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The Office of Strategy Management Team

Jennifer McDonough, Ph.D., PMP

Senior Associate Vice President

jmcdono6@kent.edu

Dr. Jennifer N. McDonough is the Senior Associate Vice President for Strategy Management, overseeing the Office of Strategy Management and reporting to the Senior Vice President and Provost. She provides leadership for the university in the areas of strategic planning, portfolio and project management, organizational assessment, and implementation and alignment of key university initiatives.

As a first-generation college student, Jennifer understands the value and impact of a college education and is passionate about creating opportunities for success to advance the institution’s mission.  Jennifer has extensive experience in strategy development, organizational change management, process improvement, operational assessment, and project management.

Jennifer is a three-time alum of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State, earning her Bachelor of Arts in English, Master of Education in Higher Education Administration and Student Personnel and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration.  In addition, during her doctoral program at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï she served as the Graduate Student Trustee on ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Board of Trustees.  Furthermore, she holds her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and Strategic Management Performance System certification. 

Michealle Gabrovsek

Director

mgabrovsek@kent.edu

Michealle is a project management professional with over 20 years’ experience, 16 of which has been at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State. She currently serves as the Director of Strategy Management in the Office of Strategy Management. 
 
She received her associates, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State. She has industry recognized certifications in project management, lean, agile and strategic planning. She has led many successful strategic programs and projects at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State including the Graduation Planning System, the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center (formerly One Stop for Student Services), FlashFolio and Flash Survey. 

Jennifer Newberger

Project Manager

jabate1@kent.edu

Jennifer Newberger is a Project Manager with over 15-years of experience at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State. More than half of her time here has been spent managing large-scale university projects.  For the last couple of years Jennifer has served as the Project Manager for Re-envisioning the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Core where she works with faculty, staff, and students across campuses to help develop a new and distinct general education experience for our students. 

Jennifer has received her bachelor’s degrees in Sociology and Public Health as well as her master’s degrees in Education and Sociology all at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State.  She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Sociology, also at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State.  In addition to her work in project management, Jennifer also teaches part-time in the Department of Sociology at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State and Ursuline College.  

Jennifer Richmond

Coordinator, Operations and Special Projects

jrichm11@kent.edu

Jennifer Richmond is the Office of Strategy Management Administrative Assistant.  She has been in Higher Education for over 9 years.  Before Jennifer moved to Northeast Ohio she worked in Admissions for the Saint Louis University, School for Professional Studies.

Jennifer received her undergraduate education at Drury College, Springfield, Missouri.  After college, she spent several years working for Herman Miller and later staying home with her two children, in St. Louis, Missouri. She moved to Ohio in 2010 and loves ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State and the local community.