Florenz Plassmann

Dean

• College strategic planning and goal setting
• Administrative oversight of dean's staff, department chairs and program directors
• Liaison to Executive Vice President and Provost and Ohio University college deans
• Represents faculty, students and staff to external stakeholders including alumni, donors and the general public
• Provides final approval for staffing, promotion and tenure and college budgetary commitments

Lori Bauer

Senior Director of Communications & Marketing

• Contributions to Forum
• Social Media and e-communications
• Marketing needs
• Publication requests
• Alumni communications
• Faculty expert placements
• News releases and media outreach
• Photography requests
• Videography requests
• Event promotion

Kendall Brown-Clovis

Director of Administration

• Strategic planning for administrative services across the college
• Professional development
• Diversity Initiatives
• Policy development and implementation
• Coordination of services with HR Liaison
• Oversight of administrative operations in the Dean's Office

Lisa S. Cohen

Senior Director of External Relations

• Liaison for external engagement on behalf of the college, 19 departments and centers
• Liaison to OHIO alumni offices, other colleges, career development and external stakeholders
• Alumni Engagement and Enrichment
• Alumni Communications and Marketing
• Alumni Recognition - Development and Stewardship
• Guest Lectureships and Career Panels
• College-wide Alumni Events
• Internships
• Mentorships
• External Relations
• Community Engagement
• Corporate, Nonprofit and Public Sector Partnerships

Susan Downard

Senior Director of Development

• Donor Relations and Stewardship
• Annual giving
• Major and capital gifts

Sarah Poggione

Associate Dean for Students, Instruction and Curriculum

• Support for teaching, learning, assessment, and student success initiatives
• Oversight of college undergraduate programs and curricula
• Chairs the college Curriculum Committee
• Manages college-level curriculum processes
• Oversight of college Office of Undergraduate Student Affairs
• Handles grievances from undergraduate students, following disposition at the academic department or program level
• Promotes faculty professional development related to teaching and student learning
• Liaison to other colleges and units on issues related to academic programs, instruction, and assessment
• Chairs the college Awards Committee

Claire Kimok

Senior Accounting Specialist

• Provides budgeting, accounting, research and special project support to the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (CFAO)
• Manages many of the daily financial and accounting operations of the dean's office
• Assists the CFAO in the oversight of the entire College's financial operations
• Liaison to college departments and VP Finance staff; advises, directs and assists in resolution of accounting issues, including yearly fiscal close procedures
• Primary college-level approver for Concur transactions, Bobcat BUY purchasing system and faculty and staff travel authorization forms
• Processes approved funding commitments for the dean's office

Brian C. McCarthy

Senior Associate Dean for Faculty, Graduate Studies, and Research

• Oversees college faculty development programs
• Coordinates faculty fellowship leave (FFL) process
• Advice and oversight of promotion and tenure process
• Manages graduate student budget
• Liaison to Graduate College and Graduate Council
• Oversees policies & procedures related to graduate admissions, theses, and dissertations
• Manages development and review of Institutes and Centers
• Evaluates requests for research support and incentive funds
• Review and approval of grant applications
• Liaison to VP for Research and ORSP
• Chair of the Research Advisory Committee
• Oversees Digital Measures
• Facilities, space and IT

Eva McConnell

HR Liaison

• Acts as a liaison to University Human Resources for deans, chairs, directors, and administrators throughout the college
• Provides guidance and support in conducting searches and hiring faculty and staff
• Provides technical support and guidance to department users of HR systems such as PeopleAdmin
• Provides guidance and assistance to supervisors in employee relations matters including performance management, corrective actions, investigations, FMLA issues
• Consults and advises deans, directors, chairs and administrators on organizational development issues such as job design, restructuring, reward, and retention

April Ritchie

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

• Accounting
• Budget planning
• Contract approval for faculty and staff
• Compliance
• Finance
• Memorandum guarantee approval (for grant pre-spending)
• Temporary staffing approval

Erin Thompson

Executive Assistant

• Provides administrative support for the college executive staff and primary support for the Associate Dean for Students and Curricular Affairs.
• Coordinates college curriculum processes and College Curriculum Committee.
• Provides classroom scheduling support for the departments.
• Coordinates college-level standing committees and ad hoc committees.
• Coordinates endowed scholarship award process.
• Manages college-level graduate program processes.

Kathaleen Wilkinson

Executive Assistant

• Manages the dean's calendar
• Administrative support to the dean
• Special event planning
• Coordinates faculty promotion and tenure
• Provides college-wide departmental donor reports
• Liaison to the public, students, alumni, department chairs, faculty, and university administrative offices

Undergraduate Student Affairs

Randy Price

Assistant Dean

• Supervise the A&S Office of Undergraduate Student Affairs
• Coordinate A&S undergraduate student advising
• Review degree conferral applications
• Assist students with academic concerns
• Provide support and information to A&S faculty about academic and curricular issues
• Handles appeals from undergraduates who have been dropped or suspended from the university

Shelley Barton

Administrative Coordinator

• Assist faculty, administrators, and staff in departments across campus about academically-related processes and procedures
• Respond to students' general academic questions and concerns
• Answer questions about changing majors and filing appeals
• Supervise work-study students

Kristi Conrad

Transfer Adviser

• Evaluate transfer credits
• Advise A&S students on academic issues
• Perform graduation checks
• Provide proactive advising interventions
• Assist transfer students with their transition to Ohio University

Mark Shields

Records Management Assistant

• Welcome students to the A&S college office
• Manage the front desk of the A&S college office
• Answer calls and assist with general student inquires
• Process update-of-program and other student forms