Diana Patel, Ph.D., is a project coordinator in the Center for Public Policy and Health. Patel currently serves as project director for the Center’s Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training (NEOMHAT) grant. In addition to her role on the NEOMHAT grant, she completes the annual evaluation for the SPARK kindergarten readiness program and assists with community health assessment (CHA) and community health needs assessment (CHNA) reports.  Although Patel recently started at the Center, she has a legacy as a Golden Flash. After completing her undergraduate and graduate degrees in p...

The following new members have been appointed to serve on the National Alumni Board of Directors for terms commencing July 1: Louis Berroteran, ’83, of Silver Lake, Ohio, is the president and managing member of The Berroteran Group, LLC. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Kent State in 1983.   David Dees, Ph.D. ’00, of Lisbon, Ohio, has been appointed the faculty representative. David is an associate professor of Cultural Foundations at Kent State. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in cultural foundations in 2000 from Kent State.  Jordyn Kovol...