We Salute Our Spring 2026 Graduates

Jamie Lorraine Welsh is a senior organizational development consultant at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where she partners with leaders and teams to strengthen culture, leadership and collaboration across a complex healthcare environment. With more than 25 years of professional experience, she specializes in leadership development, team effectiveness and organizational engagement. Jamie is known for seeing the potential in every person she serves and approaching her work with deep compassion and a genuine commitment to helping others succeed. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Franklin and today is receiving her master’s in business psychology.

Dr. Lan Montler is an experienced analytics and marketing strategist with a career spanning financial services, insurance and academia. Lan leads data-driven initiatives in customer insights, marketing measurement and business analytics, building on previous roles at Nationwide and JPMorgan Chase. As she completes her Doctor of Business Administration, focused on corporate strategy and employee well-being, she draws on deep expertise in qualitative and quantitative methodologies to solve business problems and inform strategic decisions. By integrating research on mass media, consumer behavior, communication processes and corporate strategies with applied analytics, her background blends scholarly rigor with practical impact.

Master of Public Administration graduate Dawn Turnage is the assistant director of Youth Development for the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, where she leads initiatives focused on youth programming, workforce development, violence intervention and community engagement. With nearly three decades of cross-sector experience in social services, criminal justice and municipal government, she previously served the city of Youngstown, Ohio, as director of Parks and Recreation and as an elected official on the Youngstown City School Board. A stroke survivor and advocate with the American Heart Association, Dawn is committed to advancing public service and expanding equitable opportunities for youth, families and communities. 

Michael Carson is a project manager specializing in new product implementation for Reynolds and Reynolds, a global leader in dealership management systems. He supports the release and implementation of digital products for retail operations, customer communication platforms and enterprise process automation. With knowledge gained at Franklin through his B.S. Management + Leadership, he applies structured problem-solving and cross-departmental collaboration to advance project objectives. His work emphasizes strategic execution, stakeholder communication and team coordination to deliver software solutions that support customers worldwide.

Dr. Gayle DeGennaro chairs Franklin’s undergraduate information systems program. She teaches graduate courses in database management, systems analysis and design, and serves as faculty advisor for Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) students. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes collaborative learning and helping students develop confidence in working with data. In her 29 years at Franklin, Dr. DeGennaro has worked in and collaborated with nearly every department, an experience that informs her teaching through a strong understanding of how business operations and technology work together. She has spent much of her professional career in information technology, managing enterprise data systems, business software and systems integrations. Dr. DeGennaro holds an MBA from Capital University and a DBA from Franklin and is currently completing a master’s degree in analytics.

An instructor at Franklin for 19 years, Bryan Buoni currently teaches psychology courses and is an advocate for the transformative power of education and the critical role of psychology in modern organizational success. Bryan’s teaching style is defined by a commitment to mentoring adult learners and integrating real-world behavioral insights into the curriculum. By leveraging his background in competency-based hiring and conflict resolution, he strives to provide students with a practical framework for understanding human dynamics in professional settings. From his current role as the executive director of human resources for Dublin City Schools, as well as previous HR leadership experience in K-12 education, Bryan brings a wealth of practical expertise to his students.