Dr. Don Stenta currently serves as the associate director of the John Glenn Institute for Public Service & Public Policy at The Ohio State University. The John Glenn Institute for Public Service & Public Policy is a nonpartisan, interdisciplinary unit of The Ohio State University, reporting directly to the Provost’s Office. The Institute has three related missions: to promote civic engagement among citizens of all ages, to enhance the quality of public service, and to create and disseminate the highest quality policy research. At the Institute, Don is responsible for the overall management of the Institute’s operations, supervision of student programs and events, budgeting, long-term and strategic planning, and leadership and service-learning initiatives.

Prior to his work at the John Glenn Institute, Don worked for over 10 years in various student affairs capacities, including serving as the associate director of the Ohio Union. Don coordinated leadership and community service programs for Student Affairs, and was responsible for marketing, development, and staff training.

Don completed a Ph.D. in educational policy and leadership from The Ohio State University in August 2001. His dissertation research focused on the intersection of leadership and community service concepts for a group of students in a living learning scholars program at OSU. Don received his Master’s degree in higher education and student affairs administration from the University of Vermont and his Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Binghamton University.

Don holds adjunct faculty appointments in the College of Education at Ohio State, with Franklin University’s MBA program and in Ohio Dominican University’s LEAD program. His research interests include leadership issues, service-learning, organizational development, and diversity in workplace organizations. He has consulted with local schools about change management and recently completed a major diversity education initiative with a law firm in Columbus.

Don is a long-time volunteer at Project Open Hand Columbus and served on its board of trustees. He serves as advisor to Sigma Phi Epsilon, an award-winning social fraternity at Ohio State has reinvented the concept of “fraternity” at Ohio State. In 2003, Don was recognized for his community leadership by Business First as a “Top 40 Under 40” leader in central Ohio.

Don currently resides in Columbus, Ohio.