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Chris Holthe is the Director of the DI HUB and Ecosystem and is responsible for contributing to the larger vision/mission for Design Innovation at Kent State by managing the facilities in the Design Innovation Hub and its associated staff. Chris is also charged with facilitating collaboration and challenge-based innovation projects across the Kent State “Design Innovation Nodes” network (20+ different makerspace partners across the university).

Chris received both a bachelor's in History and master's in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and holds a master's certificate in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from Arizona State University. In addition, he has over ten years of experience developing technology-based services, programming, and spaces including makerspaces, 3D printing labs, digital media studios, and extended reality labs. Previously, Chris has served as Training and Maker Services Manager at the University of Houston and is joining us from his most recent role as Experiential Learning Librarian at Northern Arizona University.