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March 2025 Updates

  • Brint Milward, PhD ’78, has been named the recipient of the International Research Society for Public Management  2025 Routledge Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • Daniel Schreiber, MPA ’04, is now deputy chief of budget at the Ohio Department of Development.
  • Melissa Myers, MPA ’05, was recently promoted to vice president and chief of government relations at the Cleveland Clinic.
  • Trisha Wentzel, MPA ’08, is now deputy director and fiscal officer for the City of Columbus.
  • James Carmean, MPA ’10, has been promoted to communications manager at The Ohio State University Office of Government Affairs.
  • Molly Mottram, BA ’13, is now director of healthcare policy at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
  • Conor Neville, MPA ’13, has received a promotion to director of campaign operations at the University of Michigan.
  • Jessica Clinger, MPA ’14, is entering a new role as legislative aide for the City of Columbus in the Office of Council President Shannon G. Hardin.
  • Mallory Workman, BA ’14, was recently promoted to community relations specialist at the Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
  • Sysilie Hill, MPA ’15, is now a women’s health nurse practitioner at Lower Lights Health.
  • Morgan Ann Johnson, BA ’16, is now senior energy policy manager at the Data Center Coalition.
  • Susannah Montgomery, MA ’17, is now a business development manager at EIT Culture & Creativity.
  • Taylor Elder, ’18, has received a promotion to assessments lead at Skillit.
  • Lindsay Finneran, MA ’18, is now a senior director of development at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
  • Amber Lucci, MA ’18, has begun a new position as director of compliance and sustainability at Sarnova.
  • Yung Chun, PhD ’19, is now director of data insight at The Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis.
  • Sam Sobul, MPA ’19, has started a new role as senior analyst at The Cadmus Group.
  • Kayla Wilson, BA ’19, is entering a new role as a scheduler at the U.S. Senate.
  • Alex Hensley, BA ’20, has started a new role as senior NEMPAC and ACEP grassroots advocacy manager at the American College of Emergency Physicians.
  • Mark Pauly, MPA ’20, was recently promoted to deputy director of strategic partnerships at the NYC Department of Correction.
  • Reed Cusack, BS ’21, is now a senior legislative aide at the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus.
  • Caroline Stollar, BA ’23, had begun a new role as senior associate of public affairs at Weber Shandwick. 

February 2025 Updates

  • Amy Juravich, MPA ’12, has been promoted to executive producer and host of “All Sides with Amy Juravich” on 89.7, NPR News from WOSU Public Media.
  • Ben Kepple, MPA ’14, is now the deputy director of planning and development for the City of Westerville.
  • Caitlin Purk, MPA ’16, has started a new role as senior regional outreach coordinator for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
  • Addie Natalie, MA ’17, began a new role as chief development officer at Communities in Schools of Ohio.
  • Luke Graeter, BA ’18, has started a new position as policy advisor for U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno (OH).
  • Shelby Slaven, MPA ’18, has been promoted to assistant director, Department of Administration, for Dane County, Wisconsin.
  • Benjamin Kanas, BA ’20, is starting a new role as senior consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton.
  • Christian Hill, BA ’21, is now a staff assistant for the U.S. Senate.
  • Nicholas Klein, MPA ’22, received a promotion to senior consultant at Workmorphis. 

January 2025 Updates

  • Noel Welsh, MPA ’10, received a promotion to monitoring officer for AmeriCorps.
  • Jimmy Kinderdine, ’17, has begun a new position as marketing manager at AbbVie.
  • Nick Lascu, BS ’18, was recently promoted to lieutenant at the City of Cleveland Division of Fire.
  • Cole Weidman, BS ’20, is now working as a researcher for the Ohio Department of Health.
  • Lilah Foley, BA ’22, has started a new job as director of public affairs for Hamiliton County Commissioner Denise Driehaus. 

