Associate Secretary: Leslie Mellet	Print Issue
December 7, 2010, Volume 57, No. 14

Effective January 3, 2011, Leslie Mellet, director of special events for the Office of the President, will join the Office of the Secretary as Associate Secretary, taking over Eric Kaplan’s responsibilities with Trustees, School and Center Overseers, and the work of the University Council, as well as major University events such as Commencement and Convocation.  Secretary of the University Leslie Kruhly, said, “We are so very pleased to have Leslie join us! Her tireless enthusiasm and in-depth knowledge of the University, the work of our office, and the Trustees will be invaluable, and I look forward to a seamless transition.”

Ms. Mellet began her work at Penn in 1994 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and through her Penn career she has held positions with the Wharton Executive Education Center, the Office of the Executive Vice President, and the Division of Facilities and Real Estate Services, where she was an associate director of FRES from 2000-2004.

Since 2004, Ms. Mellet has served as director of special events for the Office of the President, where she and her staff oversee more than 150 successful events each year, as well as manage the logistics of Trustee meetings.