Yas Hardaway

Yas (Djadali) Hardaway is a synergistic, innovative, and equity-driven career development leader, practitioner, and educator. She serves as the Executive Director of Career Services at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP). Additionally, she is a Course Lead and Adjunct Faculty in GSEP’s Psychology Division, where she instructs master's-level students in Career Development Theories & Techniques. Yas is a National Certified Counselor, a Certified Career Counselor, and holds an Executive Leadership Academy Certificate from the University of California, Berkeley. Her diverse professional background, starting in 1999, includes work at major institutions such as The Florida State University, the University of California, Irvine, and Loyola Marymount University, alongside transnational experience with global shipboard universities. A published author and international conference presenter, Yas’s work has focused on the application of career theories t