Alicia Gray named interim director of Teays Valley Center

Alicia M. Gray has been named interim director of the Teays Valley Center, effective July 1. As director, her primary duties include serving as first contact for the center and responsibility for all administrative and academic support operations of the center to ensure that students taking classes at the center are provided with a first-rate learning environment.

Among her responsibilities are coordinating classrooms’ usage; ensuring that classrooms, labs and offices are fully functional for students and faculty members’ needs; and making sure the center is properly supported.

The center is the result of a partnership between Ohio University-Chillicothe and Teays Valley High School, which was signed in June. Nursing courses are being relocated from Berger Health System to take advantage of the recently-renovated space at Teays Valley High School. Beginning July 26, deaf studies and interpreting classes will be offered at the center for the second summer session of courses at OU-C.


“I am very excited about this opportunity. The Teays Valley Center is a wonderful facility,” Gray said. “Much of my focus will be on making certain the center is adequately equipped to provide a post-secondary environment that meets the needs of students and faculty. With a ready-made nursing program in place and students already advancing through the system in cohorts, everything is in place for success.”

A graduate of Chillicothe High School, Gray has experience in program development, grant-writing and proposal-management. She previously was coordinator of minority affairs at Shawnee State University and was a funding and key accounts specialist with McGraw-Hill Company. Gray has also worked as a public information officer and grants administrator with the state of Ohio, serving in the offices of Job and Family Services, the Attorney General’s Office and the state’s Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services.

Gray earned her bachelor’s degree from Ohio Dominican University and has completed graduate work in education and education administration at Ohio University and the College of Mt. St. Joseph.

“We are pleased that Alicia Gray has joined Ohio University-Chillicothe in this important role. With her strong background in managing projects, she has an ideal background for this endeavor, which helps to make higher education accessible for residents of this region,” OU-C acting Dean Michael Lafreniere said.
In preparing for this opportunity, Gray visited the university’s Proctorville and Pickerington centers to gain insights about their operations that can be applied at the Teays Valley Center.