Center for Innovation Strategies

About the Center

Paul Reeder 

Executive Director

Jenny Heckscher 

Director, Innovation Programs, Marketing and Outreach

Jenny Luu 

Undergraduate Program Manager

Brian Wulff 

Program Director, Medical Innovation Development

Jasmine Fisher

Legacy Project Intern

Jasmine Fisher began her journey at Ohio State in the fall of 2023, majoring in strategic communication. Prior to attending Ohio State, she took part in the Legacy program all four years of high school. Being in the program has inspired her to help guide new high school students towards that path as well. She is in the Law and Society Scholars program and is using this opportunity to help advocate for local and nationwide issues that are important to her, and she hopes that she can inspire others to do the same.

Anasarai Juarez-Santiago

Legacy Project Intern

Anasarai Juarez-Santiago is in her third year in the Health Sciences major in Pre-Physical Therapy. In high school she was part of The Legacy Project all 4 years. Being in the program was inspiring as it allowed her to think in many ways on how innovation can improve ideas. As a Hispanic student, employer, and daughter, she wants to help others and instill inspiration so they can be passionate to help others. She is a Morrill Scholar and through this program was given the opportunity to help those in need by completing self-care kits for two organizations in Columbus. Ana feels that the opportunity to work with Legacy is a blessing, and she hopes to be an example to underserved students to let them know that anything is possible.

Quentin Switzer

MID-EP Graduate Assistant

Quentin Switzer is a first year MBA student at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business with a concentration in Consulting and Project Management. He received his Bachelor of Science in Genomics and Molecular Genetics from Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) in 2021. 

Prior to coming to Fisher, Quentin was a Senior Laboratory Technologist (In Vitro) for a global CRO, leading biocompatibility testing on medical devices.

Mia Tuman

Ohio State Athletics Bucks Go Pro Intern

Mia Tuman is a health sciences major and a member of the Ohio State volleyball team, #9. She will be working with the Center for Innovation Strategies in support of our OnRamp projects to gain knowledge of the innovation process, understanding customer needs, and building evidence-based solutions. The Eugene D. Smith Leadership Institute's most tenured program, the Bucks Go Pro 1.0 Internship Program runs eight weeks over the summer and allows student-athletes the opportunity to gain important hands-on professional experience. The program incorporates an educational curriculum focused on areas such as networking, leadership and personal finance.