She studied Art and Anthropology at the University of Minnesota where she received her bachelor’s degree. Cori also runs her own photography business, which is another passion of hers; photography provides opportunities to connect with people and share their story. She also helps her partner with his dog training business and volunteers with animal rescue groups. One of Cori’s main motivations in life is being of service to others, and she’s excited to be doing so with Career Discovery.
Abigail Davisson
Abigail has nearly 15 years of experience working in education. She has worked with an array of students including adults with disabilities, at-risk youth, Korean middle schools students and special education students. She didn’t know she had a drive for education until a summer job working with adults with disabilities turned into a devotion for helping others work with their disabilities to gain more independence. Abigail is a MN certified Customized Employment Practitioner and she is passionate about and focused on job coaching and job placement.
Abigail’s personal experience with learning disabilities and her work experience from distinct customer services jobs help her bring an understanding and patience to coaching while teaching job skills that will help gain the knowledge needed. And, she has the work ethic to go along with it.
In Abigail’s free time she is working on a small business selling her artwork. She is an oil painter with a BFA from MCAD. Abigail’s focus is on large format oil paintings that straddle the line between abstract and realism.
