UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STAFF

Office of the Dean

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Dr. Liz Piatt
Interim Dean
lpiatt@kent.edu
330-672-8700
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Dr. John Jewell
Associate Dean, Academic Student Support Services
jjewell5@kent.edu
330-672-1902
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Kelly Cichy
Interim Executive Director, Student Success Initiatives
kcichy@kent.edu
330-672-0948
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Dale Eilrich
Senior Business Manager
deilrich@kent.edu
330-672-0981
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Valoree Lee
Coordinator, Operations and Special Projects
vlee6@kent.edu
330-672-0974

Our Departments

Academic Success Center

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Chris Tankersley, Ph.D.
Director
ctankers@kent.edu
330-672-8605
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Jade Hunt
Assistant Director
jhunt46@kent.edu
330-672-8690
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Jen Washko
Assistant Director
jwashko1@kent.edu
330-672-0995
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Justin Faluotico
Tutoring Coordinator
jfaluoti@kent.edu
330-672-8688
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Katie Finch
Academic Coaching Coordinator
kfinch4@kent.edu
330-672-4250
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Jenna Morrison
Peer Assisted Study Session Coordinator
jmorr122@kent.edu
330-672-6340
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DeAnn Zalom
Special Assistant
dzalomno@kent.edu
330-672-8692
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Dana Cohen
Graduate Assistant - Academic Coaching
dcohen7_stu@kent.edu
330-672-4136
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Amari Crim
Graduate Assistant - Peer Assisted Study Sessions
acrim2_stu@kent.edu
330-672-8606
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Kenzie Little
Graduate Student Employee
mlittl31_stu@kent.edu
330-672-9209
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Nicole Pereira Ramos Winter
Graduate Student Employee
nwinterr_stu@kent.edu
330-672-3383

Career Exploration and Development

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Dr. Justin Edwards
Executive Director
jedwar87@kent.edu
330-672-8372
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Dr. Joseph Giffen
Associate Director
jgiffen1@kent.edu
330-672-8370
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Julie Paskiet
Associate Director
jnovotn9@kent.edu
330-672-9488
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Keith Smith
Associate Director
ksmit245@kent.edu
330-672-0983
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Keturah Kneuss
Assistant Director
kkneuss@kent.edu
330-672-8376
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Ellen Kratky
Senior Career Advisor
ecountry@kent.edu
330-672-8721
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Mac Smith
Senior Career Advisor
msmit409@kent.edu
330-672-8691
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Bryan Kline
Career Advisor
bkline15@kent.edu
330-672-3052
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Delyash Tsartsaeva
Career Advisor
dtsartsa@kent.edu
330-672-1746
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Karen Steiner
Cooperative Education and Internship Coordinator
ksteine1@kent.edu
330-672-8367
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Ally McClain
Program Officer, Student Employment
arudolp5@kent.edu
330-672-0334
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Olivia Irwin
Communication Specialist
ofossesc@kent.edu
330-672-8366
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Kaleigh Ayers
Administrative Assistant
kayers15@kent.edu
330-672-0978
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Kristin Tripi
Special Assistant
ktripi@kent.edu
330-672-8719
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Jessica Vass
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
jvass_gst@kent.edu
330-672-8032

Community Engaged Learning

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Amanda Paulus
Senior Director
apaulus3@kent.edu
330-672-8723
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Brianna Benson
Assistant Director
bbenson9@kent.edu
330-672-0982
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Nate Colbert
Learning Community Coordinator
ncolbert@kent.edu
(330) 672-8729
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Cherron Smith
Learning Community Coordinator
csmit305@kent.edu
330-672-2280
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Dana Whittlesey
Special Assistant
dwhittle@kent.edu
330-672-7876
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Mi'Kaila Henderson
AmeriCorps Member
mhende57_stu@kent.edu
330-672-2829

Exploratory Advising Center

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Jordan Edelman
Director
jedelma1@kent.edu
(330) 672-4725
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Matt Studenmund
Academic Recruitment and Retention Coordinator
mstudenm@kent.edu
330-672-0959
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DJ Durham
Academic Advisor II
ddurham2@kent.edu
330-672-0843
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David Fair
Academic Advisor I
dfair5@kent.edu
(330) 672-0961
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Sierra Shank
Academic Advisor I
ssouthe2@kent.edu
330-672-4827
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Jeanne Ely
Special Assistant
jmely@kent.edu
(330) 672-0955
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Jordan Cottrill
Secretary
jcottri5@kent.edu
330-672-3676

McNair Scholars Program

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Peter Jeffy
Project Director
pjeffy@kent.edu
330-672-0979
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Siobhan Hicks
Assistant Director
shicks13@kent.edu
330-672-1645
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Jennifer King, PhD
Assistant Professor, Faculty Coordinator
jbryan24@kent.edu
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Brian Johnson
Graduate Assistant
bjohn176_STU@kent.edu
330-672-0705
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Tahira Habeeb
Special Assistant
thabeeb@kent.edu
330-672-7010

Student Success Programs

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Melanie Jones
Director
mjone238@kent.edu
330-672-2411
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Morgan Robinson
Associate Director
mbenso15@kent.edu
330-672-0973
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Pamela Jones
Academic Program Coordinator
pjones@kent.edu
330-672-0972
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Celeste Dawson
Coordinator
cdawso16@kent.edu
330-672-4138
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Dolen Helwagen
Graduate Assistant
dhelwage_stu@kent.edu
330-672-8742
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Matt Volpe
Graduate Assistant
mvolpe7_stu@kent.edu
330-672-4831

Student Support Services

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Adam B. Cinderich
Director
acinderi@kent.edu
330-672-8689
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Bre Buckner
Assistant Director, Student Development
bbuckner@kent.edu
330-672-4251
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Brittany Capp
Assistant Director, Academic Programs
bmontgo5@kent.edu
330-672-8607
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Penelope Cervantes
Student Success Coordinator
pcervant@kent.edu
330-672-3926
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Tahira Habeeb
Special Assistant
thabeeb@kent.edu
330-672-7010
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Ta'Mesha Chapman
Graduate Assistant
tchapma8_stu@kent.edu
330-672-7434
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Don'Marie Reid
Graduate Student Employee
dreid8_stu@kent.edu
330-672-7434

Student Success Technology

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John Beavers
Director
jbeave21@kent.edu
330-672-3167
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John Beavers
Director
jbeave21@kent.edu
330-672-3167

Technology, Media and Design

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Sam Kirkpatrick
IT User Support Analyst
skirkpa9@kent.edu
330-672-6300
Nick Weber
Assoc. Applications Developer
nweber11@kent.edu
330-672-3382
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Dean Thomas
Communications and Marketing Specialist
dthom141@kent.edu
330-672-3394
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Gabby Lutz
Graphic Designer
glutz2@kent.edu

University Advising

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Charity L. Miller
Director
cmill241@kent.edu
330-672-5333
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Deanna Donaugh
Associate Director
ddonaugh@kent.edu
330-672-0997
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Stephanie Jalwan
Senior Advisor II
srager@kent.edu
330-672-2185
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Justin A. Chan
Special Assistant
jchan@kent.edu
330-672-8379
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Emma Snyder
Graduate Student Employee
esnyde30_stu@kent.edu