New and Familiar Faces

New Face

Job Description:

I lead the team at the center, coordinate all programming and develop ways to expand our reach.

Worked at KSU since:

July 2014

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

I was the education specialist at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.

Likes Most About Kent State University:

Wonderful people; cheap, good food; and much less traffic than southern California

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

From the moment I first saw the May 4 Visitors Center during my interview, I knew I wanted to be part of a place that respected its history.

Resides in:

Akron, Ohio

Hometown:

Franklin, Kentucky

Education:

Ph.D., History, Ohio State University

Hobbies:

I am a proud nerd who loves books and coffee shops. I also recently took up cycling, for anyone who wants to go on a ride.

Familiar Face

Job Description:

Teaching translation theory and German translation practice, along with business German; research on translation quality evaluation and assessment, translation teaching. Assistant to the chair until recently.

Worked at KSU since:

August 1994

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

University of Michigan, University of Kentucky

Likes Most About Kent State University:

Friendly, highly qualified people with a commitment to student service and excellence

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

Working for one of the premier translator training programs in the U.S., if not the world

Resides in:

Kent, Ohio

Hometown:

I lived many places growing up.

Education:

B.A., German and Music, California State University, Northridge; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison

Hobbies:

Bicycling, racquetball, reading, translating, raising five kids