Don Stenta

Don Stenta, Distinguished Adjunct Professor, teaches in the Military to Civilian Leadership Certificate program, PA 6060 (Managing People in Public and Non-Profit Organizations) and PA 7503 (Higher Education Policy Issues for Public Leaders). He also serves on the graduate studies committee.

A student and scholar of leadership, Stenta has taught and written extensively on the topic and continues to be inspired by the amazing students and Glenn College colleagues to continue to advance Sen. John Glenn and Annie Glenn’s legacies. Working with the Glenns and former Glenn leaders and alumni to establish what is now the John Glenn College of Public Affairs continues to be a point of pride in Don’s Ohio State career.

In addition to his role with the Glenn College, Stenta serves The Ohio State University Alumni Association as an assistant vice president. In this role, he works with engagement programs that connect to our 625,000+ living alums. He also is a faculty mentor with the Second-year Transformation Experience Program (STEP). Stenta is a proud alum of Ohio State, having earned his PhD in educational policy and leadership in 2001. He also has degrees from Binghamton University and the University of Vermont. Stenta has worked at Ohio State since 1992 in a number of roles with Student Life (Residence Life, Student Activities, Ohio Union, Recreational Sports) and in student services roles at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs.