Mary Krueger, Director

As a 2-time graduate of Bowling Green State University (B.S., M.Ed.) Mary sees being the Founding Director of the BGSU Women's Center as a sort of homecoming. She also holds a Ph.D. in Human Sexuality Education from the University of Pennsylvania, and has been teaching, training, researching, and studying sexuality and gender issues for almost 20 years. She describes herself as a teacher, a feminist, a sexologist, and a mother (not necessarily in that order), and once had a dream in which she heard herself say "The things I believe in are: justice, passion, the power of the written and spoken word, music, God, ice cream and love."

Joetta S. Kynard, Office Manager

Joetta is a resident of Toledo, Ohio.  She enjoys providing service to the diversity of the Women’s Center and interacting with BGSU’s students, faculty, and staff.   Being connected to the Women’s Center allows her to live her passion of helping others while building on her 15 years of experience in office administration.   Joetta is pursuing a bachelor of Science Technology degree, her major is Advanced Technology Education (ATE) and her minor is Women's Studies.   Her professional service activities include mentoring, volunteering for the community shelter, co chair for BGSU Professional Development committee and co chair for Higher Education Alliance of Advocates for Students with Children (HEAASC).  In her spare time she loves listening to music (especially jazz); boating, yoga, swimming, and gardening. Joetta's goal is to continue building her dreams in an environment and atmosphere that is “Changing the World by Degrees”.   One of her favorite quotes is: "The illiterate of the future are not those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn" --Alvin Toffler   

Spirit of BG Award winner March 2007

Brittany Baker, Silent Witness Project Coordinator

Brittany is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal Communication at BGSU. She is a second year member of Wood County Corps, which helps fund her position at the Women’s Center.  Brittany spent her first Wood County Corps service year at Wood Lane Industries, where she assisted mentally disabled adults as a Habilitation Specialist.  She has been happily married to her husband Mario Baker since August of 2008, and enjoys attending church, singing in the choir, canoeing, swimming, and making people laugh. 

A'ame Kone, Graduate Assistant, Administration

A’ame Kone is a first year MACIE student and new to the Bowling Green area.  A’ame served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali where she created youth leadership camps to address development issues directly affecting women and girls.  She continued her dedication to public service at the Department of Child Services where she worked directly with victims of child abuse and neglect and created plans to provide safe and permanent homes for children.  A’ame is a master in the Malian “joking cousins” game and speaks Bambara with a Midwestern dialect.