named vice provost for academic finance and planning<\/a> in the Provost\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\u201cI am delighted to welcome Frances to the University,\u201d says Mangelsdorf. \u201cHer breadth of experience is quite impressive, and she is a thoughtful strategist and communicator who understands multifaceted research institutions. I want to thank the search committee for their time and commitment to filling this important role.\u201d<\/p>\n
The chief of staff and special advisor is a leadership role heavily involved in institutional planning, policy development, and problem resolution in collaboration with the president and other senior leaders. The position is the principal aide to the president and serves as a member of the president\u2019s Senior Leadership Group, Cabinet, and University Management Team. Key responsibilities include serving as liaison to internal and external groups dealing with a wide range of initiatives and issues and managing Office of the President operations.<\/p>\n
Mueller brings to the role more than 20 years of experience as an administrator at the University of Michigan, which like Rochester is a member of the Association of American Universities. At Michigan, she worked in multiple areas\u2014from business and finance to student life and the Office of the Provost\u2014advising and supporting senior leaders in planning campus-wide initiatives, policies, projects, and systems, including space planning, with an emphasis on change management and business process improvement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am excited and honored to join the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ community and look forward to working with President Mangelsdorf and her leadership team to support her strategic vision for the University,\u201d says Mueller.<\/p>\n
In addition to her role in the Office of the Provost, Mueller has served as a change management consultant at the University of Michigan, as well as an assistant director for end-user services in what is now UM\u2019s Information and Technology Services; as a senior project manager in the Office of the Dean of Students; and as an interim director at the International Center. Prior to joining the University of Michigan, she worked in the private sector in the automotive and information technology industries. She received a bachelor\u2019s degree from Michigan Technological University and an MBA from Wayne State University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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