Staff Directory
| NAME | PHONE | |
| Adelman, Ben Associate Director of Multimedia Communications |
badelman@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-5045 |
| Armstrong , T.J. Senior Program Manager, Aspire |
tarmstrong@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 644-6661 |
| Arrington, Megan Program Manager, Aspire |
marrington@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-6675 |
| Atluri, Malathi Data Analyst |
matluri@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 752-9538 |
| Barnes, David Assistant Director, Choose Ohio First |
dbarnes@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 387-1022 |
| Barrera, Helene Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs |
hbarrera@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-1152 |
| Batesole, Stacey Assistant Director, Capital Planning |
sbatesole@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 387-1019 |
| Bennett, Jim Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor |
jbennett@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-2281 |
| Bing, Carlos Senior Director, College Access Programs & GEAR UP |
cbing@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-4818 |
| Bix, Gigi Intern - Academic Program Approval |
gbix@highered.ohio.gov | |
| Blaney, Michelle Associate Director, Articulation and Transfer Policy |
mblaney@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 644-9601 |
| Brandy, Cleone Program Manager, Financial Aid |
cbrandy@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 752-9481 |
| Braswell, Tamika Director, Financial Aid |
tbraswell@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-8862 |
| Bryant, Theresa Program Manager, Perkins Data |
tbryant@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-0544 |
| Carson, Jennifer Senior Director, Audit and Compliance |
jcarson@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 752-7538 |
| Caslin, Lizzy Program Manager, Postsecondary Career and Technical Education |
ecaslin@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-0543 |
| Cates, Gary Senior Vice Chancellor |
gcates@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 752-9542 |
| Chadwell, Sherry Administrative Assistant |
schadwell@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-7637 |
| Chavanne, Michelle General Counsel |
mchavanne@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 644-1988 |
| Chen, Hongji Senior Data Analyst |
hchen@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 752-9538 |
| Church, Fred Vice Chancellor, Finance and Chief Data Officer |
fchurch@highered.ohio.gov |
(614) 752-9535 |
| Church, Ramah Financial Analyst |
rchurch@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 752-9528 |
| Cohen, Abbey Assistant Director, OATN Development and Processing |
acohen@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-6002 |
| Compton, Paula Associate Vice Chancellor and Executive Director, Articulation and Transfer |
pcompton@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-3334 |
| Cummins, David Associate Vice Chancellor, Financial Planning and Oversight |
dcummins@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 752-9496 |
| Cupp, Elisha Fiscal Specialist |
ecupp@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-1924 |
| DeGarmo, Shane Director, Program Approval |
sdegarmo@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 644-6767 |
| Derrico, Joey Assistant Director of Operations, Ohio Articulation and Transfer Network |
jderrico@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 387-1028 |
| Ding, QiQi "Jessy" Data and Business Intelligence Analyst |
qding@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 387-1594 |
| Duffey, Mike Chancellor |
chancellor@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-6000 |
| Dunn, Mitzi Administrative Operations Coordinator |
mdunn@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-2529 |
| Esala, Karissa Senior Program Manager, Choose Ohio First |
Kesala@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-0098 |
| Exline, Matt Senior Director, Program Approval Operations |
mexline@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-3095 |
| Fogel, Jeff Assistant General Counsel |
jfogel@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 644-0642 |
| Gatterdam, Dawn Manager, Operations |
dgatterdam@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-2574 |
| Graham, Michael Director of Legislative Affairs |
mgraham@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 752-8810 |
| Grant, Candice Senior Director of Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways |
cgrant@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-4186 |
| Guseman, Patti Human Resources, Senior Analyst |
pguseman@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-4158 |
| Hall, Holly Associate Director, ITAGs |
hhall@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-6204 |
| Hammer, Barbara Program Manager, Financial Aid |
bhammer@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-0551 |
| Harris, Kendal Intern - Aspire |
kharris@highered.ohio.gov | |
| Hart, Jessi Senior Director, Articulation and Transfer Policy, Budget, and Constituent Relations |
jhart@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-4706 |
| Hartley, Shelby Administrative Assistant, Academic Program Review and Approval |
shartley@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 995-7754 |
| Hobbs, Aaron Program Manager, Workforce Initiatives |
ahobbs@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-6798 |
| Holstrom, Lisa Senior Associate Director, One-Year Option |
lholstrom@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-7413 |
| Holtsberry, Kevin Associate Director, Constituent Relations and Public Affairs |
kholtsberry@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-0885 |
| Husenits, Joel Creative Director |
jhusenits@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-7597 |
| Jones, Rebecca Program Manager, Financial Aid |
rjones@highered.ohio.gov | |
| Kacir, Christopher Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Success |
