Julia S. Cohalan

Assistant Vice President and Chief of Staff

Julia has been with the University of Oregon’s Office of the General Counsel since 2012. As Chief of Staff, she oversees the administrative operations of the Vice President and General Counsel’s portfolio, which includes the Office of the General Counsel, Purchasing and Contracting Services, the Public Records Office, and University Records Management. Her responsibilities span strategic operations, communications, human resources, budget and finance, and special projects. Before joining the University of Oregon, Julia worked in the complex litigation department at Keller Rohrback LLP in Seattle, adjudicating claims related to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. She later served as Director of Operations for a boutique business law firm in Vermont, managing business functions and organizational strategy. Julia holds a Master of Arts in Religion with a concentration in ethics from Yale University and a Bachelor of Arts in English and Spanish from Greenville University.        

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