June 2025 Updates
- Andrew Byer, MPA ’94, has accepted a new position as director of fair and responsible banking at WesBanco.
- Eric Meyer, MPA ’14 and Garth Weithman, MA ’16 have been selected as 2025 honorees for the Columbus Business First 40 Under 40.
- Justin Poole, MPA ’15, is now working as a project manager at Evergreen Insight Global.
- Dilnavaz Cama, MA ’16, director of Off-Campus and Commuter Student Engagement, was awarded The Ohio State University Presidential Staff Award.
- Brooke Gibbens, BA ’16, has a new job as an operations consultant at Atlantic Diagnostics.
- Merritt Ogle, BA ’17, is working as chief operating officer for the Silicon Valley Defense Group.
- Emily Graeter, BS ’18, has been promoted to serve as the deputy chief of staff and legislative director to U.S. Rep. Mike Carrey.
- Leticia Nketiah, BA ’22, started a new position as health policy analyst at the Maryland Department of Health.
- Jim Janosik, BA ’24, has been appointed executive director of School Employee Retirees of Ohio.
May 2025 Updates
- John Bartle, PhD ’90, has been elected president of the American Society for Public Administration.
- Mark Smith, MPA ’98, is now the executive director for the National Alliance for Medicaid in Education.
- Kelli Arthur Hykes, MA ’11, was recently promoted to director of government relations and advocacy for the Ohio Nurses Association.
- Danyell Lewis, MPA ’14, is now director of neighborhood strategy for the Harlem Children’s Zone.
- Claudia Cline, MPA ’16, has been promoted to director of development for the Cleveland Clinic.
- Keyang Sun, MPA ’16, is now a senior data scientist at Roche.
- Adrienne King, MPA ’17, started a new role as senior UX researcher at Raintree Systems.
- Melissa Wasser, MA ’17, has received a promotion to senior policy counsel at the ACLU of the District of Columbia.
- Jillian Corozzo, BA ’20, has been promoted to global public policy associate at Snap Inc.
- Shahrzad Shams, MA ’21, is now deputy director of democratic institutions at the Roosevelt Institute.
April 2025 Updates
- Holly Saelens, MA ’98, was recently promoted to chief operating officer at Molina Healthcare of Ohio.
- Mark Smith, MA ’98, is starting a new role as executive director at the National Alliance for Medicaid in Education Inc.
- Regina Black, BA ’14, is now the senior director of international policy and market access in agriculture and environment at Biotechnology Innovation Organization.
- Noah Navas, BA ’14, was promoted to inside sales account executive at Airtable.
- Mallory Thayer, MPA ’15, is now vice president at workbenchstrategy.
- Maggie Walsh, BA ’17 and MPA ’20, received a promotion to managing consultant at Guidehouse.
- Madison Sheahan, BA ’19 has been appointed as deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- Benjamin McKinley, MPA ’24, is now a contract specialist at the Defense Logistics Agency.
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.