Contact Us
Please use the navigation links to locate the contact information for the Legislators, Business Managers, Senators, and Executive Board Members. If you have a specific question tailored toward one of the executive board members, please e-mail them directly. General questions can be directed towards gss@kent.edu.
Office Location
Kent Student Center – Student Leadership Suite 217E
1075 Risman Dr.
Kent, Ohio 44242
Mailing Address
Graduate Student Senate
Center for Student Involvement
Kent Student Center – Box 18
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44240
LEGISLATOR CONTACT INFO
According to our Charter, part of the mission of the KSU Graduate Student Senate is to “secure the rights and privileges of graduate students”, and we work diligently to do this. If you would like to advocate on your own behalf, however, below is a list of the legislators who represent districts containing KSU campuses:
U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
Sherrod Brown (D)
Local Office: | DC Office: |
Cleveland, OH 801 West Superior Ave., Suite 1400 |
Washington, DC 713 Hart Senate Office Building |
(216) 522-7272 |
(202) 224-2315 |
Website: brown.senate.gov
Twitter: @SenSherrodBrown
Facebook: /SenatorSherrodBrown
J.D. (James) Vance
Local Office: | DC Office: |
Cleveland, OH 1240 East 9th St., Room 3061 |
Washington, DC 448 Russell Senate Office Building |
(216) 522-7095 | (202)224-3353 |
Website: govtrack.us
Twitter: @JDVance1
Facebook: /teamjdvance
U.S. House of Representatives
Tim Ryan (D, OH-13)
Representing Kent and Trumbull Campuses
Local Office: | DC Office: |
Akron, OH 1030 Tallmadge Ave. |
Washington, DC 1126 Longworth House Office Building |
(330) 630-7311 | (202) 225-5261 |
Twitter: @RepTimRyan
Facebook: /timryan
Bob Gibbs (R, OH-7)
Representing Tuscarawas Campus
Local Office: | DC Office: |
Canton, OH 110 Central Plaza South |
Washington, DC 2446 Rayburn House Office Building |
(330) 737-1631 | (202) 225-6265 |
Twitter: @RepBobGibbs
Facebook: /RepBobGibbs
Jim Renacci (R, OH-16)
Representing Stark Campus
Local Office: | DC Office: |
Parma, OH 7335 Ridge Rd., Suite 2 |
Washington, DC 328 Cannon House Office Building |
(440) 882-6779 | (202) 225-3876 |
Twitter: @RepJimRenacci
Facebook: /repjimrenacci
Bill Johnson (R, OH-6)
Representing Salem and East Liverpool Campuses
Local Office: | DC Office: |
Salem, OH 192 East State St. |
Washington, DC 1710 Longworth House Office Building |
(330) 337-6951 | (202) 225-5705 |
Website: clerk.house.gov
Twitter: @RepBillJohnson
Facebook: /RepBillJohnson
Dave Joyce (R, OH-14)
Representing Ashtabula, Geauga, and Twinsburg Campuses
Local Office: | DC Office: |
Twinsburg, OH Twinsburg Gov. Center |
Washington, DC 1124 Longworth House Office Building |
(330) 357-4139 | (202) 225-5731 |
Website: joyce.house.gov
Twitter: @RepDaveJoyce
Facebook: /RepDaveJoyce
Business Managers
Anthropology
Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology
Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology
Business Manager:
- Tom Southards | wsouthar@kent.edu | (330) 672-0793
Architecture
Art
Art Education, Art History, Fine Arts, and Crafts
Business Manager:
- Meta Hausser | mhausser@kent.edu | (330) 672-1352
Biological Sciences
Botany, Biology, Cell Biology, Ecology, and Physiology
Business Managers:
- Donna Warner | djwarner@kent.edu | (330) 672-2819
- Donna Laverne | dlaverne@kent.edu | (330) 672-8306
- Susan Kieklak | skieklak@kent.edu | (330) 672-3613
Biomedical Sciences
Biological Anthropology, Cell/Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology, and Physiology Intrdisc.
Business Manager:
- Donna Warner | djwarner@kent.edu | (330) 672-8310
NEOMED
Business Manager:
- Margaret Weakland | mweakland@neomed.edu | (330) 325-6501
Business Administration
College of Business Ph.D., College of Business MBA
Business Manager:
- Jacquelyn Tura | jtura@kent.edu | (330) 672-2282
Management and Information Systems
Business Manager:
- Terri Harmon | tharmon6@kent.edu | (330) 672-1140
Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Business Manager:
- Beth Brandt | ebrandt@kent.edu | (330) 672-2170
Accounting
Business Manager:
- Diana Fields | dfields@kent.edu | (330) 672-2545
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Computer Science
Digital Science
Digital Science
Business Manager:
- No name available | No email available | (330) 672-9008
Economics
English
Creative Writing, English, Teachng English as Second Lang.