December 2024 Updates

  • Brad Cromes, MA ’10, has been sworn in as president of the County Treasurers Association of Ohio. 
  • Justin Pinsker, MPA ’10, is working now as a financial manager at the Ohio EPA. 
  • Mandy Porcher, MA ’10, began a new role as vice president, process improvement manager at JP Morgan Chase. 
  • Joseph Clark III, MA ’11, is now a principal and senior vice president at Anzu Partners.  
  • Kathleen Whitmore Lombardo, BA ’19, accepted a new job as an associate attorney at Soar Aviation Law LLC. 
  • Amanda Blackford, MPA ’20, is working now as chief administrative officer at the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. 
  • Kirby Dearth, BA ’19, MPA ’21, works as a transit grant coordinator at the Ohio Department of Transportation. 
  • Jacob Gottlieb, MPA ’21, has been promoted to project leader at the SRI Center for Innovation, Strategy and Public Policy. 
  • J.D. Mooney, BA ’23, began a new role as marketing assistant at Brownstone Boys. 
  • Lyric Fields, MPAL ’24, is now a senior director at CCS Fundraising. 

November 2024 Updates

  • Aaron Bloom, MPA ’05, works now as executive director of transmission fundamentals at NextEra Energy Resources. 
  • Amanda Smith, MPA ’11, accepted a new position as the director of development, mental health, at the University of Michigan. 
  • Megan Hasting, MA ’13, has been promoted to professional development program consultant at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs. 
  • Isabelle Bowers, BA ’15, is serving as the deputy attorney general for the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety. 
  • Allison Hoyle, MPA ’15, has been promoted to senior director at CCS Fundraising. 
  • Shaina Morris, MPA ’17, is working as a policy analyst at Columbus Public Health. 
  • Christopher Doarn, MPA ’18, has begun a new role as senior manager at CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America). 
  • Shelby Slaven, MPA ’18, is now a special project coordinator for the Dane County Department of Administration in Wisconsin. 
  • Sarah Brandes, BA ’20, has begun a new role as program analyst at the Federal Transit Administration. 
  • Stephen A. Pruchnicki, MA ’21, recently began work as a financial senior consultant for financial planning and analysis for The Ohio State University. 
  • Colin Edwards, BS ’19, MPA ’23, has joined the Chronic Brain Injury Program at The Ohio State University as a research administration management analyst. 

October 2024 Updates

  • Laura Streich, MPA ’14, received a promotion to administrator in the Office of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the South Dakota Department of Health. 
  • Lindsay Popa, MPA ’15, is starting her new role as associate administrator in the Office of Accountability at the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. 
  • Whitney Walls, MA ’15, has been promoted to senior principal consultant at Cognizant. 
  • Merritt Ogle, BA ’17, has begun her new position as director of strategy at Silicon Valley Defense Group. 
  • Carly Hooker, BA ’18, is now a senior director at CCS Fundraising. 

September 2024 Updates

  • Erika Gable, MPA ’12, accepted a new position as chief development officer for the Community Shelter Board. 
  • Gretchen Turner, MA ’13, is now the senior business operations analyst for the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. 
  • Justin R. Poole, MPA ’15, has started a new position as change management delivery lead at the Ohio Department of Health. 
  • Angela Malone, BA ’15, is now a solutions engineer for Threekit Visual Commerce. 
  • Garth Weithman, MA ’16, has been promoted to deputy chief executive officer at the Central Ohio Transit Authority. 
  • Rosalie Hendon, MPA ’17, is working now as a city forester at Columbus Recreation and Parks Department.  
  • Carol Schwiebert, MPA ’17, accepted a new job as a social media lead for Zaner-Bloser, part of the Highlights Family of Companies. 
  • Jordan Gomes, MA ’18, is now a development manager at Flying Horse Farms. 
  • Abigail Krummel, BA ’21, has started a new position as an engagement and alumni relations associate with The Ohio State University College of Optometry. 
  • Casey Rife, MPA ’22, received the 2024 Legislative Information and Communications Staff Achievement Award from National Conference of State Legislatures. 
  • Paige Shoemaker DeMio, MPA ’23, has been promoted to senior policy analyst for K-12 education at the Center for American Progress.