New and Familiar Faces

New Face

Job Description:

Supervising the Tour Guide program, territory management, group tour programs

Worked at KSU since:

May 2014

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

University of Mount Union

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The beautiful green in front of Risman Plaza

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

The ability to work at a place where I experienced life as a student

Resides in:

Wooster, Ohio

Hometown:

Salem, Ohio

Education:

Bachelor in Advertising and Public Relations, Marietta College; M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration, Kent State University

Hobbies:

Bike riding, photography, playing baritone in a community ensemble, reading and going to the movies

Familiar Face

Job Description:

Teach on campus in the fall (Introduction to American Politics and International Organization and Law). Take Kent State students to Washington, D.C., in the spring semester for an academic/internship off-campus experience

Worked at KSU since:

August 2000

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Albion College (Michigan), Ashland College (Ohio), Peace Corps (Thailand)

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The people, the students, the city of Kent and its proximity to great hiking and biking trails in the Cuyahoga Valley

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

Great support for off-campus programs like the Washington Program in National Issues and many others that give our students opportunities in experiential education

Resides in:

Twinsburg, Ohio

Hometown:

St. Louis, Missouri

Education:

B.S., Mass Communication, University of Tennessee; M.A. in International Relations and Applied Linguistics, Ohio University; Ph.D. in Political Science, Kent State University.

Hobbies:

Traveling, reading, hiking, biking, hanging out with friends and discussing philosophical and political quandaries over strong drink