Vice President for Finance and Administration Mark Heil has named Jennifer Cox Ohio University’s Interim Associate Budget Director.
In her interim role, which will last through the academic year, Cox will support university-wide, multi-year budget planning, development and analysis; develop standardized budget materials and customized tools to help planning units create accurate multi-year budgets and forecasts; work directly with planning units to help improve the quality and ease of the budgeting and forecasting process and results, and provide guidance based on University initiatives, budget models, planning assumptions and departmental goals.
Cox joined the Office of Budget Planning and Analysis team in 2018 as a budget analyst before becoming the assistant budget director in Fall 2021.
Before joining OHIO, she worked in various financial positions with Rocky Brands and The Longaberger Company.
Cox replaces former Associate Budget Director Kayla Righter, who departed the University earlier this year.