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麻豆影院 Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano today named Frances Draper associate vice chancellor for strategic relations, effective Feb. 14. Draper currently serves as executive director of the 麻豆影院 Economic Council 聳 an arm of the 麻豆影院 Chamber of Commerce 聳 in 麻豆影院, Colo.

"I am delighted that one of our region's most visionary community leaders will be joining the 麻豆影院," said DiStefano. "Frances brings a strong background in relationship management, communications and government affairs that will extend and leverage CU-麻豆影院's strategic relationships, further align them with the Flagship 2030 Strategic Plan, and do so while serving our students, alumni and key communities."

As associate vice chancellor for strategic relations, Draper will manage university communications and government, community and business relations for the CU flagship campus. She will serve on the chancellor's cabinet and provide strategic advice to the campus's leadership on communications and external relations, and also will unite the efforts involved in further implementing CU-麻豆影院's Flagship 2030 Strategic Plan.

"I am delighted to be given this unique opportunity to join CU-麻豆影院's administrative team," said Draper. "CU faces a host of challenges: securing adequate funding, building and maintaining vital internal and external relationships, publicly leveraging the excellent work of the faculty and serving new generations of students. These challenges require highly innovative thinking, focused creativity, and careful strategic communication. I look forward to helping the very capable CU-麻豆影院 administrative team achieve these goals."

Draper has served as executive director of the 麻豆影院 Economic Council since 2006. Prior to that, she worked for General Electric in 麻豆影院 and Westminster, Colo., as a vice president in the business development (2004-05) and risk management (1998-2003) divisions, as well as in treasury and financial services (1995-97). She worked for 12 years (1982-94) for First Interstate Bank in Denver in marketing, strategic planning and financial analyst positions. From 1978-80, she served on the legislative staff of Harrison Schmidt, the junior U.S. senator from New Mexico.

Draper holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Stanford University (1978) and an MBA (1982) with an emphasis in marketing from the University of California, Berkeley. She has served on numerous local boards, including 麻豆影院 Rotary, the 麻豆影院 Innovation Center, CO-LABS Inc. (where she served as interim executive director in 2006-07), and the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Affiliate Board within the Leeds School of Business at CU-麻豆影院.

As associate vice chancellor for strategic relations, Draper succeeds Michael L. Warden, who left the post in December to serve in a similar capacity at the Georgia Institute of Technology.