Voinovich Faculty & Staff Directory
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Edward Abbiw
Environmental Science Laboratory Coordinator
Professional Staff
Konneker Research Center 004
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Business Advisor, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Ohio University
Professional Staff
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Director at LIGHTS Regional Innovation
Professional Staff
Senior Project Manager
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Director of Environmental Programs
Professional Staff
Building 22, The Ridges, Athens Campus
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Victoria Buck
Accountant 2
Professional Staff
Building 21, The Ridges, Room 205
Small Business Development Center Business Advisor
Professional Staff
Business Advisor, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Ohio University
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Senior Program Manager, Voinovich Academy for Excellence in Public Service
Professional Staff
Senior Research Manager
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Partnership Strategist, Ohio Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Prevention and Promotion
Professional Staff
6805 Bobcat Way, Dublin, OH 43016
Professor
Faculty
The Ridges, Bldg 22, Room 211, Athens Campus
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SBDC Business Advisor/Training Project Manager, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Ohio University
Professional Staff
Ridges Building #19, Athens Campus
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Brooke Enderle
Management Services Coordinator - Small Business Development Center and APEX
Professional Staff
Assistant Research Professor
Faculty
Building 19, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Senior Executive in Residence (EIR)
Executive-in-Residence
Professional Staff
Building 21, Room 216
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Tracy Galway
Senior Project Manager, Member Services
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges
Associate Dean of Innovation Partnerships and Executive Director for TechGROWTH Ohio & Center for Entrepreneurship
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Business Consultant, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Ohio University
Professional Staff
Building 19, Athens Campus
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Darryl Graves
Workshop Instructor, Voinovich Academy for Excellence in Public Service
Faculty
Southwest Region Associate Director, APEX Accelerator
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges
Export Assistance Advisor for the Ohio University Small Business Development Center
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Student Success Coordinator
Professional Staff
Building 22, The Ridges
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Research Associate 2
Professional Staff
Building #19, The Ridges, Athens Campus
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Vikki Hawthorne
APEX Accelerator Procurement Specialist (Columbus)
Professional Staff
Director, Center for Economic Development and Community Resilience
Professional Staff
Director of Ohio University APEX Accelerator
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges
Director of Energy Programs and Director of Human Capital
Professional Staff
Building 22, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Project Manager, Partnership for Community Based Prevention
Professional Staff
Co-Director of PEER Applied Research Team
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Director, George V. Voinovich Academy for Excellence in Public Service
Professional Staff
Professor, Senior Executive in Residence
Executive-in-Residence
Faculty
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Professional Staff
Building 22, Rm 108, The Ridges
Professor, MPA Director and Interim Associate Vice President for Research and Creative Activity
Faculty
Building 21, Room 215, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Regional Director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Ohio University
Professional Staff
Building 19, Room 174, Athens Campus
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Sam Jurgena
Senior Project Manager Grant Services for the Mayors’ Partnership for Progress
Professional Staff
Building 19, the Ridges Office 239
Social Return on Investment Impact Analyst
Professional Staff
Building 19, 229, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Director for IT/GIS Data Analytics and Software Engineering
Professional Staff
Building 22, Room 219
Social Enterprise Development Associate
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Senior Project Manager
Professional Staff
The Ridges, Building 22, Room 223, Athens Campus
Senior Project Manager and Director of Research for the Appalachian Children Coalition
Professional Staff
Director, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Faculty
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Associate Director, TechGrowth Ohio
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Professor and Director, Environmental Studies Program
Faculty
The Ridges, Bldg 22, Room 225, Athens Campus
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Professional Staff
Building 21, The Ridges
Software Development Engineer
Professional Staff
Building 22, Room 204
Director, External Relations and Strategic Partnerships and Executive Director, Mayors' Partnership for Progress
Professional Staff
Building 21, The Ridges
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Research Associate, Raccoon Creek Watershed Coordinator
Professional Staff
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Environmental Specialist
Professional Staff
Building 22 Room 200, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Project Manager, Youth-Led Behavioral Health Prevention & Promotion
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Senior Research Manager for 5G Broadband
Professional Staff
Building 19, Room 222, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Manager- Voinovich Academy
Professional Staff
Managing Director, Ohio Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Prevention and Promotion
Professional Staff
6805 Bobcat Way, Dublin, OH 43016
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Impact Analyst
Professional Staff
Room 242, Dublin Integrated Education Center (DIEC), Ohio University Dublin Campus, Dublin, Ohio
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J Danielle Petermann
APEX Accelerator Procurement Specialist
Professional Staff
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Tracy Plouck
Dean
Faculty
Professional Staff
Building 21, the Ridges Rm. 203
Senior Director of Finance
Professional Staff
Building 22, The Ridges
Senior Executive Coach and Strategic Advisor
Professional Staff
Assistant Research Professor and Director of Analytics, Impact Measurement and Management
Faculty
Building #19 224, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Associate Dean for Research and Planning and Professor
Faculty
Geographic Information System Analyst
Professional Staff
Senior Research Manager
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges
Senior Project Manager – Creative Design
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges
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Jane Stewart
Northeast Ohio Associate Director, APEX Accelerator
Professional Staff
Ohio University at Lakeland Community College
7700 Clocktower Drive
Kirtland, OH 44094-5198
7700 Clocktower Drive
Kirtland, OH 44094-5198
Environmental Specialist
Professional Staff
Building 22, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Manager, Grants Accounting
Professional Staff
Building 22, The Ridges
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Senior GIS Project Manager
Professional Staff
Building 22, The Ridges
Special Projects Coordinator
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges
Business Advisor, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Ohio University
Professional Staff
Research Associate I
Professional Staff
Building #19 Room 223B, The Ridges, Athens Campus
Co-Director of PEER Applied Research Team
Professional Staff
Building 19, Room 112, The Ridges, Athens Campus
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Karen Wivell
Central Ohio Associate Director, APEX Accelerator
Professional Staff
65 E State St. Suite 1350
Columbus, OH 43215
Columbus, OH 43215
John R. Woodard “Woody”
APEX Accelerator Procurement Specialist
Professional Staff
Akron Office: 526 S. Main Street, Akron, OH, 43111
Senior Project Manager – Partnership for Community-based Prevention
Professional Staff
Building 19, The Ridges, Athens Campus
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Don Zavesky
PTAC Procurement Specialist (Cleveland)
Professional Staff
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 211, Cleveland, Ohio 44115