New and Familiar Faces

New Face

Job Description:

Oversee the annual giving efforts of the Golden Flashes Club, as well as cultivate and solicit a prospect portfolio of former student-athletes

Worked at KSU since:

January 2011

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Associate Director of Annual Giving, Pomona College, Claremont, Calif.

Likes Most About Kent State University:

As an alumnus and former employee of Kent State, I’m familiar with the campus and culture. It’s a great place to work and I’m very excited to be back.

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

Kent State University is one of the nation’s premiere NCAA Division I athletic programs. Having an opportunity to experience athletics from an elite program perspective, while doing so at my
alma mater — the decision was easy.

Resides in:

Streetsboro, Ohio

Hometown:

Oregon, Ohio

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Education, Kent State University, 2005

Hobbies:

Golf, basketball and watching sports, avid supporter of Cleveland’s professional sports teams, therapy for being a supporter of Cleveland’s professional sports teams

Familiar Face

Job Description:

Facilitator of engineering and technology learning. Change leader for the NSF-IDEAL grant. Co-PI for the MAGNET-MTBDSC project.

Worked at KSU since:

August 2003

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

University Hospitals

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The students and colleagues are great.

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

Kent State is an internationally known university with a small-town feel to the campus.

Resides in:

Ravenna, Ohio

Hometown:

Cincinnati, Ohio

Education:

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, University of Cincinnati

Hobbies:

Traveling, wine-tasting, motorcycles, old cars (current project car is 1966 Karmann Ghia)