Ohio Department of Higher Education
Cameron Varney is a Program Manager in Workforce Sector Strategy at the Ohio Department of Higher Education since September 2022, following a role as a Workforce Alignment Intern. Cameron has accumulated diverse experience, including serving as an Office Clerk at Kroger from October 2016 to February 2024 and as a Student Receptionist at The Ohio State University's Office of Innovation and Economic Development from June to September 2022. Cameron is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Public Policy Analysis at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University, expected to graduate in December 2023, and previously studied General Business at Kent State University. Cameron completed high school at Westerville-North in 2019.
Ohio Department of Higher Education
The Ohio Department of Higher Education (formerly known as the Ohio Board of Regents) is a Cabinet-level agency for the Governor of the State of Ohio that oversees higher education for the state. The agency’s main responsibilities include authorizing and approving new degree programs, managing state-funded financial aid programs, and developing and advocating policies to maximize higher education’s contributions to the state and its citizens. As a member of the Governor’s Cabinet, the Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education advises the Governor on higher education policy and implements the Governor’s plan to make college more affordable for Ohioans and drive the state’s economic advancement through its network of public universities, regional campuses, community colleges, and adult workforce and adult education centers. Chancellor John Carey was appointed the ninth Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents in April of 2013.