The College of Public Health is pleased to welcome two new members to our family: Freida Boland and Gretchen Thomas.
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Freida Boland serves as an administrative secretary. She retired from 糖心Vlog破解版 in January 2020 with 30 years of service to various departments/colleges on campus. After retirement, Boland felt she needed a little more structure to her day and applied for a part time job in the College of Public Health. She lives in Rootstown with her husband, Don, who is also a KSU retiree, and has two sons and three grandchildren.
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Gretchen Thomas, M.A., serves as the Academic Recruitment and Retention coordinator. She graduated with a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Psychology in 2021 and Master鈥檚 degree in College Student Personnel in 2023, both from Bowling Green State University. Thomas has a long list of interests, including reading and listening to podcasts. She also has a love of all animals and has two cats, Sundae and Vincent.
Stop by and say hello to Gretchen and Freida in Moulton Hall.