Melissa Eljamal

Melissa serves as Chief Administrator to faculty directors in three units: the Center for Social Solutions, Organizational Studies, and the Barger Leadership Institute. In these roles she is responsible for budget and facilities, finance, staff and faculty HR, and advancement. Melissa obtained her BA in German and Literary Studies from Middlebury College, VT and then worked in Germany in administrative roles for six years, including at an international professional exchange organization and as business manager for a software company. Upon her return to the US, she worked as a project coordinator for Harvard Translations Agency in Boston. She then pursued a Masters in Higher Education Administration at the U-M and began her professional career at the university, working at the International Center, the College of Engineering, and in LSA since 2005.

Melissa's passions at work include student administration, staff mentoring and development, strategic planning, and change management. She spends her free time playing volleyball, gardening, reading, and enjoying the great outdoors hiking and camping with family and friends.