ckacir@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-6000 |
| Khan, Kori Assistant Director, Data and Analytics Strategy |
kkhan@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-5656 |
| Kim, Brittany Associate Director, Secondary Career-Technical Alignment Initiative (SCTAI) |
bkim@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 387-0682 |
| Kimball, Chris Receptionist |
ckimball@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-6000 |
| Kordes, Betsy Conference Planner, Educational Programming |
bkordes@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-2799 |
| Krichten, Michael Desktop Support |
mkrichten@oar.net | (614) 728-3093 |
| Ladd, Lindsey Director, Data Management and Analysis |
lladd@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 387-1215 |
| Livergood, Joy Associate Director, Articulation and Transfer Technology Initiatives |
jlivergood@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 644-6839 |
| Magill, John Associate Vice Chancellor, Economic Advancement |
jmagill@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 752-9530 |
| Maxson, Krista Associate Vice Chancellor of P-16 Initiatives |
kmaxson@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-0884 |
| McCann, Stephanie Associate Vice Chancellor, Program Development and Approval |
smccann@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 387-1466 |
| McCoy, Verda Senior Director, Perkins Reporting and Compliance |
vmccoy@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 387-1020 |
| Molski, Sara Program Manager, GEAR UP |
smolski@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-8335 |
| Nameth, Steve Director, Graduate Program Review |
snameth@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-0886 |
| Ooten, Alyssa Financial Aid Data Auditor |
aooten@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 387-1013 |
| Parrot, Ben Senior Associate Director, Secondary Career-Technical Alignment Initiative Implementation |
bparrot@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-6001 |
| Penrod, Alex Special Assistant to the Chancellor for External Affairs |
apenrod@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 995-7754 |
| Raymond, Garrett Capital Planning Specialist |
graymond@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-6004 |
| Reed, Lisa Senior Program Manager, Financial Aid |
lreed@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-3561 |
| Rice, Cheryl Vice Chancellor, Higher Education Workforce Alignment |
crice@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-3092 |
| Robinson, Jeff Director of Communications |
jrobinson@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 752-9487 |
| Schab, Stephanie Director, Aspire |
sschab@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-3097 |
| Schaffner, Christy Program Manager, Aspire |
cschaffner@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-2793 |
| See, Charles Deputy Chief of Staff, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Partnerships and Education Technology |
csee@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-2663 |
| Shaffer, Amy Senior Legal Services Analyst |
ashaffer@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-8858 |
| Shank, Jared Senior Director, Military and Apprenticeship Initiatives and Special Projects |
jshank@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-5812 |
| Shipley, Kathryn Director, Legal Contracts and Operations |
kshipley@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 387-1023 |
| Soller, Kerry Director, Student Wellbeing and Sexual Violence Prevention |
ksoller@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-5717 |
| Steigerwald Jones, Kira Senior Financial Data Analyst |
ksteigerwald@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 644-1341 |
| Stewart, Rebecca Director, College Credit Plus |
rstewart@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-3094 |
| Sudkamp, Tom Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs |
tsudkamp@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-6000 |
| Swinning, Hilary Assistant Director, Educator Preparation |
hswinning@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 752-9483 |
| Tavarez, Emily Intern - Student Success |
etavarez@highered.ohio.gov | |
| Taylor, Kayrisha Program Manager, Educator Recruitment and Apprenticeship |
ktaylor@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-5810 |
| Taylor, Tracy Program Manager, Education Preparation and Administrator, P-16 Initiatives |
ttaylor@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 387-1021 |
| Todd, Ella Intern - Workforce Alignment |
etodd@highered.ohio.gov | |
| Turner, Emily Director, Choose Ohio First |
eturner@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-3090 |
| Uppalapati, Sri Vidya Senior Program Manager, Workforce Alignment |
suppalapati@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 387-1012 |
| Varney, Cameron Program Manager, Workforce Sector Strategy |
cvarney@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-8860 |
| Vertucci, Megan Program Manager, Postsecondary Perkins Reporting and Compliance |
mvertucci@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 644-7343 |
| Waderker, Ashlee Fiscal Analyst |
awaderker@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 466-5296 |
| Wallace, Jackie Program Manager, Aspire |
jwallace@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 387-1027 |
| Walters, Kevin Program Manager, Data Evaluation and Training |
kwalters@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-3141 |
| Washabaugh, Kait Intern - Academic Program Approval |
kwashabaugh@highered.ohio.gov | |
| Wearly, Nikki Senior Director, Career-Technical Transfer Initiatives |
nwearly@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 728-2662 |
| White, Drew Director, Human Resources |
dwhite@oh-tech.org | (614) 292-2318 |
| White, Lauri Associate Vice Chancellor, Workforce Engagement |
lwhite@highered.ohio.gov | (614) 644-5888 |
| Young, Griffin Intern - OATN |
gyoung@highered.ohio.gov |