President & Provost's Council on Women - Members

Portrait of Quanetta Batts
Program Director for Outreach & Engagement
University Libraries
(Chair) Senior Director of Operations
Experimental Hematology Laboratory, The James Comprehensive Cancer Center
Portrait of Kim Doran
Director of ISS/Chief of Staff
SASSO, Office of Academic Affairs
Portrait of Toni Greenslade-Smith
Director, STEP Operations and Housing Administration
Student Life University Housing
Portrait of Shannon Morrison
Curriculum and Assessment Manager
Center for Aviation Studies
Christine O'Malley
(Past Chair) Communications Consultant
Human Resources
Portrait of Nita Williams
Director of Non-Therapeutic Research
Comprehensive Cancer Center; Office of Health Services
Portrait of Feiqian (Sunny) Zong
Contract and Agreement Manager
Engineering Research Operation

Faculty

Portrait of Donna Bobbitt-Zeher
Associate Professor
Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences (Marion Campus)
Picture of Cynthia Callahan, black top, necklace, earrings, dark brown hair cut short
Associate Professor
English, College of Arts & Sciences (Mansfield Campus)
Portrait of Elena Foulis
Senior Lecturer
Spanish & Portuguese, College of Arts & Sciences
Bella Mehta
(Past Chair) Professor/Director
Clinical Pharmacy & Family Medicine, College of Pharmacy/Continuing Professional Development
Portrait of Jasmine Roberts
Lecturer
School of Communication
Portrait of Heena Santry
Vice Chair for Health Services Research, Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
A woman smiles in a white coat.
(Past Chair) Associate Professor
Radiology
Karen Wruck
Professor
Finance, Fisher College of Business

Ex Officio

Emily Caldwell
Media Relations Manager
Office of the President
Portrait of Kristen Convery
Senior Director, Marketing Content
Office of Marketing and Communications
Portrait of Sheila Craft-Morgan
Senior Resource Planning Analyst
Office of Strategic and Competitive Intelligence
Image of Molly Driscoll
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition
Office of Human Resources
Portrait of Grace Johnson
Chief of Staff
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Image of Mary Juhas
Associate Vice President
Office of Research
Portrait of Clara Lee
FAME Director of Women in Medicine and Science, Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Woman in business professional clothes smiling
ASFW President, Executive Assistant
Office of Legal Affairs
Portrait of Andrea Williams
Director, Associate Professor
The Women's Place, Department of English
Image of Shannon Winnubst
Department Chair, Professor
Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, College of Arts & Sciences

External Member

Portrait of Sandra Lopez
Legislative Advisor
Division of Community Engagement, Columbus City Council

Future Members: Join the Council

Are you interested in the advancement of all women at Ohio State? Would you like to make an impact on the working environment for staff and faculty women? A three-year President and Provost’s Council on Women (PPCW) term offers an exciting opportunity to work with dynamic people from across the university. Meetings occur monthly along with task force assignments that include work outside of the regularly scheduled monthly meetings. The president and provost will appoint members from the nominations.

If you are interested in applying for a position on the President and Provost’s Council on Women, please submit your application via the Qualtrics survey link at the bottom of this page. Applicants must have been employed at Ohio State for a minimum of two years to be eligible.

You will be asked to include the following in your application. Please have this prepared before you begin:

  1. Describe your leadership experience (personal or professional).
  2. A letter of recommendation in support of your application (two pages maximum). This can come from a supervisor, professional colleague, etc and should be on professional letterhead. The letter should address why the applicant would be a strong candidate and provide examples of the applicant's leadership experience.
  3. Statement of Commitment: up to 3,300 characters including spaces/approximately 500 words) that communicates:
  • Why do you want to be a member of the PPCW?
  • What is the greatest challenge facing women at Ohio State?
  • Provide a specific example of how you have been an advocate for women.
  • What is the difference between diversity and inclusion and why are both important for advancing women?

Please note: This form field is set up such that if your statement exceeds 3,300 characters including spaces, the extra characters will not be included in your submission.

The council will accept nominations fall 2021. Questions? Please contact Bella Mehta, PPCW Past Chair/Nominations Committee Chair.