New and Familiar Faces

New Face

Job Description:

I am currently working predominantly with first-year students, including advising, working with our Learning Community, Early Alert and Destination Kent State.

Worked at KSU since:

August 2013

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Hall director for the University of Toledo

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The amazing people!

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

The opportunity to work at a university that is growing and has a strong commitment to success.

Resides in:

Akron, Ohio

Hometown:

Los Angeles, California

Education:

B.S. in Marketing (specialization in Integrated Marketing Communications), San Diego State University; M.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs, University of South Carolina

Hobbies:

Traveling, cooking, sports, watching TV, spending time with my wife

Familiar Face

Job Description:

It is really too complicated to explain, but in one sentence: I manage the active prospect pipeline and work very closely with the fundraising officers and their managers.

Worked at KSU since:

December 2008

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

The University of Akron

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The campus and the excitement and energy that radiates from our students

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

The campus and the culture of Kent State

Resides in:

Rootstown, Ohio

Hometown:

Medina, Ohio

Education:

BBA, Kent State University; MBA, University of Akron

Hobbies:

Spending time with my daughters, crafting, scrapbooking and reading, co-director of Akron Chapter of Flashes of Hope. Every June, my family and I put on a Kick-It for Kids game in memory of my son, Brian, to raise money for pediatric cancer research.