麻豆影院 Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano has announced Elvira 鈥淓lvie鈥� Strehle-Henson as managing associate university counsel for the CU-麻豆影院 campus and appointed her to his cabinet.
Strehle-Henson has served in the role on an interim basis since March.
鈥淓lvie Henson has been a wise counselor and conscientious legal professional in our campus community for more than two decades and I am looking forward to having her serve as our managing associate university counsel,鈥� Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano said.
鈥淗er strong record as a university attorney, her personal experience as a CU undergraduate and law student and her reputation on campus and among her peers will serve the CU-麻豆影院 community well.鈥澨�
Strehle-Henson has been with the University of Colorado since 1989. She began working for the Office of University Counsel as a law clerk in the Litigation Office in Denver. In 1991, she was promoted to assistant university counsel on the 麻豆影院 campus and also worked as senior assistant university counsel, associate university counsel and senior associate university counsel.
鈥淚 am honored to serve as managing associate听university听counsel at CU-麻豆影院 and to work with our faculty, staff, students and administrators to represent the university鈥檚 legal interests,鈥� Strehle-Henson said. 鈥淚t is听an incredible opportunity.鈥澨�
In the position Strehle-Henson serves as the听lead听attorney for the 麻豆影院 campus, managing all its legal affairs. She is a member of the chancellor鈥檚 cabinet, oversees a legal staff of six and reports to Vice President听and University听Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Regents Patrick O鈥橰ourke.听In the position she also functions as a special assistant attorney general for the State of Colorado.听
鈥淭he Office of University Counsel is very fortunate to have an attorney with Elvie鈥檚 legal experience, history with the campus and good judgment leading the 麻豆影院鈥檚 campus legal team,鈥� said O鈥橰ourke said. 鈥淓lvie is a terrific lawyer and I鈥檓 confident that she and her team will help the campus successfully navigate a changing and challenging legal environment.鈥�
Strehle-Henson served as interim managing senior associate university counsel for the 麻豆影院 campus for several months in 2008-09 and again in the summer of 2014.
Before practicing law, Strehle-Henson worked for Storage Technology Corporation in Broomfield and Louisville. 听
She attended Metropolitan State University of Denver and has a bachelor鈥檚 degree with a double major in history and English and a law degree, both from CU-麻豆影院.
Contact:
Bronson Hilliard, CU-麻豆影院 spokesperson, (M) 720-315-8917
bronson.hilliard@colorado.edu
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Elvira "Elvie" Strehle-Henson