Staff

Dr. Dorothy C. Miller, Director

dorothy.miller@case.edu

Office: Thwing 309
Phone: 216.368.0985
Fax: 216.368.0977

As director of the Center, Dr. Dorothy Miller is building on the efforts of the Flora Stone Mather Alumnae Association, Women's Coalition and many other campus women's organizations to develop a cohesive program addressing women students, faculty, staff, community and alumnae. She was hired in 2002 to create the Center for Women.

Prior to joining CASE in September 2002, Miller spent 13 years, including six as chair, on the faculty of the Center for Women's Studies at Wichita State University.
She formerly served on the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Social Work and Community Planning. Prior to that she was the Director of the Hecht Institute for State Child Welfare Planning at the Child Welfare League of America in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Miller's research agenda is focused on women's economic well-being. Her publications include the book, Women and Social Welfare: A Feminist Analysis. Her most recent publication is a co-edited book, Socializing Care: Feminist Ethics and Social Issuesincluded in Rowman and Littlefield's Feminist Constructions series. The volume attempts to dispel that criticism often levied that care ethics is too narrow in scope and fails to extend to issues of social justice.

Miller, who is also Clinical Associate Professor at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at CWRU, received her bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania and her master's degree in social work and doctor of social welfare in social policy degrees from Columbia University.

Susan Freimark, Associate Director
of Faculty Leadership Programs

sbf@case.edu

Office: Thwing 305
Phone: 216.368.0985
Fax: 216.368.0977

Susan Freimark brings a great deal of faculty development experience to this position. As an executive coach, she coached faculty at CWRU via the NSF-ACES program and developed and presented a well-received workshop on "Politics on Campus." She is also a CWRU IDEAL coach with Kent State University, assisting a team of faculty on creating a transformative change project on campus. Susan has an MA in Counseling and Human Services from John Carroll University and a BA in English from Kent State University.

 

Before leaving for a stint at CSU developing programs to assist nonprofit organizations, Susan spent 13 years with the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations. As Directors of Career Services and Community Services, she created programs to meet the developmental needs of social work and nonprofit management students and developed and taught seminars on personal development and team leadership. Susan also created a format for successful mentoring that included thoughtful matching, initial training of mentors and mentees and ongoing programming and monitoring of the relationship.

Heather C. Clayton Terry, MPA
Associate Director for Women in Science & Engineering; Women in Science & Engineering Roundtable (WISER) Advisor

hcc5@case.edu

Office: Thwing 305
Phone: 216.368.0985
Fax: 216.368.0977

A native Clevelander, Heather previously held the position of Project Manager for the Self-Management Advancement through Research and Translation (SMART) Center at Case Western Reserve University. In 2007 – 2009, Heather became the second Francis H. Beam, Jr. Fellow for the Saint Luke's Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio. There she learned the inner workings of foundation grant making providing $2.4 million in support to local nonprofit organizations. Prior to that, Heather spent six years managing programming initiatives for the Cleveland Public Library. Terry also taught adolescents in programs such as the NASA Workforce and Economic Division - Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy (SEMAA) Program.

 

Heather has a Masters of Public Administration with a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Cleveland State University, an Emotionally Intelligent Leader Certificate from Case Western Reserve University, and a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. She is a graduate of Cleveland Bridge Builders, a vocationally trained Auto-Mechanic and in 2009 was awarded the "25 under 35 Movers and Shakers Award" from Inside Business Magazine.

Amanda Cusick Kenney
Associate Director for Programs

axk710@case.edu

Amanda Cusick Kenney joined the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women June 4 as the Associate Director for Programs, where she will be responsible for creating leadership programs for female staff and students.
Previously, Amanda served as the graduate assistant and program coordinator of the Women’s Center at Kent State University, where she supervised students and volunteers, and implemented an internship program.
Amanda spent a summer during her graduate program interning with the Office of Student Activities and Leadership at CWRU, where she researched and assisted in implementing best practices in student organizations and leadership. She also interned with the Board of Trustees/Office of the President at Kent State, where she headed up a research project on best practices for university diversity and inclusion.
Amanda has a Masters in Higher Education Administration and Student Personnel from Kent State University and a Bachelor of Education (Cum Laude) in “Adolescent to Young Adult Language Arts” from Ohio University. She was awarded the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Standing Committee for Women’s Outstanding Emerging Professional Award in 2011.

