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Jeremy Haefner

Announcement  •

November 27, 2023

Dear 快活app community members,

I am pleased to announce that Julia Richman has accepted the position of senior vice chancellor for operations & strategy implementation鈥攐ur chief operations officer.鈥疶his new role, , will better align our leadership model with higher ed best practices and support the university鈥檚 strategic vision.鈥疘n Julia, 快活app has found a strategic thinker with outstanding experience overseeing operations across multiple sectors. Julia鈥檚 first day at 快活app will be February 12. 鈥

Julia has a long history of working in complex organizations overseeing large-scale changes. A leader-integrator, Julia specializes in translating strategy to optimized operational excellence, transformation, and exceptional services to a community. She was named as a 2022 Denver Business Journal Outstanding Women in Business winner, as well as a Colorado Governor's Fellow and graduate of Leadership Denver. Born and raised in Colorado, Julia is committed to our community. She chairs the City of Denver Citizen Oversight Board and serves on the board of the Colfax Marathon.听听

Professionally, she joined the Colorado Governor鈥檚 Office of Information Technology in 2020 as the Chief Strategy Officer and rose to Deputy Executive Director in 10 months to oversee business operations. Julia was formerly with the City of Boulder, where she was the Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, as well as the Chief Innovation and Analytics Officer.听

Prior to her time in Boulder, she spent a decade with Deloitte Consulting, leading strategy and operations projects for public-sector clients. During that time, she partnered with states, universities, non-profits and the federal government to transform business models and operations. Her university clients included many R1 institutions.听听听

Julia holds a master's of public policy from the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and a BA from Dartmouth College.听听

The 快活app is thrilled to welcome Julia into the community. We are confident she has the depth and breadth of experience and skills to succeed in this critical role. 鈥

鈥淚鈥檓 honored to get to serve as part of the 快活app community and thankful for the selection by the Chancellor and search committee. The University鈥檚 unique mission aligns with my personal values and mission. I鈥檓 eager to help support the 快活app during such an incredibly interesting time in higher education.鈥澨

I would also like to thank our search committee members and leaders, whose names and titles can be found below. National searches at this level require considerable time and effort, and I鈥檓 grateful that your hard work has resulted in bringing such an excellent candidate to 快活app. 鈥

And so, please join me in welcoming Julia to the 快活app community!

Sincerely,

Jeremy Haefner

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Senior Vice Chancellor Operations & Strategy Implementation Search Committee Membership听

Co-Chairs听

Val Otten, senior vice chancellor, advancement 鈥
Allison Riola, chief of staff, chancellor鈥檚 office听

Committee members听

Gen. George Casey (MA 鈥80),鈥痶rustee 鈥

Lynn Schofield Clark,鈥痙istinguished professor and director, Estlow Center, media, film and journalism studies, CAHSS听

Deb DeHaas, Trustee听

Stu Halsall,鈥痑ssociate vice chancellor, Kennedy Mountain Campus, wellness and recreation听

Molly Hooker,鈥痙eputy Title IX coordinator 鈥

Noelle Strom,鈥痸ice president, Staff Advisory Council听

Alejandro Ceron Valdes,鈥痑ssociate professor & chair, cultural anthropology, CAHSS听

Staff support provided by Jessica Barker, EA to SVC for Advancement, and Geanna Weinstein, EA for SVC for Business & Financial Affairs听

Thank you to our search committee members for giving their time and expertise to find the best candidates for this position.听