New and Familiar Faces

• Meet new face LeAnn Starlin Galea, Assistant Director for Student and Recent Graduate Programs, Alumni Relations
• Meet familiar face Beth Wildman, Professor, Department of Psychology

LeAnn Starlin Galea Assistant Director for Student and Recent Graduate Programs Alumni Relations

Job Description: 
Provide alumni-related programming for current students and recent graduates, educate current students about their role with the Kent State Alumni Association, engage recent graduates in the life of Kent State and the Alumni Association and advise the Kent Student Ambassadors. 

Worked for Kent State University Since:
August  2009

Employment Prior to Kent State University:
Director of Campus Involvement, Hiram College

Likes Most About Kent State University:
Kent State is such a center for innovation in programming, curriculum, diversity and research … there’s always something interesting happening here!

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:
I was attracted to this position because of my affinity for Kent State, but also because of the specific group my position targets – recent graduates and students. This functional area is somewhat new and Kent State’s progressive approach to this intrigued me. Building a foundation for this initiative seems like a wonderful opportunity to collaborate with others and really enrich our institution.

Resides in:
Hudson, Ohio

Hometown:
Amesville, Ohio

Education:
Bachelor of Science, education, Ohio University
Master of Education, Kent State University

Hobbies:
Skiing, music, reading, cooking and spending time with our bull mastiff, Marlowe, and our shitzu, Quincy.

Beth Wildman Professor Department of Psychology

Job Description:
Professor

Worked for Kent State University Since:
August 1982

Likes Most About Kent State University:
Work environment in the Department of Psychology, great colleagues and graduate students, teaching undergraduates about topics of interest, working with undergraduate and graduate students, ability to collaborate with physicians at Akron Children’s Hospital.  Enjoy the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.  Like the opportunity to live in a wooded area and still walk to the university.

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:
Cordial and productive department in an area near a major city

Resides in:
Kent, Ohio

Hometown:
New York, New York

Education:
Bachelor of Arts, psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Master of Arts, psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ph.D., psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Hobbies:
Hiking, cooking, knitting

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