Organizational Design & Faces of OSLN
OSLN Executive Director
Rich Rosen, Battelle
Leads development of OSLN strategy and revises based on actual performance; manages institutional relationships between OSLN and state/national partners; allocates portfolio of resources to OSLN participants; oversees risk management strategy; accountable for delivering the OSLN mission to stakeholders and investors.
Program Management Office
A core team that manages the execution of the OSLN total program to meet defined objectives with emphasis on quality, timeliness, and value of results; increasing management capacity for STEM education innovation; sustainability of desired network behavior.
Program Members:
- Steve Krak (Program Lead)– OSLN Program Manager, Battelle
- Tiffany Brunetti-Clymer – Battelle
- Elizabeth Busch Craig – Battelle
- Ruth Perry – IT Coordination, Battelle
- Adrienne Selsor – Grant and Investment Coordination, Battelle
- Diana Wolterman – Battelle
In-Residence and Joint Appointments
Peer-recognized subject matter experts charged with disseminating and advancing the value of the OSLN (central and regional) to its network affiliates through personal participation and influence via specialized technical and managerial work, mentoring, training, and/or research activities.
Program Members:
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Brad Mitchell, Ph.D – Education & Economic Development Director In-Residence at The OSLN,
The Ohio State University / Battelle Joint Appointment - Desmond Stubbs, Ph.D – Scientist In-Residence at The OSLN, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
- David Burns – Statewide Sustainability Director In-Residence at The OSLN, University of Cincinnati
- Marcy Raymond – Executive Principal In-Residence at The OSLN, Metro High School
- Brian Kritzstein – Data Analytics Leader In-Residence at The OSLN, Battelle
- Howard Greene, Ph.D – Systems Engineer In-Residence at The OSLN, Battelle
Public Policy Research and Engagement
An organization providing fact-based examination of State of Ohio workforce development needs and translation into policy and legislative recommendations, and related public awareness and influence campaigns to maintain a high priority on advancing STEM education in Ohio.
Program Members:
- Shaun Yoder (Program Lead) – Executive Director, Business Alliance for Higher Education & The Economy (BAHEE)
- Angela Gresser – Policy Analyst, BAHEE
- Lisa Gray – President, LGA Consulting
Technical Assistance And Research Affiliates
Technical Assistance – An organization deploying a set of services and consulting to STEM platform school start-up and OSLN hub operations for knowledge dissemination, training, and gateway to best practice tools sets; facilitates creating statewide capacity for peer-to-peer technical assistance and professional development; works with research affiliates and in-residence appointments to carry out OSLN research activities.
Research Affiliate – An organization with aligned mission and proven capacity to develop data and new knowledge about STEM education and networks; provides stewardship for a specific scope of research within the OSLN.
Program Members:
- Jan Morrison (Program Lead) – Executive Director, Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM (TIES)
- Annalies Corbin, Ph.D – Executive Director, PAST Foundation
- Kathy Sullivan, Ph.D – Director, Battelle Center for Mathematics and Science Education Policy,
at The Ohio State University's John Glenn School of Public Affairs
Affiliated Research Organizations:
- Ohio NGA STEM Center
- Ohio Dominican University
- COSI
- University of Texas – Dallas
- Business Higher Education Forum
Embedded Network Staff in Regional Hub & STEM Platform School
Embedded Network Staff – "On the ground" personnel deeply involved in deployment of STEM initiatives and platform schools in a specific region and accountable to deliver value-added support from the OSLN as demonstrated by bi-directional sharing of network innovations.
Regional Hub – A mechanism defined by a formal operating agreement between specific public K-12, higher education, and business participants - and a fiscal agent - who collectively commit investments and are accountable for spreading the impact of STEM platform schools and associated research to communities of teachers, students, and families across their region.
STEM Platform School – A non-selective school overseen by public K-12, higher education, and business participants; operating as an incubator for deploying innovative STEM education concepts; accountable for documenting and transfering valuable tools, processes, and talent to other schools; sharing common design principles with other STEM platform schools across the State.
Program Members:
Akron
- TBA
Cincinnati
- Kelly Obarski, Ph.D – University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati School
- Paula Schoeff – University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Hub
Cleveland
- Sonya Pryor-Jones – Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Hub
Columbus
- Keisha Slaughter – Educational Council, Columbus Hub
Dayton
- Laurie McFarlin – Wright State University, Dayton School
- Robin Fisher – Wright State University, Dayton School
National Affiliates
An organization that convenes large populations that matter to the OSLN mission.
