Barbara Rinto

Director, Women’s Center
UC E-mail: Barbara.Rinto@uc.edu

"The Women's Center is a friendly and safe place to explore your beliefs and values about the world and about feminism.  Our porgams help UC women break down barriers and extend their sphere of influence and experience. I encourage you to stop by our Steger office and to read through our website to find our more about us."

"Please let me know if you have ideas about how the Women’s Center can use its resources and energy to support women and LGBTQ individuals at UC."

Barb has a master’s in public administration and a background in public policy and non-profit health care management. She runs UC's Women's Leadership Development program (WILD), co-teaches Women and Activism in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and serves on the UC Diversity Council.
 

Amy Howton

Assistant Director; Sexual Assault Response Coordinator
UC E-mail: amy.howton@uc.edu
Phone: 513-556-0173

"I love working on a college campus with students excited about making a difference and getting involved. The Women’s Center is such a great place to work and I feel so lucky to work with such fabulous women!

"I’m always looking for ways to strengthen our feminist leadership and activism development program as well as our campus response to sexual and gender-based violence. I would love to hear about any opportunities to do this through collaborative programming, training, or direct service provision."

Amy is a licensed mental health counselor and has a MA in Women's Studies and a doctorate in Counselor Education, focusing on organizational change and action research. 
 

Brandy Turnbow

Program Coordinator for Marketing and Communications
UC E-mail: Brandy.Turnbow@uc.edu

"I enjoy connecting students to information, issues and resources they may not be aware of. Every day is different and at every moment there exists potential for positive change … if you know where to start!

"Students, staff and faculty are welcome to forward information to me for posting in our center communications and web areas."

Brandy holds a BS in african american history, with a minor in biology, from Florida A&M University. She is currently pursuing graduate programs in public health. 
 

Ann Brown

Administrative Coordinator
UC E-mail: browam@uc.edu

"Although I have worked at UC for over 20 years, it wasn’t until I worked for the Women’s Center that I felt that I had the opportunity to make a difference. Viewing the contagious energy and enthusiasm of our students as they grow is a great benefit of my job.

"Feel free to drop by and say 'Hello!' or use our comfy couch for down time!"

Ann holds a BS in liberal arts with concentrations in psychology, social work and criminal justice, and a minor in business. Currently, she is completing a post baccalaureate certificate in paralegal studies.
 

Melissa Muchmore

Women’s Initiatives Network (WIN) Research Assistant
UC E-mail: muchmom@mail.uc.edu 

"As a graduate assistant to the Women's Initiative Network (WIN), I am looking forward to promoting and helping execute leadership programming that will have an impact on the culture and status of women faculty and staff within the university."

Melissa holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati and is currently working towards her MS in Health Promotion & Education. Her research interests include women and child health, minority populations, body image and mental health, and empowerment. 

Cortnie Owens

Student Worker for Social Media and Web Communications
UC E-mail: owenscm@mail.uc.edu

"As the Social Media student worker at the UCWC, I hope to raise much more awareness of the center on campus through social networking sites. Out of all of the students at UC, there should be more people coming into the center! I'm here to change that!"

Cortnie is in her last year as a Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies undergrad, and will then go into the WGSS masters and Law program. She hopes to eventually be involved with policy work to make our country a more equal place. Anything going against the grain will be perfectly fine with her. Her focuses are equality, body image in the media, gender stereotypes and sexuality. 

Kyanna Perry

Student Worker for Education and Programming
UC E-mail: perryk3@mail.uc.edu

“As one of the Women’s Centers two assistants to the program coordinator, I look forward to both gaining a deeper understanding of what the Women’s Center does as well as helping to bring some great programs to our student body so they too can learn about the Women’s Center and how we can serve them” 

Kyanna is a second year undergraduate student majoring in Psychology. She hopes to become either a college advisor or high school counselor one day. In order to prepare herself she enjoys working with, and mentoring, other students. Her biggest goal for her time spent in the women’s center is to work on promoting positive body image awareneess.

Mercedes Katis

Women in Leadership and Learning (WILL) Graduate Assistant
UC E-mail: katismm@mail.uc.edu 

"As the Graduate Assistant for the WILL program, I seek to help students develop their leadership skills in the context of a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment of other student leaders. WILL is brand new to UC, and I am lucky to be involved in the development of a program that will impact the university for years to come!"

Mercedes holds a BA in Sociology and Women’s Studies from the University of Maryland, and is currently working towards her MA in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Her research interests include sexuality studies, discourses about virginity in the queer community, women’s leadership development, and social change. 

Lauren Magrisso

Program Facilitator, Activist Coming Together 
E-mail: lauren.magrisso@gmail.com

"I love working in the Women's Center because the students here have both the audacity to dream of change and to make it happen! Their courage is infectious."

Lauren graduated from UC with a self-created Bachelor's of Interdisciplinary Studies in Design Strategy. She facilitates ACT, and is using Front-End Industrial Design methodologies to innovate the Women's Center's activism programming offerings.