UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STAFF

Office of the Dean

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Dr. Liz Piatt
Interim Dean
lpiatt@kent.edu
330-672-0948
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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
330-672-2449
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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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Jessica Cervenak
Assistant Director
jcervena@kent.edu
330-672-0995
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Jade Hunt
Assistant Director
jhunt46@kent.edu
330-672-8690
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Justin Faluotico
Tutoring Coordinator
jfaluoti@kent.edu
330-672-8688
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Jenna Morrison
Supplemental Instruction 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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Amari Crim
Graduate Assistant - Supplemental Instruction
acrim2_stu@kent.edu
330-672-3190
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Morgan Crum
Graduate Assistant, Academic Coaching
mcrum6_stu@kent.edu
330-672-3190
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Rebecca Warren
Graduate Assistant, Tutoring
Rwarre11_stu@kent.edu
330-672-3190

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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LuAnn Linson Coldwell
Senior Career Advisor
lcoldwel@kent.edu
330-672-8388
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Tracy Montgomery
Senior Career Advisor
tmontg17@kent.edu
330-672-0960
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Mac Smith
Senior Career Advisor
msmit409@kent.edu
Vacant
Career Advisor
uc@kent.edu
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Bryan Kline
Career Advisor
bkline15@kent.edu
330-672-3052
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Ellen Kratky
Career Advisor
ecountry@kent.edu
330-672-8721
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Laura Stephens
Career Advisor
lsteph22@kent.edu
330-672-1746
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Natasha Wolwacz Heinz
Career Advisor
nwolwacz@kent.edu
330-672-8361
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Karen Steiner
Cooperative Education and Internship Coordinator
ksteine1@kent.edu
330-672-8367
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Ally Rudolph
Program Officer, Student Employment
arudolp5@kent.edu
330-672-0334
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Olivia Fossesca
Communication Specialist
ofossesc@kent.edu
330-672-8366
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Kaleigh Lamson
Administrative Assistant
kcapan@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
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Aleah Coppin
Graduate Student
acoppin_stu@kent.edu
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Rachel Hoffner
Graduate Assistant
rhoffne1_stu@kent.edu
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Monique Smith
Graduate Assistant
msmit310_stu@kent.edu

Community Engaged Learning

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Amanda Paulus
Senior Director
apaulus3@kent.edu
330-672-8723
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Craig Berger
Associate Director
cberge11@kent.edu
330-672-0963
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Macara Hitchcock
Academic Program Coordinator
mhitchc4@kent.edu
330-672-8380
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Cherron Smith
Academic Program Officer
csmit305@kent.edu
330-672-2280
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Dana Whittlesey
Special Assistant
dwhittle@kent.edu
330-672-7876
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Kalena Speicher
AmeriCorps Member
kspeich3_stu@kent.edu
330-672-2365
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Madyson Hedrick
Graduate Assistant
mhedric8_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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Layne Crow
Assistant Director
lcrow3@kent.edu
(330) 672-0956
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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 I
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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Samantha Zaher
Academic Advisor I
szaher1@kent.edu
(330) 672-0964
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Jeanne Ely
Administrative Assistant
jmely@kent.edu
(330) 672-0955
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Megan Medfisch
Graduate Assistant
mmedfisc_stu@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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Kelly Cichy
Associate Professor
kcichy@kent.edu
405P White Hall
330-672-2449
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Siobhan Hicks
Program Coordinator
shicks13@kent.edu
330-672-1645
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Tina Puckett
Special Assistant
tinks@kent.edu
330-672-0710
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Courtnai Richardson
Graduate Research Education and Teaching Assistant
Cricha68_stu@kent.edu

Student Progression and College Operations

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Nicole Kotlan, Ph.D.
Senior Director
nkotlan@kent.edu
(330) 672-0949

Student Success Programs

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Melanie Jones
Director
mjone238@kent.edu
330-672-2411
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Tyler Verma
Associate Director
tverma@kent.edu
330-672-7698
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Morgan Robinson
Associate Director
mbenso15@kent.edu
330-672-4250
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Pamela Jones
Academic Program Coordinator
pjones@kent.edu
330-672-0972
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Hailey Mezurek
Coordinator
hmezurek@kent.edu
330-672-0971
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Celeste Dawson
Coordinator
cdawso16@kent.edu
330-672-4138
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Tyrone Berry
Coordinator
tberry9@kent.edu
330-672-2412
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Michelle Marshall
Special Assistant
mmarsh29@kent.edu
330-672-0965

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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Stephanie Bibo
Academic Program Coordinator
sbibo@kent.edu
330-672-8696
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Khalil Looney
Academic Program Coordinator
klooney4@kent.edu
330-672-3926
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Tina Puckett
Special Assistant
tinks@kent.edu
330-672-0710
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Benja Duff
Graduate Assistant
bduff2@kent.edu
330-672-3066
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Jorge Astorga
Graduate Assistant
jastorga@kent.edu
330-672-8699
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Taylor Mends
Graduate Assistant
tmends@kent.edu
330-672-8697

Technology, Media and Design

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Aaron Near
Director
anear@kent.edu
330-672-0969
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Rudy Slama
Senior Graphic Designer
rslama@kent.edu
330-672-8004
David Ranucci
Sr. IT User Support Analyst
dranucci@kent.edu
330-672-1997
Vacant
Assoc. Applications Developer
uc@kent.edu
Vacant Position
Web and Digital Content Specialist
ucmedia@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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Teresa Hough
Graduate Assistant
though2_stu@kent.edu