Center Staff
Ken Ditlevson
Director
Ken M. Ditlevson, M.Ed., LPCC-S serves as the first director of Kent State University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Plus (LGBTQ+)Center. Ditlevson is a two-time graduate of Kent State, having received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and Master of Education in community counseling.
Meghan Schwind
Assistant Director
Meghan Schwind, M.A. (she/her), serves as the assistant director of the LGBTQ+ Center. Meghan earned a Bachelor of Education in health and physical education with a minor in aquatics, and a Master of Arts in student affairs in higher education from Slippery Rock University (SRU). While a college student, Meghan played on the women’s rugby team, and went on to coach at SRU, Colorado Mesa University, and California University of PA.
Haleigh Ketler
Graduate Assistant
Haleigh Ketler (she/they) is an alum of Kent State University, having graduated in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in English Literature. They are currently a first-year graduate student studying English with a concentration in Criticism and Theory.
Interns
The LGBTQ+ Center offers graduate and undergraduate student internships each semester. Email us if you are interested in learning more about internship opportunities with the LGBTQ+ Center.