UCLA Hires an Ombuds

Nearly a year after it opened a search, UCLA has selected Ariella Morrison as an an Ombudsperson for a one-year contract (and which may be extended up to four additional years). She reports to Interim Campus Ombuds Thomas Griffin and joins Natalie Gibson and Brenda Woods-Patin.
Morrison comes to the position after more than seven years as a Program Director at OneJustice, where she provided nonprofit management consulting, workshop facilitation, leadership development programming, and strategic planning support to legal aid professionals. In addition, she has served as a Panel Mediator with the Riverside Superior Court and a Restorative Justice Mediator with Centinela Youth Services. Morrison graduated from the University of Michigan and earned her JD at Wayne State University. (LinkedIn.)

Update 10/25/23: Natalie Gibson's name was corrected.

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