The 2021-2022 Board Beautifully Photographed By Stephen Zhou! (Pictured: Center Ashley Jackson, Maggie Osei, Tori Ostromoff, and Jim Cheng)
Meet the 2021-2022 GLI Executive Board
VP of Communications: Jim Cheng
Major & Minor: Finance
Hometown: Taichung, Taiwan
Interests & Fun Facts: Traveling, Running, Watching Football (Go Giants!)
What does it mean to be globally minded to you as a future leader?
To me, being globally minded is the ability to understand and collaborate with people having different perspectives. Thanks to numerous modern technologies, people and ideas around us have become more diverse than ever. A leader with a global mindset will be able to not only work with but also enhance the advantages of such diversity.
If you could describe GLI in one word, what would it be and why?
The one word that best describes GLI is cohesive. This organization does an amazing job connecting people from different backgrounds. It is a great opportunity to create life-long friendships and amplify your experience at The Ohio State University.
How do you think GLI can contribute to your future professional career?
GLI is certainly influential to my future professional career. It offers me a platform to utilize skillset that I learned from classes into a real-life scenario. From collaborating with others on your community impact project to leading monthly networking dinner, I have gained and polished skillsets that are highly transferable to future career.
VP of Membership: Ashley Jackson
Major & Minor: Nursing
Hometown: Lewis Center, Ohio
Interests & Fun Facts: Cooking, working out, being outdoors, hiking
What does it mean to be globally minded to you as a future leader?
It’s important for me to be globally minded so that I can understand people who are different from me, and educate myself on topics that I didn’t know previously. Being globally minded is also about being open minded, and to be willing to try new things and put yourself out there! GLI is all about going outside of your comfort zone and provides a safe space for questions and discussions.
If you could describe GLI in one word, what would it be and why?
I am so excited for GLI to be in person and to get to know each other better! I am looking forward to building long lasting friendships, and to learn more about one another. I’m excited to hear from the speakers we will be bringing in and getting the chance to discuss about global issues.
How do you think GLI can contribute to your future professional career?
GLI allows for great practice when networking and gives students the opportunity to meet professionals inside and outside of their field. I have been able to interact with our distinguished guests during our monthly dinners as well as speakers brought in during our weekly meetings.
VP of Marketing: Maggie Osei
Major & Minor: Criminology & Forensic Science
Hometown: Westerville, Ohio
Interests & Fun Facts: My favorite and least favorite flower are and the same 😉
What does it mean to be globally minded to you as a future leader?
Being globally minded means being curious. It means not centering my experiences as the lens through which I view the world, but to listen to others and to understand their perspectives. My time with GLI has made me more globally minded and I now understand my, and my cohort’s, intersectional identities and how that shapes our world views. I have also learned to be outspoken about my values while holding space for others to do the same.
If you could describe GLI in one word, what would it be and why?
Eye-opening. Outside of challenging myself with the group project and again as an executive board member, GLI has introduced me to incredible people with varying life stories and goals. The community and the bonds I have formed has been extremely eye-opening and is something I will treasure forever.
How do you think GLI can contribute to your future professional career?
Our monthly dinners have been a source of networking for me, as well as a way to familiarize myself with professionals in my field. Another way GLI has contributed to my professional career is by strengthening my communication skills. I am now more confident in addressing problems while working as a team and networking with other professionals.
VP of Project Development: Victoria Ostroumoff
Major & Minor: Psychology
Hometown: Harrison, New York
Interests & Fun Facts: Reading, cooking, anime, traveling, tattoos, and K-pop
What does it mean to be globally minded to you as a future leader?
Being globally-minded means being aware of what is occurring in the world around you. It means to want to constantly learn about the people around you. To be globally-minded as a future leader is to be empathetic, open-minded, and understanding of the world that exists around you and your place in it.
If you could describe GLI in one word, what would it be and why?
One word I would use to describe GLI is rewarding. I chose rewarding because that’s what GLI is. There are a lot of skills and relationships built through GLI but only if you work for it. There are difficulties that we have to adapt to – executive board and cohort – and no matter how frustrating it gets, seeing what you have took part in (be it a project, friendships, skill development, or running the cohort) be successful, makes it all worth it. Makes the experience rewarding.
How do you think GLI can contribute to your future professional career?
GLI has contributed to my future professional career. This cohort has introduced me to a path that I did not know existed. This was through one of our guests we brought in and now I will be attending NYU Steinhardt this coming fall. I will continue to remember GLI and all that it has taught me and given me.
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Meet our Student Advisors!
Arshi Khan (Left, Senior, studying Biology and Studio Art- Photography) and Kendra Asiedu (Right, Senior, studying International Studies; Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies; History; and Global Public Health) after their initial conclusion of leadership in 20-21 assisted in an additional year!
Meet our Program Advisor!
Megan Lawther is the program manager for Global Engagement at The Ohio State University and received a B.A. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in African Studies and Political Science before receiving her M.A. from OSU in African-American and African Studies.