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, who joined the BGSU family in 2003. She has been blessed with 24 years of marital bliss and four wonderful children. She enjoys providing service to the diversity of the Women’s Center and interacting with BGSU’s faculty, students, and staff. Being connected to the Women’s Center allow her to further build on her 15 years of experience in office administration as well as pursue further education at the University.  Joetta loves music (especially jazz); she also enjoys boating, yoga, swimming, and gardening. Her goal is to continue building her dreams in an environment and atmosphere that is “Changing the World by Degrees”. Spirit of BG Award winner March 2007.

Michael Carriaga, Silent Witness Coordinator

Michael recently graduated from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Originally from Carlsbad, New Mexico, she arrived in Bowling Green four years ago on a swimming scholarship. She swam all four years of college and believes she has learned most of life’s most valuable lessons from being a student athlete.  Michael is new to the Women’s Center, becoming involved with the Silent Witness Project through Wood County Corps. She says that she is very excited to learn more about helping women and hopes to develop life long skills and friendships through the project. Michael considers herself to be a devoted fan of music and coffee. She also loves to swim and exercise and finds cooking to be very therapeutic. Next fall Michael plans to attend graduate school for NeuroPsychology (the exact location has yet to be determined). At this time she hope to move to a big city and continue to use the skills she has developed while in working for the Women’s Center at BGSU.

Grace Mbungu, Graduate Assistant

Grace is a Kenyan native who first came to the United States in 2005 to study at BGSU. She is the 7^th of 8 children.   She graduated Cum laude with a double major in Political Science and Women’s Studies in Dec 2007. Before Joining BGSU, she attended Maseno University, in Kenya, where she studied Urban and Regional Planning. Grace is currently a Master of Public Administration Graduate Student in the Political Science Department here at BGSU.  She is mainly interested in human rights especially for women and children. She likes making friends and learning from other people.  She is passionate about the plight of the less fortunate, likes to call herself a feminist, and works towards making this world a better place for all.  Grace is excited by the opportunity to realize her passions at the Women’s Center.

Kayleigh Radel, Undergraduate Practicum Student

Kayleigh is a senior at Bowling Green State University working on her bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies and Sociology.  She has been an active member of the Organization for Women’s Issues for the past two years.  This fall and spring she will be the community outreach chair for the organization.  She has also discovered a love of learning about ecofeminism which has changed her mind about so many aspects of her life.  After she graduates in May 2009, she plans to move home to Columbus, Ohio and continue on with her journey of life. 

Dana is working on her third degree at BGSU. She previously graduated with a BA and MA in English, and currently studies in College Student Personnel’s Adult Learner Focus program and Women’s Studies. She recently moved from Michigan where she taught English, wrote for local newspapers, and owned a bed and breakfast. She lives in the country with two feminist daughters, ten cats, a large dog, and a motorcycle. Dana was the original chair of Bowling Green’s Graduate Women’s Caucus and the editor of a women’s newsletter in the late 1970’s. She is now working to re-establish the caucus for today’s graduate women. When she finishes her degree, Dana plans to work for a women’s center at a college on the East Coast.

Lorrie Sawaie has served as the part-time administrative secretary for the BGSU Women’s Center since July 2008. She has been employed at BGSU since January 1997. She was promoted from secretary II to administrative secretary 1 in August 2007 and currently works part-time in the Office of Technology Transfer and Services & the Office of Service-Learning. Throughout her career at Bowling Green State University, Lorrie has served on Classified Staff Council where she has held the position of vice chair (2005-06) and chair (2006-07). She is currently a voting representative and secretary to the Ohio Staff Council for Higher Education (2005-08), which is a state level council for equality among all staff members statewide at state funded institutions that are not governed by unions.  Currently, Lorrie is active as the chair of the fundraising committee for the BGSU Relay for Life Team which helps to support the American Cancer Society.  She is also active in the local community and attends Cedar Creek Church in Perrysburg.