Advisory Board Profiles
Phillip Bullimore Graduate student in the John Glenn School of Public Affairs Title: Graduate Administrative Associate Year entered Ohio State: 2002
Phillip Bullimore is a first year masters student in the John Glenn School of Public Affairs. He currently works as a Graduate Assistant in the Graduate and Professional Admissions Office. He graduated in June 2006 with an Honors BA in History from Ohio State. He wrote a senior honors thesis on the topic of gay and lesbian history, focusing specifically on the topic of GLBT related policy development at The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan. Phillip is the proud uncle of Nora Lillie Bullimore, born August 2nd, 2006. He is excited about the prospect of working with this group to better preserve the gay and lesbian history of Ohio State for future Buckeyes.
Tom Cetwinski Department: OSU Libraries Title: Program Manager Year entered Ohio State: 2003
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Tom Cetwinski, joined the OSU Libraries in 2003 as the Program Manager responsible for the promotion and coordination of the Knowledge Bank - a joint initiative of the OSU Libraries and the Office of the cia. The Knowledge Bank is a repository for the intellectual output of the OSU community in a digital format. Tom has an MALS from Dominican University and a BA from Loyola University, Chicago, in European History. Prior to OSU, Tom assisted with staff development and human resource issues at the UniVersity of Georgia, the University of Florida and the University of Illinois, Chicago. His first professional position was that of Library Director at a small liberal arts college north of Chicago. Tom has experience in successfully facilitating teams at meeting program objectives and developing those skills in others.
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Heather Mitchell Department: Faculty & TA Development Title: Program Coordinator Year entered Ohio State: 2003
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Heather Mitchell has been the program coordinator in Faculty &TA Development at Ohio State for the last four years and worked previously as coordinator of academic programs in The University of Akron School of Music. She has a bachelor of arts in History from Baldwin Wallace College and is pursuing graduate studies in Higher Education Administration. Heather is a member of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, a board member for Young Jewish Professionals of the Columbus Jewish Federation, and mom to two completely adorable pups-Albert and Molly. Heather values the opportunity to leverage collaborative efforts for the purposes of education and community building.
Debra Moddelmog Department: English and College of Humanities Title: Associate Dean, COH; Professor of English; Coordinating Adviser, Sexuality Studies Program Year entered Ohio State: 1986
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Debra Moddelmog specializes in 20th-century American literature, feminist studies, and sexuality studies. She has written articles on multiculturalism, coming-out pedagogy, William Faulkner, Thomas Pynchon, Katherine Anne Porter, and Ernest Hemingway, among others. Her latest book was entitled Reading Desire: In Pursuit ofErnest Hemingway (Cornell UP). She helped to organize and now serve as one of two coordinating advisers for the interdisciplinary Sexuality Studies minor and the Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Sexuality StUdies.
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Eric Russell Department: Public Policy and Management Title: Graduate Fellow Year entered Ohio State: Autumn 2006 - Graduate student
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Eric Russell is a Graduate Fellow pursuing a Master's of Public Administration degree with an emphasis in applied economics and finance. He is originally from Nashville, Tennessee, and obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Economics from Stetson University in Deland, Florida. His work experience includes public budgeting, residential life, private sector human resources, and as an economics teaching assistant. Though he has served on committees and advisory boards pertaining to NCAA certification and student affairs in the past, this is the first advisory board of this nature with which he has worked.
Willa Young Department: Student Affairs Assessment Title: Associate Director Year you entered Ohio State: 1981
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Willa Young is Associate Director of Student Affairs Assessment. She has worked previously at OSU as Associate Director of the Multicultural Center, Director of Student Gender and Sexuality Services, Director of Women's Services, and Coordinator of the Rape Education and Prevention Program. Willa's academic preparation is in sociology, political science, and women's studies, and she teaches in OSU's College of Medicine. Willa serves locally as a trustee for BRAVO and on the United Way of Central Ohio's Race Relations and Diversity Vision Council and the Community Investment Team. She is a member of the Columbus Parks Task Force and is completing a term with the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education's National Council of Advisors. Willa lives in Clintonville with her partner, two nephews, two cats, and a very bad little dog.
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