Director of Operations
College of Podiatric Medicine, Kent Campus
In his position at the Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Daniel Ridgway is involved with every facet of operations, including maintenance, housekeeping and security. He also oversees student support, traveling with the continuing education team and other essential roles. So, in 2020, when faced with the pandemic, his responsibilities grew more complex as he worked with essential staff members to keep the campus and its clinics up and running. He worked on campus to support campus events and infrastructure while most staff members were working remotely.
With funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, Ridgway tackled the large project of completing major IT systems updates at the podiatric campus. He had a key role in coordinating all aspects of the update with vendors, purchasing agents, university leadership and IT representatives from the podiatric campus and the Kent Campus.
The care Ridgway puts into his work touches the lives of all students, faculty and staff and the Kent State experience at the College of Podiatric Medicine is much better for it.