Nicholas Starvaggi

Nicholas Starvaggi currently serves a director of Stewardship. In this role, he maintains regular processes involving donor agreements, fund stewardship and annual endowment reporting, manages naming agreements for the university and determines the gift levels for naming opportunities. In this capacity, he serves as our division’s principal liaison with the Office of the University Architect. He has also serves as staff coordinator for the External Relations and Development Committee of the Board of Trustees, and attends internal meetings with university leadership, as well as committee meetings with the trustees. Nick also serves as our division’s liaison with the Lean Office and serves on the University Lean Steering Committee, which reviews and suggests teams and projects to go through the Lean certification program. 

Nicholas began working at Kent State in January 2018. He holds several degrees, including a Bachelor of Arts in History from Ohio University; a Master of Arts in Slavic and East European Studies and Public Administration from The Ohio State University; and a Master of Arts in Government from Georgetown University.

His favorite thing about Kent State is the wonderful team of dedicated professionals, who work every day to implement the university's strategic roadmap.