Team

The people and functions behind VSU’s work.

VSU’s work is personal, practical, and relationship-based. This page now highlights two featured staff profiles while keeping the broader service-team structure visible.

Featured Team

People who help shape the VSU experience.

These featured profiles are ready for approved titles and blurbs. Once you send those, this section can be finalized without changing the page layout.

Featured Staff

Randi Owen

President & CEO | Forensic Rehabilitation Consultant

Randi founded VSU in 1994 and has spent more than 35 years in vocational rehabilitation, forensic consulting, and case management. She provides forensic vocational services to law firms across Ohio, Michigan, and West Virginia, and oversees VSU operations and contract relationships statewide.

A lifelong Ohioan, Randi is a cancer survivor who stays active through Pilates and charity walks. Outside of work, she is usually traveling somewhere new or spending time at home with her family and her dog Bella.

Credentials: B.S. Behavioral Biology, Marietta College; M.A. and M.Ed., Columbia University; Forensic Rehab Certification, George Washington University; CRC; CVE; CCM; CARF Certified.

Featured Staff

Michael Benovic

Manager of Vocational Services

Michael has spent more than 15 years in vocational rehabilitation, starting in VSU’s computer lab in 2011 and working his way to leading multi-county operations. He oversees the team, directs employment programs, and maintains a strong placement track record across communities.

An Ohio native, Michael lives in the Cleveland area with his wife and two young children. He is a die-hard Cleveland sports fan and spends many Sundays in the fall at the Dawg Pound.

Credentials: B.A., Bowling Green State University; CESP; WIP.

Team Structure

A service organization built around practical support.

The broader VSU team includes multiple disciplines and support roles that help clients, families, and partner organizations move confidently through the process.

Vocational evaluation

Assessment and planning support focused on strengths, barriers, interests, and realistic employment pathways.

Employment services

Job developers and placement staff who support resumes, leads, interviewing, and employment preparation.

Transition support

Professionals helping transition-age students build work readiness and early job experience.

Instruction

Computer training and workplace skills support for stronger digital confidence and daily work readiness.

Administration

Office and coordination staff who support communication, scheduling, referrals, and continuity.

Partnership and outreach

Connections with schools, agencies, and community partners that strengthen access and opportunity.

Client-first support grounded in professionalism and respect
How The Team Feels

A credible team page should reinforce the experience of working with VSU.

Visitors should come away with a simple impression: a professional team, a caring environment, and a clear employment focus. That tone matters just as much as the list of services.

“The team page should feel calm and capable. It should make people believe they are dealing with a real vocational services organization, not a template.”
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Production Safe

Ready now, expandable later.

This version is safe to publish because it does not invent names, credentials, or portraits. When you have real staff bios and photography, those can drop into this system without changing the overall page structure.

Next Step

When real staff materials are ready, this page can become a full directory.

Names, titles, headshots, and short biographies can be added card by card while keeping the page consistent with the homepage design.