New and Familiar Faces

New Face

Job Description:

I work to create a campus climate in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning students, faculty and staff are affirmed as valuable members of our university community through education, activity and advocacy.

Worked at KSU since:

August 2012

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Wright State University

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The forward-thinking vision of faculty and staff

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

The opportunity to develop groundbreaking LGBTQ programming in collaboration with the oldest LGBT studies program in the country.

Resides in:

Kent, Ohio

Hometown:

Wellston, Ohio

Education:

M.A. in student affairs in higher education from Wright State University; and B.A. in theatre and dance from Wittenberg University

Hobbies:

Photography, singing, dance choreography and upcycling

New Face

Job Description:

To deliver core services, including providing direct reference and user assistance, teaching information literacy and library skills, managing the libraries’ collections in all formats and promoting library services and collections.

Worked at KSU since:

June 2012

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Graduate Assistant, Kent State

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The community

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

I had already worked here for so long, the idea of continuing to work with awesome colleagues was a bonus.

Resides in:

Kent, Ohio

Hometown:

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Education:

Undergraduate degree in American Sign Language from Kent State, Master of Library and Information Science from Kent State

Hobbies:

Playing volleyball and going to outdoor music concerts/festivals

Familiar Face

Job Description:

Teach and coordinate the adult nurse practitioner program in the M.S.N. program.

Worked at KSU since:

March 1998

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Director, Nurse Midwifery Services, Broward General Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The way my colleagues work together in our program and the opportunity to teach our future nurse practitioners.

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

I am an alumna and have always enjoyed teaching, whether in the classroom or the clinical area. Also, the reputation of the College of Nursing in the Northeast Ohio area.

Resides in:

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Hometown:

Lakewood, Ohio

Education:

Master of Science in Nursing (nurse-midwifery), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.; Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Hobbies:

Reading, walking and visiting my family in other states