Ohio State staff advance their leadership skills
Congratulations to The Women's Place Staff Leadership Series 2019-20 cohort for completing the series in August and the 2020-21 cohort for being selected to start the next series in September.
Ohio State University staff are working hard to advance their leadership skills. The list of staff below who have participated in the 2019-20 cohort of The Women's Place Staff Leadership Series (SLS) are better prepared to advance and take on new leadership roles and responsibilities. The list of staff who were selected through a competitive application for the 2020-21 cohort are excited to begin the next year of leadership training.
The SLS is a 12-month, experiential program that enhances leadership capacity and facilitates skills development to help staff become more effective, innovative and inclusive leaders. It creates a pool of potential staff leaders from groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in key leadership roles.
SLS graduates are equipped with relevant skills for the following:
- Leveraging personal strengths of self and others for effective leadership
- Relating to people and conducting difficult conversations
- Coaching peers and direct reports effectively using multiple techniques
- Strategizing to successfully deal with interpersonal and environmental demands
- Leading teams through change and crisis
- Cultivating an inclusive environment in which diversity is valued
- Conducting inclusive conversations, building effective teams, and solving problems
These leaders are now uniquely qualified for higher education administration at Ohio State and to cultivate a more equitable environment, a culture in which all can thrive.
Through the SLS, the university has greater access to leaders who bring diverse ideas and perspectives, enthusiasm, and ingenuity to their work environments. Please consider these trained and motivated staff, along with previous graduates, for leadership positions in your units and colleges.
2019-20 Staff Leadership Series Graduates
Name |
| Title and Department/Unit |
Sue Beck |
| Senior Systems Consultant, Ohio State University |
Tina Bogac |
| Senior Director, Office of Environmental Health & Safety |
Ana Casado |
| Graduate Program Coordinator & Grants Coordinator, |
Kelly Crawford |
| Director and SFO, College of Education & Human Ecology, |
Holly Davis |
| Psychologist , Office of Student Life, Counseling and |
Alexis Duffy |
| ALX Projects Coordinator, Office of Distance Education |
Jennifer Fry |
| Director of Enrollment Services, Ohio State Mansfield, |
Carly Grimshaw |
| Associate Athletic Director of Compliance, Ohio State |
Cara Harris |
| Doctor of Nursing Practice, Nurse Practioner, Certified |
Nadia Howard |
| Program and Communications Manager, Mechanical and |
Alice Hutzel-Bateson |
| Communications-Marketing Coordinator, Alber Enterprise |
Gina Jaquet (Hnytka) |
| Director of Education and Learning, Sustainability Institute, |
Khadijah Jones |
| Associate Director, Access and Diversity, Undergraduate |
Diane Kanney |
| Director of Enrollment, OSU Newark, Admissions Office |
Lauren Lopez |
| Program Manager, Dr. James L. Moore III Scholars |
Jenn Perkins |
| Customer Engagement Specialist, University |
Debbie Pond |
| Program Manager, College of Medicine, Faculty Affairs, |
Elaine Pritchard |
| Executive Assistant, University Libraries, Office of the Vice |
Becca Roby |
| Assistant Director of Student Affairs, College of Optometry, |
Nidhi Sharma |
| Research Analytics Specialist, Comprehensive Cancer |
Kelly Sitz |
| Relationship Manager/Executive Assistant, Office of |
Liz Trolli |
| Program Manager, College of Pharmacy, Institutional |
Ashley Van Hesteren |
| Program Assistant, OSU Wooster, Office of Diversity and |
Nicki Verbeck |
| Research Specialist, College of Medicine, Office of |
2020-21 Staff Leadership Series Cohort
Name |
| Title and Department/Unit |
Taletha Askew |
| Advanced Practice Professional Lead, Professional |
Caitlin Brendel |
| Faculty Affairs Specialist, ASC Administration |
Kathleen Clemons- |
| Diversity & Inclusion program coordinator, The Office of |
Sheila Craft-Morgan |
| Senior Resource Planning Analyst, Institutional Research |
Janet Dettorre |
| Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship Program |
Aparna Dial |
| Senior Director, Sustainability and Strategic Services, |
Paris Gordon |
| Registered Nurse, East Post Anesthesia Care Unit |
Judy Kariuki |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist, Medical-Surgical Nursing |
Katie Klakos |
| Director of Field Education, College of Social Work |
Traci Lewis |
| Program Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion |
Monica Lichi |
| Director- A4, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
Kimberly Lowe |
| Director for External Engagement, Alumni Affairs, and |
Suzanne Mikos |
| Administrative Associate 2, Geography and Center for |
Estephanie Ortiz |
| Program Coordinator, Center for Languages, Literatures |
Kaamilya Reddens |
| Lead Nurse Practitioner, Internal Medicine, Medical |
Dee Dee Snyder |
| Program Manager, Program Excel, ATI/CFAES |
Sherine Tambyraja |
| Senior Research Specialist, Crane Center for Early |
Karen VanEtten |
| Staff Physical Therapist, Sports Medicine Rehab |
Lauren Todd |
| Program Assistant, College of Nursing Clinical Placement |
Jill Toft |
| Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost, The Office of |
Elizabeth ("Emy") |
| Managing Attorney, Office of Legal Affairs |
Rachel Tuttle |
| Humanitarian Engineering Scholars Program Manager & |
Barbara Urbanczyk |
| Interim Assistant Director, Clinical Services, Counseling |
Danae Wolfe |
| Educational Technology Specialist, Extension Learning |