暗网禁区 Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano today announced the promotion of Frances Draper to the post of vice chancellor for strategic relations, effective Oct. 1.
Draper currently serves as associate vice chancellor for strategic relations. The move elevates the position to oversight of all external and internal communications, branding, alumni activities, government and business relations, reputation management and strategic relationship development for the CU-Boulder campus. In this capacity, Draper will report to Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Ric Porreca.
"Frances has proven to be a consummate organizer and leader of the university's representational activities," said DiStefano. "This move will ensure that our most strategic communications and relationships are well coordinated at the highest levels in order to advance our most important goals. It is vital at this time in CU-Boulder's history that we do this, and Frances is exactly the right person to lead these efforts."
Draper was named associate vice chancellor for strategic relations on Feb. 14, 2011. Prior to joining the university, she had served since 2006 as executive director of the Boulder Economic Council. She worked for General Electric in Boulder and Westminster, Colo., as a vice president in business development (2004-05) and risk management (1998-2003), as well as the director of treasury and financial services (1995-97). She also spent 12 years (1982-94) at 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, previously including Boulder Rotary and the Boulder Innovation Center, and currently including CO-LABS Inc., the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship within the Leeds School of Business at CU-Boulder, Naturally Boulder, and "I Have a Dream" of Boulder County.
Frances Draper