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Debra Henley is the Associate Dean for Career Services and Professional Development. She also teaches Legislative Practice at FSU Law. She previously served for seven years as executive director of the Florida Justice Association (FJA). Henley also served as legislative director of the FJA for 18 years, as a civil trial attorney with Connor and Martinez, as a member of the staff of the Florida House of Representatives and as commissioner on the Florida Commission of Ethics, among other positions. Henley graduated from the FSU College of Law in December 1987 with high honors. She has a wealth of legal experience and an extensive network of professional legal relationships.

Russell Register is the Director of Professional Development in the Career Services Office. Register earned his J.D. in 2015 from the University of Alabama, School of Law, where he received the Dean’s Community Service Award and served as President of the Christian Legal Society and Sports and Entertainment Law Society. Register also holds a Master of Science in Sport Management from the University of Florida. While in law school, he served as an athletics compliance graduate assistant in the University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Register then worked for two years at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the Ragin’ Cajuns Athletics Department as the Compliance and Student-Athlete Development Coordinator. Prior to joining the staff at FSU College of Law, he worked on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Office Staff as an investigator in the enforcement department for nine years. 

Alison DeBelder is the Director of Career Services. She began her legal career as an Assistant Public Defender in Jacksonville, Florida. She later shifted to civil legal aid and served as Advocacy Director for a large legal aid office and practiced Fair Housing law. She has worked in both LSC-funded and unrestricted legal aid programs. She led a team of advocates and attorneys protecting the civil rights of individuals with disabilities at the statewide Protection and Advocacy organization. She has worked at a legal technology non-profit, as a mitigation specialist, and taught both graduate and undergraduate students. DeBelder is actively involved in professional organizations, serving as a member of the Public Interest Law Section of the Florida Bar's Executive Council and its Disability workgroup. In addition to her legal practice, DeBelder created and co-hosted "Trauma InJustice," a podcast about trauma in the criminal justice system.

Jennifer Heckman is the Director of Employer Recruitment and a proud 2001 FSU College of Law graduate. Heckman was on the Moot Court team and was the 1L Final Four Best Oralist. She also was awarded first place in the National Telecommunications Moot Court Competition. Upon graduation, she practiced law at Ausley & McMullen for 10 years in the area of business litigation, representing businesses and financial institutions, state agencies, and the Governor’s Office in federal and state courts in Florida. She also practiced appellate law and served as ethics and election law compliance counsel for several multinational corporations. She went on to open and manage a private law practice representing financial institutions and providing guidance and advice on compliance with federal and state laws and regulations affecting the financial services industry. Heckman teaches financial regulation and compliance as an adjunct professor in FSU Law's Juris Master Program.

Stephanie Griesheimer is the Information Program Manager for the Career Services and Professional Development Office. For over two decades, she worked in private law firms that handled a wide variety of practice areas, including family law, insurance, medical malpractice litigation and commercial real estate transactions. Griesheimer brings extensive real-world knowledge and experience to this office, particularly in software and document management systems. In her free time, Griesheimer enjoys spending time with her family and pets, reading and cooking.

Sarah Jackson is the Program Associate for the Career Services and Professional Development Office. She was born and raised in Tallahassee. Jackson graduated from the University of South Florida and has served in several administrative positions in the State University System of Florida. Before entering the field of student services, she worked as an assistant to the director of a biotech incubator, gaining firsthand knowledge about start-ups, small business, and IP law in an expanding market. With her vast background in communication and interpersonal skills, she brings a unique quality to the office. Jackson is inspired by compassionate acts and service driven initiatives. In her free time, she likes to hike, sew, and volunteer at a local farm.