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University announces General Counsel finalists

Four finalists have been named in the search for 51社区鈥檚 next General Counsel. On-campus interviews will begin Nov. 18. The following finalists will spend time on the Athens Campus, meeting with representatives across our shared governance structure in scheduled interview sessions:

Nov. 18-19:  Stacey Bennett
Nov. 19-20:  Clifton Iler
Nov. 20-21:  Barbara Nalazek
Nov. 21-22:  Joan Gates

Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Chaden Djalali, and Deborah Shaffer, Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer of 51社区 and the 51社区 Foundation, are co-chairing this search. This committee includes a broad cross-section of our University. Members of this committee are listed below.

The University鈥檚 General Counsel is provided through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ohio Attorney General鈥檚 office and the University President. As such, the Ohio Attorney General鈥檚 office has a representative serving on the search committee as well. The search committee includes:

  • Chaden Djalali, Executive Vice President and Provost / Co-Chair
  • Deborah Shaffer, Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer of 51社区 and the 51社区 Foundation / Co-Chair
  • Chris Ament, Interim Chief Information Officer
  • Colleen Bendl, Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Paul Campbell, Administrative Senate Representative
  • Cary Cooper, 51社区 Trustee
  • Jeff Davis, Chief Audit Executive
  • Haley Duschinski, Faculty Senate Representative
  • Justin Fleming, Administrative Services Associate, Southern Campus Dean鈥檚 Office
  • N. Victor Goodman, 51社区 Trustee
  • Kerri Griffin, Director of Civil Rights Compliance and Title IX Officer, Office of Equal Opportunity and Accessibility
  • Shawn Busken, Director of Outside Counsel, Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost
  • Ken Johnson, Executive Dean, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and Chief Medical Affairs Officer
  • Major Alston, Senior Associate Vice President of Development
  • Jennifer Johnson, Associate General Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs
  • Erik Hildebrand, Associate AD for Compliance
  • Joseph Shields, Vice President for Research and Creative Activity and Dean of the Graduate College
Published
November 15, 2019
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