Business Manager:
- Jenni Nikolin | jnikolin@kent.edu | (330) 672-1711
Fashion
Foundations, Leadership, and Administration
Sports and Recreation Management, Cultural Foundations, Hospitality/Tourism Management, and Education Administration K-12
Business Manager:
- Aquila J Hollinger | ahollin4@kent.edu | (330) 672-2008
Education Administration – Higher Education, Higher Education and Student Personnel, and Evaluation and Measurement
Business Manager:
- Aquila J Hollinger | ahollin4@kent.edu | (330) 672-2008
Geography
Geology
Applied Geology
Business Manager:
- Kelly Thomasson | kthomass@kent.edu | (330) 672-2680
Geology
Business Manager:
- Merida Keatts | mkeatts@kent.edu | (330) 672-2897
Health Sciences
Exercise Physiology, Nutrition, Health Education and Promotion, Audiology, and Speech Language Pathology
Business Manager:
- Vicki Neading | vneading@kent.edu | (330) 672-0242
History
Communication & Information
Journalism & Mass Communication
Business Manager:
- Audrey Lingenfelter | alingenf@kent.edu | (330) 672-5330
Communication Studies – MA
Business Manager:
- Mary Kay Whalen | mwhalen7@kent.edu | (330) 672-0172
Communication Studies – PhD
Business Manager:
- No information available
Media and Journalism
Business Manager:
- Miao Liu | mliu2@kent.edu | No phone number available
Library and Information Science
Information Arch/Knowledge Management and Library & Info Science
Business Manager:
- Sarah Molina | smolina2@kent.edu | (330) 672-0007
Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences
Special Education, Educational Psychology, and Intructional Psychology
Business Manager:
- Sharon Salla | ssalla@kent.edu | (330) 672-0576
School Psychology, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and School Counseling
Business Manager:
- Sharon Salla | ssalla@kent.edu | (330) 672-0576
Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Human Development/Family Studies
Business Manager:
- Sharon Salla | ssalla@kent.edu | (330) 672-0576
Liquid Crystal Institute
Chemical Physics
Business Managers:
- Mary Ann Kopcak | mkopcak@kent.edu | (330) 672-1552
- Jeffrey McCann | jmccann3@kent.edu | (330) 672-1550
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics, Math for Secondary Teachers, and Pure Mathematics
Business Manager:
- Virginia Wright | vwright@kent.edu | (330) 672-9045
Modern and Classifical Language Studies
French, Latin, Translation, and Spanish
Business Manager:
- Karil Klayko | kklayko@kent.edu | (330) 672-7007
Music
Conducting, Ethnomusicology, and Music Composition
Business Manager:
- Tahira Habeeb | thabeeb@kent.edu | (330) 672-2172
Music Theory – Composition, Music Theory, Music Education, and Performance
Business Manager:
- Tahira Habeeb | thabeeb@kent.edu | (330) 672-2172
Nursing
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health Clinical Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, and Nursing Education
Business Manager:
- Jennifer Schweitzer | jschwei8@kent.edu | (330) 672-8758
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Specialist, Primary Adult Nurse Practitioner, and Women’s Health
Business Manager:
- Jennifer Schweitzer | jschwei8@kent.edu | (330) 672-8758
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Public Administration and Political Science
Business Manager:
- Terri Murphy | tjmurphy@kent.edu | (330) 672-8930
Psychological Sciences
Clinical Psychology
Business Manager:
- Sharon Franek | sfranek@kent.edu | (330) 672-2168
Experimental Psychology
Business Manager:
- Peggy Soltis | psoltis@kent.edu | (330) 672-2167
Public Health
Sociology
Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum
Career – Technical Teacher Education, Curriculum and Instruction, and Early Childhood Education
Business Manager:
- Sherry Ernsberger | sernsber@kent.edu | (330) 672-2580
Jr. High/Middle School CI, Reading Specialization, and Secondary Education
Business Manager:
- Sherry Ernsberger | sernsber@kent.edu | (330) 672-2580
Theater and Dance
Visual Communication Design
Visual Communcation Design
Business Manager:
- Christina Campbell | ccampb58@kent.edu | (330) 672-3979
Senators
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Executive Board
Executive Chair
Ann Winter
Doctoral Student
Foundations, Leadership, and Administration
Hometown: Mansfield Ohio
Slippery Rock University ’15 & ‘17
Vice Executive Chair
Lisa Onyao
Master’s Student
College of Communication and Information
lonyao@kent.edu
Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya
Computer Science- Jomo Kenyatta University, Kenya
Programming Chair
Vinoth Kumar
Masters’s Student
School of Fashion
Hometown: Chennai, India
Fashion Design – National Institute of Fashion Technology, India
Finance Chair
Masum Patwary
Doctoral Candidate
Information Systems and Business Analytics
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh
BBA, MBA (MIS) University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Advocacy Chair
Ryan Storme
Master’s Student
Anthropology
rstrome@kent.edu
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Kent State University ’23
Information Services Chair
Shiza Nisar
Doctoral Student
Communication and Information
snisar@kent.edu
Hometown: Islamabad, Pakistan
MA International Journalism University of Central Lancashire, UK
Advisor
Sekhar Mamidi, Ed.S., M.Ed.
