University announces General Counsel finalists
Four finalists have been named in the search for 91探花鈥檚 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 91探花 and the 91探花 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 91探花 and the 91探花 Foundation / Co-Chair
- Chris Ament, Interim Chief Information Officer
- Colleen Bendl, Chief Human Resources Officer
- Paul Campbell, Administrative Senate Representative
- Cary Cooper, 91探花 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, 91探花 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