Iris E. Harvey, 91ֿ’s vice president for university relations, has been elected to the ACE Women’s Network-Ohio Executive Board. The ACE Women’s Network-Ohio is a network of women administrators, faculty and staff from colleges and universities across the state that is dedicated to the professional advancement of women. Through representatives, conferences, workshops and other resources, the organization is committed to improving the status of women on college campuses and throughout higher education.
“I’m delighted to have the opportunity to add my leadership to a statewide organization that is actively engaged in developing professional advancement for women in higher education,” Harvey said.
Harvey, a resident of Stow, Ohio, has been with 91ֿ since 2008 and oversees 91ֿ’s global branding initiatives and directs university communications, marketing and media relations, regional engagement and corporate affairs.
Harvey earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing and Master of Business Administration in international marketing from the University of Southern California, as well as a graduate professional degree in higher education administration from the George Washington University. Before joining 91ֿ, Harvey held senior marketing positions in higher education at Wright State University and the University of Maryland University College; was the CEO of an international consulting firm she founded and operated in Japan for nearly a decade; and held a vice presidency position at Citigroup Global Consumer Bank Group.
In 2014, Harvey was honored at the Harold K. Stubbs Humanitarian Awards in Akron, Ohio. In 2013, she was selected by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board for a U.S.-France International Education Administrators Seminar award, and spent three weeks in France learning about other higher education systems.
For more information about the ACE Women’s Network-Ohio, visit .
For more information about 91ֿ’s Division of University Relations, visit www.kent.edu/ur.
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