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The ���� Ombuds Office is pleased to announce Professor Emerita Yem Fong has been hired as a faculty ombuds.

Fong joins ���� Faculty Ombuds Lee Potts and Jerry Hauser in providing confidential consultation services, including informal coaching and assistance in the resolution of conflicts, complaints and disputes involving persons affiliated with ����. Having joined CU as a faculty member in 1989, Fong brings to the position 29 years of ���� experience.

“We are thrilled to welcome Yem to our team. She brings a fresh perspective to the work we do, and her training and experience enrich the services we provide,” said Ombuds Office Director Kirsi Aulin.

Fong has taught and held positions at ��ñ����, as a director of departments in the libraries and liaison to Ethnic Studies and Women & Gender Studies. She has served on numerous committees, including the Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Committee, the Graduate School Executive Advisory Council, the Research Cabinet��and the Chancellor’s Committee on Women.

She also is a founding member of the national Center for Asian Pacific American Women and its signature leadership program, the Asian and Pacific American Women’s Leadership Institute.��She is a graduate of University of Colorado��Colorado Springs, the University of California, Berkeley;��and the Japan America Institute of Management Science. Her scholarship focuses on scholarly publishing models and diversity and leadership issues for women.