After a decades-long career in politics and business, Wheaton’s Center for Vocation and Career (CVC) Director Dee Pierce M.A. ’17 was drawn to Wheaton by the students themselves. She and her husband hosted Wheaton students for a weekly ministry in their home before she joined Wheaton’s staff as a career counselor and events coordinator in 2011. 

Five years later, in July 2016, Dee was hired as director of the CVC. Her background as an employee at the White House, Ohio House of Representatives, and as a marketing manager at KPMG have equipped her to advise students across disciplines. Her mission is to reach every student on campus to help them understand the unique gifts and graces God has given them and discover how they can use them to serve Christ and his kingdom. 

Dee notes that the CVC serves as a “mirror for students,” helping them see themselves more clearly. Above all, Dee’s favorite part about her work is the freedom to pray openly. 

“Our office is a praying office. Before events. At staff meetings. During appointments with students. Now I can’t imagine working somewhere that didn’t embrace that as part of the culture.

NAME: Dee Pierce M.A. '17

HOMETOWN: Pataskala, Ohio

OCCUPATION: Director, Wheaton College Center for Vocation & Career (CVC)

YEARS: 5

EDUCATION: M.A. in Christian Formation and Ministry, Wheaton College (IL); B.A. in Government, Franklin and Marshall College

FUN FACT: All four members of Dee's family are currently pursuing degrees in higher education