Mary Jane Preece named to Human Services Technology faculty position at the Chillicothe Campus

Mary Jane Preece has been named assistant professor in Human Services Technology at Ohio University-Chillicothe, effective fall quarter 2010.

Preece has a strong background as both a professional practitioner and as a classroom instructor. She is a licensed clinical counselor with supervising counselor credential and a certified rehabilitation counselor. Preece owns a small private counseling practice. She has also served as a counselor for the Domestic Violence Intervention Project in Athens and as a crisis intervention specialist at New Horizons Youth and Family Center in Lancaster, Ohio.

She has served as a board member for the Ohio Mental Health Counseling Association and is currently the treasurer for the Ohio Rehabilitation Counseling Association and president-elect of the Southeast Ohio Counseling Association.



Academically, she has served as an adjunct faculty member, teaching HST courses on the Chillicothe and Lancaster campuses, in addition to counselor education classes on the Chillicothe and Athens campuses. She has also been a co-instructor for graduate classes and was a graduate teaching assistant on the university’s Athens campus.

A South Bloomfield resident, she earned her bachelor’s degree from Capital University and her master’s degree and doctoral degree from Ohio University.

While a student at Ohio University, Preece earned the Donald Green Outstanding Student Award. She belongs to several professional organizations and has delivered numerous presentations at professional conferences.

“I am pleased that Mary Jane Preece is joining the faculty at Ohio University-Chillicothe. She has a strong teaching background and extensive professional experience that should prove invaluable in sharing relevant insights with our students,” OU-C acting Dean Michael Lafreniere said.

"Having Mary Jane in a full-time faculty position will further bolster the HST program and allow us to further meet the needs of our students in preparing them for careers in this field," said Barbara Mahaffey, coordinator of the Human Services Technology program.