Staff

Scroll down the page to find contact information for administrators and staff in the following areas of expertise in the Office of the Provost.

• Office of the Provost
• Academic Affairs Events
• Academic Budget and Resource Management
• Academic Personnel
• Curriculum Services
• Extended Education
• Faculty Affairs
  

• Operations and Administration
• Quality Initiatives and Curriculum
• Regional College
  
• Research and Sponsored Programs
  
• Student Success Programs
• University Advising
  

   

Office Staff, Office of the Provost

Linda DeFrange Clerical Specialist ldefrang@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2220
Keli Greene Assistant to the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost kgreene7@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-8524
Karen Keenan Project Manager, Academic Affairs kmkeenan@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-8528
Diana Moscoe Clerical Specialist dmoscoe@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2220
Emily Myers Special Assistant emyers6@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-5803

Academic Affairs Events

Lashonda Taylor Manager, University Ceremonies and Academic Events ltaylo33@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2220
Lisa Galanis Special Events Coordinator lgalanis@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-5851

Academic Budget and Resource Management

Kerin Hickin Business Manager khickin@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-5805
Christine Hill Director, Academic Budget and Resource Management chill2@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-5801
Jeff Milam Executive Director, Academic Budget and Resource Management jmilam@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2220

Academic Personnel

Penny Cates Personnel Assistant pcates@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-8718
Lynn Heller Manager, Academic Personnel lheller@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-8702
Daniela Zurschmit Personnel Specialist dzurschm@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-8701

Curriculum Services

Lisa Delaney Academic Program Coordinator lheiland@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-8559
Jennifer Sandoval Academic Program Coordinator jsandova@kent.edu
Therese E. Tillett Director, Curriculum Services ttillet1@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-8558

Extended Education

Deborah Huntsman Executive Director, Continuing and Distance Education dhuntsm1@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-0054
William Underwood Director, University Press wunderwo@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-8094
Richard Rubin Associate Provost for Extended Education rrubin1@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2220

Faculty Affairs

Vanessa Courie Special Assistant vcourie@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-7771
Sue Averill Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs saveril2@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2219

Operations and Administration

Deborah Barber Executive Director, Degree Planning dbarber@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-0550
Sally Kandel Associate Vice President, Operations and Administration skandel@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-5200
Brian Pekarek Director, Admissions, Operations & Transfer Systems bpekarek@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-8894

Quality Initiatives and Curriculum

Stephane Booth Associate Provost for Quality Initiatives and Curriculum sbooth@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-8530
Phyllis Vair Special Assistant pvair@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-8530

Regional College

Patricia Schiffhauer-Perlberg Special Assistant pschiff1@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-8600
Wanda Thomas Associate Provost, Dean of the Regional College, and Interim Dean KSU-Trumbull wthomas4@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2279

Research and Sponsored Programs

Grant McGimpsey Vice President, Research and Sponsored Programs wmcgimps@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-3012