Monica Yost Kiss
Associate Director for
Women's Health Advocacy

monica.yost@case.edu

Office: Thwing 305
Phone: 216.368.0985
Fax: 216.368.0977

Monica comes to us from Akron Children's Hospital, where she was a therapist/trauma specialist. She has worked extensively with adolescents and college students. At the University of Michigan she worked in University Health Service as the Alcohol Program Coordinator. As an extern in that office, she focused on sexual health, providing workshops and counseling in that area. Upon arriving in Cleveland, Monica served as an HIV Case Manager at the AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland. Prior to her wok in Akron, Monica worked as an Outpatient/School-Based Therapist at Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau.
Monica has two master's degrees, one in Public Health and one in Social Work from the University of Michigan. She received her BA degree in Psychology from the State University of New York in Binghamton. Monica is trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and has taught it to others. Monica is a Licensed Independent Social Work Supervisor (LISW-S) in the State of Ohio.

Jessica McRitchie
Department Administrator

jam58@case.edu
Office: Thwing 305
Phone: 216.368.0985
Fax: 216.368.0977

We are delighted to welcome Jessica McRitchie to our staff. Jessica joined us on April 29 to take the position of department administrator. She is a veteran employee of CWRU and brings to the Center a broad knowledge of the University. She has most recently worked as an assistant at the CWRU School of Law and prior to that was Assistant Director at the Schubert Center for Child Studies.

Jessica is actively involved in the local community and has served on boards for organizations including the Cleveland Council of World Affairs and The Foundation for Community Betterment. She is a native Clevelander and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Psychology from Case Western Reserve University. She is currently studying Conflict Transformation and Management at Kent State University.

Rebecca Rosaly Carter
rrc10@case.edu

Hometown: Winchester, MA
Major/Minor: PhD; Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Year: First year graduate student
Campus Clubs/Organizations: Graduate Student Senate and International Student Fellowship

 

Description: have worked in clinical research for five years in the area of addiction psychiatry, specializing in substance dependent youth. I am looking forward to expanding my quantitative analysis skills as a graduate student. After becoming a statistician, I would eventually like to work abroad. In my spare time I rock climb, web design, tinker with bikes, and play with my dog, Darcy, my rescued Australian Shepherd/Border Collie mix. I also enjoy studying languages such as Spanish, Japanese, and Bengali.

 

Favorite Thing I am looking forward to by working at the Center:
I am excited about working with young women who have their whole future ahead of them. As coordinator-for the Girls Science and Engineering club I will have the opportunity to expose them to a wide range of exciting topics that may lead them to choose a career in the sciences.

Smaranda Ene
sxe85@case.edu

Hometown: Birlad, Romania
Major/Minor: Anthropology
Year: 4th Year PhD
Campus Clubs/Organizations: Graduate Discourse (Graduate Anthropology Students’ Association)

 

Description: I love diversity, being surrounded by a variety of people from different backgrounds and cultures. Listening to languages and reading semiotics, especially Umberto Eco, make me very happy. In terms of music, nothing beats a live performance by a gypsy/klezmer brass band that gets you off your chair and dancing! Plus, it reminds me of Romania, the country where I grew up. Before becoming a social scientist, I used to be a neuroscientist. I’m fascinated with cognition and the human mind. But I’m most passionate about social justice and community-based participatory research.

 

Favorite Thing I am looking forward to by working at the Center:
The amount and quality of activism at the Center is amazing! The campus is lucky to have such dedicated people looking out for the rights and wellbeing of women in the community.

Tessa Greene
tlg34@case.edu

Hometown: Euclid, OH
Major/Minor: Medical Anthropology Major / Environmental Studies Minor
Year: Sophamore
Campus Clubs/Organizations: CaseVOX, Model United Nations, S.T.A.N.D., WRUW

 

Description:I am a lover of a lot of things and a lot of people. My current inspirations include Eugene Hutz, yoga, Allen Ginsberg, Michelle and Barack Obama, acrylic paints, James Blake, my sisters, The Feminine Mystique, Cut Copy, Erykah Badu, and wood watches. I attempt to speak German, and sometimes Arabic. I cannot wait to study abroad and hope to work in public health, but I am still not sure where.

