Business Manager
Psychological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
Kent Campus
Sharon Franek displays exceptional performance in living Kent State’s core values and embodied the "Flashes Take Care of Flashes" philosophy. On a daily basis Franek supports the strategic roadmap priority of organizational stewardship by constantly looking for ways to increase operational efficiencies. She is critical for the success of the department of Psychological Sciences. She is the go-to person in the office for any question (whether the topic is under her purview or not). She is available at any time, and during COVID has somehow become faster to respond to requests. Franek is critical for the success of the department of Psychological Sciences,
Psychological Sciences is a very active grant-seeking and receiving department and Franek facilitates, organizes and contributes to these efforts. Keeping the Psychology faculty compliant, managing 20 different ways that faculty process subject payments and serving myriad other functions in the department are just a few ways that she supports not just Psychology but the University as a whole. It is also not an exaggeration that, when faced with budgetary or financial questions in RASP, Sharon is the one who is called and she is willing to drop everything to help.