Board Welcomes Two New Members
In April, OPEN M welcomed two Board members:
At-Large, Jennifer Dougall, Ph.D., PCC - Ashland Theological Seminary
At-Large, Carole Ettinger - Akron Children’s Hospital
Jennifer L. Dougall, Ph.D., PCC
Jennifer Dougall has worked in the field of mental health as a Professional Clinical Counselor and as an Educator. Most recently she served as the Director for the Center for Student Wellness and Counseling Services at Northeast Ohio Medical University. In this role, she expanded the counseling program from two counselors to a five-person team providing counseling services, psychiatric services and wellness programming centered around mental and emotional health. In August, she begins a new role at Ashland Theological Seminary as Assistant Professor of Counseling.
Dougall earned her B.A. from The College of Wooster and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Counseling from The University of Akron.
Previous to her position at NEOMED, Dougall worked at Summa Health Systems in the psychiatric intensive outpatient treatment program and the employee assistance counseling program. She also ran her private practice for several years.
Dougall is an educator at heart and has served as an adjunct faculty member at both UA and NEOMED. In a recent career move, she will be returning to her teaching tradition and will be serving as a full-time faculty member in a counselor education program in an Ohio faith-based counseling program.
Dougall looks forward to working with OPEN M, bringing her background and experience in mental health and finding new opportunities to help the underserved in ways that are most impactful for healing and community growth.
Carole Ettinger
Carole Ettinger serves as Vice President, Information Services Division at Akron Childrens Hospital where she overseas Clinical and Administrative Software Applications, Custom Software Development, System Integration, Microsoft and Service Now Enterprise Systems, Biomedical Engineering, Customer Service and IT Operations.
Ettinger joined Akron Children’s in 2011 after a career at Roadway Express/Yellow Roadway encompassing roles in business, project and IT management, ultimately leading staff across four states. She holds credentials as a CHCIO (Certified Healthcare CIO), CPHIMSS (Certified Professional in Healthcare Information Management Systems) and PMP (Project Management Professional).
Ettinger earned her B.S. in Integrated Life Sciences from Kent State University and Master's in Ministry from Ursuline College. In addition to her new role on the OPEN M Board of Directors, Ettinger serves on the WKSU/ideastream Community Advisory Board and volunteers with Chaplaincy at Akron Children’s.
Ettinger is a graduate of Akron North High School and is a lifelong Akron area resident. She enjoys spending time with her husband and grown son, who are both teachers, along with other family and friends. She is an avid Cleveland Guardians baseball fan and also enjoys hiking, golfing and attending concerts.