 

Favorite Thing I am looking forward to by working at the Center:
I’m looking forward to becoming a part of the warmth that is here at the center, as well as making a bigger impact on campus for the causes I believe in.

Destinee Henton
ddh49@case.edu

Hometown: Alexandria, Louisiana
Major/Minor: Political Science Major/ Accounting Minor
Year: Sophamore
Campus Clubs/Organizations: Varsity Basketball, Treasurer of African American Society

 

Description: I've played basketball since I was 11 years old and I love it. I also have strong feelings for food. I'm from Louisiana and I am absolutely in love with everything about the South. My bucket list is very simple, but at the top of it is going to some part of Egypt and going through a pyramid.

 

Favorite Thing I am looking forward to by working at the Center:
I'm looking forward to working with dedicated people and learning the issues facing women and strategies to combat those issues specifically through the programs that the center creates.

Di Liu
dxl326@case.edu

Home: China
Major/Minor: Law
Year: 1st year J.D. Student/ Rising Second-year

 

Description: I am a rising second-year law student and I am interested in Family and Women’s Law, which is part of the reason that brought me to the Center for Women. Also, as a Chinese student, I am very interested in studying cultural differences between the US and China.

 

Favorite Thing I am looking forward to by working at the Center: I very much enjoy the hospitable environment at the Center. All the staff are helpful and the Center provides snacks, beverages, and all other kitchen facilities to people that work at the Center and people who stop by. For me, the Center is more than just a “center” it is a “home!”

Jessica Maloney
jessica.maloney@case.edu

Hometown: Medina, Ohio
Major/Minor: Leadership in Higher Education through Baldwin Wallace University
Year: First Year Grad Student
Campus Club/ Organizations: Sigma Psi Sorority, Active Minds

 

Description: I love crafting and creating projects from Pinterest! I also enjoy cooking and baking, specifically cupcakes. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family in the area and being the "favorite aunt" to my nieces and nephews. I am a true extrovert and enjoying meeting new people. Fall is my favorite season and I am excited to be back in Ohio to see it!
Favorite Thing about Working at Center: I look forward to working with an exceptional group of talented women. I'm excited to simply be a part of the center and the work they do. I know I will learn so much! It's such an opportunity to further women on campus and in the community!

Radhika Mehlotra
rxm355@case.edu

Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Major/Minor: Majors: International Studies and Environmental Studies
Minors: Spanish and Anthropology
Year: Senior
Campus Club/ Organizations: Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity
Description: Cleveland, the outdoors (esp. shaker lakes), food, Jolly Scholar, documentaries, feminism, movies, books, tennis, traveling, and the list goes on…
Favorite Thing about Working at Center: I’m looking forward to getting to know the student body better. I am interested in learning the issues they are most passionate about and methods of programming that case students enjoy most.

Erin Moran
etm45@case.edu

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Major/Minor: Masters of Science in Social Administration
Year: Second Year graduate school

 

Description: I love to travel, and I love the sunshine.  My favorite season is fall because it involves Halloween, colorful leaves, my birthday, and many pumpkin flavored things.  I really appreciate the Muppets.  I enjoy spending time with my friends here in Cleveland and my family in Pittsburgh (Here we go Steelers!)  I’m really passionate about education in all its forms.  I spent two years in afterschool programming in AmeriCorps, and I hope to practice as a school social worker after I graduate in the spring.

 

Favorite thing about working at the Center: I’m looking forward to being able to do something at the Center that I’m very passionate about, educating people about issues relating to sexual assault and domestic violence.  I love that Case and the Center have a dedication to helping empower women and all members of the campus community to put an end to violence against women.  I am excited to work with Case students and the grater campus community.

Katherine Schaub
katherine.schaub@case.edu

Hometown: Bethel, CT
Major/Minor: Ph.D. In History
Year: Second Year graduate school

 

Description: When I am not on campus I live on Chincoteague Island off the coast of Virginia with my spouse (also a Case alum) and three cats. I enjoy reading, video games, and going to the beach. My interests include the history of medicine, gender and women's history and the history of technology.

 

Favorite thing about working at the Center: I am looking forward to working with CWRU students and supporting them through their progress towards a degree.