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Faculty and staff forum to be held Aug. 5

As a reminder, Wake Forest University will hold a faculty and staff forum on Thursday, Aug. 5, from 4 to 5 p.m. The forum will include updates from President Susan Wente, Dr. Chris Ohl, Vice President Emily Neese and Provost Rogan Kersh.

University employees received an email today with a link to join the webinar, which will be recorded and posted on the Faculty & Staff page on Our Way Forward.

Neese named VP for finance, strategy and planning

Emily NeeseWake Forest University has appointed Emily Neese (’81, P ’13, P ’16) vice president for finance, strategy and planning, effective April 16. Neese currently serves as the vice president for strategy and operations and with this new role will add the responsibility of overseeing the University’s finance department.

“Emily is a strong leader with an excellent grasp of the challenges facing higher education, particularly with respect to financial resources,” executive vice president Hof Milam said. “ I am looking forward to what we can accomplish by combining budgeting and finance under her oversight, coupled with the talented and experienced staff she will be leading.”

Since joining Wake Forest in 2006, Neese has guided key strategic initiatives across the Reynolda Campus, including developing a staffing model and budget to support the Wake Will Lead Campaign, the largest capital campaign in Wake Forest University history. She also led the strategic planning, design, and implementation of the Wake Downtown programs and renovations in Building 60 at Innovation Quarter. Most recently, she has been part of the team that envisioned the new College Academic Commons.

“I’m looking forward to bringing these two great teams together to collaborate in new and different ways,” Neese said. “I’m confident that we can more effectively manage the cascade of information and decisions we face daily to be better positioned to support our University partners.”

Neese currently serves as the co-chair of the COVID-19 Scenario Planning Team, responsible for guiding the University’s response to the pandemic. In this role, she is charged with collaborating with cross-functional planning teams to solve for the complexities in human resource planning, COVID-19 resource allocations, public health concerns, and operational challenges that arose due to the pandemic.

“Working closely with Emily on multiple levels, from broad COVID scenario planning to focused budget analyses of academic programs, gives me great appreciation for her remarkably comprehensive view of Wake Forest,” said provost Rogan Kersh. “Her ability to translate complex strategies and budget arrangements with maximum clarity, and to see possibilities for supporting teaching and research/discovery that aren’t immediately apparent, affirms her excellent arts/humanities and sciences training as a Wake undergraduate.”

Prior to Wake Forest, Neese served as chief financial officer and then president of a privately held Winston-Salem company that grew from 65 to more than 1,600 employees. As a CPA, she also spent more than a decade in public accounting with KPMG and EY, focusing on complex tax issues.

“These broad experiences have allowed me to hone my skills in strategic problem solving, management of large, complex problems and situations,” Neese said. “I deeply value the power of collaboration and appreciate the complexities of managing strong staff who navigate their responsibilities with technical expertise and strong organizational skills.”

A Wake Forest alumna, Neese received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She also serves the Winston-Salem community as a board member for the ABC of NC Child Development Center and the Centers for Exceptional Children.

Emily Neese to speak at Feb. 12 Staff Advisory Council Meeting

Emily Neese, vice president of strategy and operations, will speak at the Feb. 12 meeting of the Staff Advisory Council (SAC). She will share updates about building and construction projects on and off campus.Staff Advisory Council logo

The SAC’s February meeting will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday in the Benson University Center, Room 401 B/D. The meeting is open to staff and others.

The meeting and event schedule for the SAC is available on its website.

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Muuss, Neese, Pauca, Isler to speak at Campus Connections

Bobby Muuss, coach of the men’s soccer team, will be among the speakers at Campus Connections on Dec. 15.  The event will begin at 8:45 a.m. with a light breakfast in Benson University Center, Room 401.

Other speakers will include Emily Neese and Paúl Pauca, who will present on Makerspace at the University.  Neese is associate vice president for strategy and operations and Pauca is Lelia and David Farr Faculty Chair of Innovation, Creativity & Entrepeneurship, as well as professor of computer science.

Malika Roman Isler, director of the Office of Wellbeing, will present on the office’s Wellspace’s initiative.

For those unable to attend, the event will be available through WebEx.

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August 2016 staff milestones

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