The Ombuds Blog: UC Davis Names New Associate Ombuds

August 18, 2016

UC Davis Names New Associate Ombuds

The University of California Davis has announced that Lisa Brodkey has been named as the Associate Ombuds. Brodkey, reporting to Katherine Greenwood, will be conducting trainings and seeing visitors on both the UC Davis campus and the UC Davis Health System campus in Sacramento. Since 2012, Brodkey has served as the Director of the Harassment & Discrimination Assistance and Prevention Program at UC Davis and will fully step into the Ombuds role in October.

Brodkey has worked at Davis for over two decades. She graduated from Yale University earned an MA from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont. (UC Davis Bio.)

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Anonymous4/07/2024 10:20 AM
Dear Lisa, I vividly remember my time in your class in summer 1983 at the School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont, and still think now and then of a wonderful two months brush-up English Course. Should you remember me, I would be very happy. I am retired since a bit more than 10 years and am still keeping a close relationship with Cathy who attended Nancy's class during the same period of time. Fond memories, Giovanna Rimoldi, Zurich, Switzerland.
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