Mindi L. Wells

Biography:
Mindi L. Wells joined the College of Law in 2004 as Assistant Dean for Administration and Student Service. She is responsible for administration and improvement of the performance of law college administrative processes, including management of the college's finances, facilities, personnel and student organizations, coordinating college publications and assisting with student services, career services, and faculty development.

She received the Juris Doctor degree from Ohio Northern's Pettit College of Law and the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with distinction, with majors in economics and political science, from Ohio Northern's College of Business Administration. Dean Wells is a licensed attorney in Ohio and Florida and with the U.S. Supreme Court. She is also certified Professional in Human Resources.

Prior to joining the staff of Ohio Northern, Dean Wells worked for law firms in
Gainesville, Florida, Ocala, Florida and Lima, Ohio, concentrating on workers'
compensation and insurance defense. After earning her undergraduate degree, she
interned with the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. in the Office of Liaison
to International Financial Institutions (OLIFI).

She began her career at Ohio Northern in 1998 as Personnel Manager and became Director of Personnel Services in 2002. Her areas of interest include employment law (FMLA, ADA, HIPAA, Title VII, etc.), labor relations and workers' compensation.

Dean Wells is a member of the Florida Bar Association, where she serves as an
out-of-state representative to the Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors and as an executive council member of the Out-of-State Practitioners Division, the Ohio State Bar Association, the William Howard Taft American Inn of Court, the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), Phi Delta Phi (international legal fraternity), and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). She has served as an adjunct instructor at James A. Rhodes College, teaching human resources courses and has presented a number of training and legal compliance workshops on topics such as interviewing, discipline, performance reviews and HR leadership.

Memberships:

American Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association and Florida Bar Association

Florida Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors member,
2004 - present

Technology Committee member 2004-present

- Chair, 2004-2007

Florida Bar Association Out-of-State Practitioners Division executive council
member, 2004 - present

Professional Activities:

Advisor, Leaders' Council, Ohio Northern University, 2002 - present

Guest Lecturer, "HR Leader," Ohio Northern Leadership Studies Seminar, 2002 - present

Guest Lecture, "Interviewing Basics," Ohio Northern University Public Relations Program, 2006 - present

Adjunct Instructor, Human Resource Management, Rhodes State College, Lima,
OH, 2003, 2004, 2007

Employee Selection and Placement
Organizational Leadership
Employee and Labor Relations
Compensation

Hardin County Leadership 2002 Graduate

Presentations:
"Interviewing: I Can't Believe You Asked Me That!?" Bowling Green State University, New Professionals in Transition, 2007 and Bowling Green State University, Graduate Student Workshop, 2007 and

"So You Have a Job Offer, Now What?" Bowling Green State University, Graduate Student Workshop, 2007 and Ohio Northern University Students in Free Enterprise Workshop, 2007

"Understanding the Student Grade Appeals Process," Ohio Northern University Deans Workshop, 2006

"Legal and Effective Interviewing Workshop,” Ohio Northern University Supervisors Workshop, 2003

“Interviewing: I Can't Believe You Asked Me That!" Lima Area Chamber of Commerce, 2002

“WorkSmarts: How to Get Along, Get Noticed and Get Ahead,” Ohio Northern University Staff Training, 2002

"Conducting Legal and Effective Performance Appraisals,” Ohio
Northern University Supervisors Workshop, 2002

Interests:
Travel - studied and lived in Glasgow, Scotland and Auckland, New Zealand;
visited Australia, UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Monaco, Spain, Puerto
Rico, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and 49/50 United States

Reading biographies

Watching comedy movies

Gardening (index test)