About
As the Communication and Media and Film, Television, and Media Chief Administrator, Thea acts as a strategic partner to the Department Chairs and has broad responsibility for each department’s budget, finance, human resources, and facilities. She manages the non-instructional operations by providing administrative and fiscal support to the departments and college and supervises the staff. Thea serves as a liaison between the departments and the College; interprets University and College policies; and develops strategic plans with the Chairs and staff. Thea is also an Individual with Reporting Obligations (IRO) at the University of Michigan.
Before becoming a Chief Administrator, Thea was the Student Services Manager in Communication & Media and Women's & Gender Studies, the Graduate Program Manager in the Department of English Language & Literature, and the Graduate Program Coordinator in the Sociology Department.