Ellen Wenzel has been appointed special assistant to the Board of Regents. The special assistant is a new position created to provide operational and administrative support for the Board. Responsibilities include coordinating the development of the board agenda, schedules and activities.
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This new position will also provide a focal point for contact with the Regents, serving as a liaison between the board, the Office of the President, university administrators, faculty, staff, students, public officials and community members. Wenzel can be reached at (505) 277-5627 or at ewenzel@unm.edu
Experienced
Wenzel has more than 25 years of experience, most recently serving as executive assistant for President Louis Caldera. Prior to that she served as executive assistant to the president and Board of Directors of Benedictine University in Illinois.
She has also served as co-founder and deputy director of the East West Corporate Corridor Association, an economic development consortium of both public and private institutions and major corporations in suburban Chicago. Wenzel has a bachelor’s degree in communications from North Central College (Illinois) and experience in both development and political arenas.
“We are thrilled to have Ellen in this new position. With her prior experience and familiarity with the University, she is the ideal person to quickly and effectively take on this new position,” said Board of Regents President Jamie Koch.
Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627