OWU Connection Leadership

Associate Dean, OWU Connection
Chief Pre-Health Advisor
Herbert L. and Margaret Wright DuPont Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
ddmarkwa@owu.edu

David leads the OWU Connection, Ohio Wesleyan University's signature program of co-curricular learning. David works to support a transformative student experience by facilitating and coordinating activities in the traditional areas of the OWU Connection–Career Connection, Service Learning, Undergraduate Research & Scholarship, and International & Off-Campus Programs (IOCP). In addition, David oversees the Centers & Programs (C&Ps) on campus including the Delaware Entrepreneurial Center, the Woltemade Center for Economics, Business, and Entrepreneurship, the Ross Art Museum, the Early Childhood Center, the Perkins Observatory, the Global Scholars Program, the Arneson Institute, the Education Fellows program, Summer Scholarship and Research Program (SSRP) and the New York Arts Program. All offices, centers, and programs under OWU Connection leadership provide and support high-impact practices that integrate co-curricular experiences with the curricular journey of OWU students.

David earned a B.S. in Zoology and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before moving to Academic Affairs in 2022, David spent 19 years in the Department of Zoology/Biological Sciences at OWU. David is also the Chief Pre-Health Advisor at OWU.

Operations Manager, OWU Connection
jchayes@owu.edu

Jill works closely with the Associate Dean to manage the core infrastructure of the Connection, which includes the lead planning and coordination of the Bi-Annual Connection Conferences and the Spring Student Symposium.  She oversees the OWU Connection budgets and Connection Grants and the direct supervision of our student interns.  She serves as a central link, bringing the Connection offices together into a cohesive, high-functioning program that supports the entire student body.

She earned a B.E.S. in communication disorders from St. Cloud State University in 2001.

Director, Community Service
ssleber@owu.edu

Director, International and Off-Campus Programs
leho@owu.edu

Director, Career Connection
lemascolin@owu.edu