New and Familiar Faces

New Face

Job Description:

I provide professional and consultative services to colleges, campuses, departments and academic programs by identifying and assessing business issues, opportunities and trends within those units and developing marketing strategies and action plans to address the opportunities/issues. In addition, I help build the foundation for creative development of marketing materials and execution of marketing tactics.

Worked at KSU since:

July 2010

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

KeyBank and marketing consultant

Likes Most About Kent State University:

Working with the University Communications and Marketing team and the clients across a variety of colleges, campuses, departments, etc.

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

I really wanted to get back to working in higher education. Kent State offers so many colleges, programs and campuses. So many unique opportunities … every day is interesting and unique.

Resides in:

University Heights, Ohio

Hometown:

Shaker Heights, Ohio

Education:

Master of Business Administration, Baldwin-Wallace College
Bachelor of Business Administration, marketing, University of Cincinnati

Hobbies:

Traveling, sports, sewing, baking

Familiar Face

Job Description:

I teach a wide variety of classes in philosophy and religion.

Worked at KSU since:

August 1990

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

University of Toronto, Armstrong College and Western Kentucky University

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The people here plus the experience of seeing significant growth in most of my students as a result of our experiential projects.

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

The chance to labor on constructing a philosophy of living in truth, beauty and goodness; the diversity and congeniality of my philosophy colleagues; and Moulton Hall’s educational programs and helpful experts in educational technology.

Resides in:

Stow, Ohio

Hometown:

Rockford, Ill.

Education:

Ph.D., philosophy, Northwestern University
Master of Arts, philosophy, Northwestern University
Bachelor of Arts, philosophy, Stanford University

Hobbies:

God, working out at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center and watching the yearlong series of Japanese historical samurai programs with my wife, Hagiko.