Our People

Technology is critical to The Ohio State University's mission. Our teams focus on opportunities to increase institutional collaboration, efficiency and data-driven solutions.

Whether you work in our newly-renovated offices or spend your time assisting customers at locations across the university, your work contributes to our vision to promote student success; support academics, research and outreach; and strengthen access and connectivity. Take a few minutes to explore our staff profiles and learn more about the team members who are making this vision a reality.

Employee Spotlight May 2025

Aaron Minnick

Business Analyst

Since joining Ohio State in 2007 as part of the original student information services (SIS) implementation team, Aaron Minnick has played a key role in major university initiatives—from launching Buckeye Link to supporting SIS integrations with Workday. As a Business Analyst, Aaron thrives at the intersection of people and technology, solving problems and supporting students and staff every day.

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Randi Honkonen

Meet Randi Honkonen, a Marketing Communications Lead who brings energy, creativity and heart to everything she does.

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Neha Khanna

Neha is a Senior Business Analyst and a passionate problem-solver who thrives in OTDI’s collaborative and supportive culture.

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Reg Jackson

Meet Security Engineer Reg who plays a crucial role in cybersecurity education and outreach, helping colleagues navigate the digital world safely.

Ginger Breon

Ginger Breon

Meet Ginger who is working dual roles for OTDI as the Interim VP and CIO and Executive Director for Research Computing.

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Ajit Kapoor

Meet Senior Integration Developer Ajit who is a problem-solver that has never met a challenge he didn't enjoy solving with research and team collaboration.

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Drarelle Blassingame

This Buckeye for Life is a proud Ohio State alum and jack of all trades.

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Jimmy Wade

Jimmy's knack for troubleshooting tools like CarmenCanvas, Zoom and Mediasite keeps our learning systems running smoothly.

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Mel Sweigart

Mel keeps the university community connected as an email and Microsoft 365 subject matter expert on the IT Service Desk team.

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Ric Hunter

You’ll find Ric on our MarComm team supporting communications for Workday, Data Services, BuckeyeLearn, and Teams Calling.

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Jane Farago

Jane and her techs face new and interesting challenges every day as they provide device support to Ohio State's Columbus campus.

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Kaylee Buzard

Kaylee found that her creativity and problem-solving skills were put to best use in the Information Security and Risk Management realm.

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Travis Elkins

Travis provides top-tier service to the students, faculty and staff at Ohio State’s Marion Campus as a Desktop and Educational Support Specialist.

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Madhuri Marry

Madhuri continuously improves and enhances our systems, providing her expertise specifically on the PeopleSoft and Workday projects.

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Irina Owens

Irina’s work on the so called “Fin-Fam” is rarely the same so she enjoys the new challenges that each project presents.

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Meghan Swisher

Meghan enjoys working with her colleagues in OTDI to update, improve and automate essential university tools.

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Phil Reynolds

This former golf caddy and radio DJ wannabe found his calling in OTDI troubleshooting tech issues for instructors in classrooms across campus.

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Jake Sutter

Jake is an app developer in our service management team and helps develop essential applications in OTDI.

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Pierre Fortier

Get to know Pierre, your friendly neighborhood web developer!

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Portia LaMarr

Portia is a Product Manager and loves working with a creative and innovative team.

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Ben Hood

From student employee to full-timer, this Buckeye for Life is a Network Engineering for OTDI.

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Tracey Richardson

This senior director of the OTDI Service Management Office is a Buckeye For Life.

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Dietrich Eubank

Dietrich is the Director of IT Portfolio Management and organizes and prioritizes the OTDI portfolio of projects.

Annie Furia

Annie Furia

Annie’s a communicator focused on student success, from supporting mental health with the Wellness app and fostering creativity with the Adobe suite.