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la E. Dash, M.P.A., doctoral candidate in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has been appointed the Director, Ombuds at Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, Ohio. Dash reports directly to the university President and serves as a confidential, informal and impartial resource available to all faculty, staff, and students to aid in workplace and university alternative dispute resolution. She is responsible for seeking fair and equitable resolutions to concerns and issues presented while providing feedback to university leaders on trends, issues and concerns about policies and procedures, including the potential for future issues and concerns.
Prior to her current position, Dash had more than 15 years’ experience in state and county government in Georgia. Her experience includes managing one of Georgia’s largest court based alternative dispute resolution programs and serving as a program manager with the Governor’s Office of Disability Services Ombudsman. She serves on the inaugural Advisory Board of the Center for Business and International Negotiation at Clayton State University in Morrow, GA. and most recently earned the globally recognized credentials of certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR®) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). Dash received a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College in Atlanta, and a Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Public Personnel Management from Troy State University in Troy, Alabama.