Office of Admission and Financial Aid Staff

Apr 14, 2025

Jefferson R. Blackburn-Smith, 2012-
Vice President for Enrollment Management
B.A., The Ohio State University, 1985
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1997

Philip F. Bovenizer, 1980-
Associate Director of Financial Aid
B.M.E., Otterbein College, 1979

Robyn Bowers, 2013-
Admission Counselor
B.A., Denison University, 2002
M.A., The Ohio State University, 2007

Debbie Byrne, 2008-
Assistant Director of Admission
B.M., Michigan State University, 1974
M.M., Michigan State University, 1976

Kirsten Crotte, 2004-
Financial Aid Counselor
B.A., Ohio University, 1990

Justin Ferguson, 2013-
Admission Counselor
B.S., Ashland University, 2009
M.A., Ashland University, 2012
M.S., SUNY College at Buffalo, 1997

Mary Kay Freshour, 1988-2004, 2007-
Associate Director of Financial Aid
B.A., Otterbein College, 1996

Courtenay Gregory, 2011-
Financial Aid Coordinator
B.A., The Ohio State University, 1999

Jarrod Harchalk, 2011-
Assistant Director of Admission
B.A., Kent State University, 2007

Lindsay Lake, 2012-
Assistant Director of Admission
B.A., Otterbein College, 2008
M.A., Ohio University, 2012

G. Merchel Menefield, 2008-
Associate Director of Admission/Director of Multicultural Enrollment
B.S., Fayetteville State University, 1988
M.S., Miami University, 1990

Mark Moffitt, 1998-
Director of Adult and Transfer Admission
B.S., Ohio University, 1992
M.Ed., Ohio Univesity, 1996

Mary Mosca, 1995-1999, 2011-
Adult and Transfer Admission Counselor
B.A., Otterbein College, 1986

Mary L. Neels, 1990-
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
B.A., Otterbein, 1990

Andrea Pearch, 2006-
Senior Assistant Director of Admission
B.S., The Ohio State University, 2004

Ben Shoemaker, 2002-
Director of Admission
B.S., Ohio University, 2000
M.A., Ohio University, 2002

Paul Stelzer, 2010-
Admission Counselor
B.A., Otterbein College, 2008

Thomas V. Yarnell, 1986-
Director of Financial Aid
B.A., Marietta College, 1976

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