The Ombuds Blog: New Ombuds Joins Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

January 30, 2024

New Ombuds Joins Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

An updated website indicates that Zohar Granot-Mayer has joined Jeff Wickens in the OIST Ombuds Office. Granot-Mayer follows Evan Economo as a part-time Assistant Ombudsperson. Her LinkedIn page indicates the transition occurred in October 2022. The two Ombuds serve as a resource for all employees and students of the highly-ranked, graduate research institute (Okinawa Kagaku Gijutsu Daigakuin Daigaku). Granot-Mayer has been a professional mediator since 2014, primarily in Tel-Aviv. This followed a 15 year career as an attorney. She graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and earned her MBA at Tel Aviv University. (OIST Ombuds; LinkedIn.)

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Tom Kosakowski2/01/2024 5:40 AM
My original post used the incorrect pronouns for Granot-Mayer. Although unintentional, I apologize for the mistake.
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