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Administration

The Dean’s office staff provides services to the dean, faculty, and staff.  

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Core faculty

Michael S. Barr

Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy; Frank Murphy Collegiate Professor of Public Policy; Roy F. and Jean Humphrey Proffitt Professor of Law
msbarr@umich.edu
(734) 763-2258
Barr conducts research and writes about a wide range of issues in domestic and international financial regulation, with a particular emphasis on financial services for low-income communities. He served in President Barack H. Obama's Administration as the U.S. Department of the Treasury's assistant secretary for financial institutions, and was a key architect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
Michael S. Barr portrait
Core faculty

Stephanie L. Sanders

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer; Lecturer
stepsand@umich.edu
(734) 615-4402
Stephanie L. Sanders is a lecturer and diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at the Ford School. Through the lens of critical race theory, Sanders' research agenda examines students who transition from urban environments to rural, predominantly…
Stephanie Sanders
Staff

Marcella Brighton

Chief Administrative Officer
brighton@umich.edu
(734) 764-3491
Marcella (Marcy) Brighton is the Chief Administrative Officer for the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Since 2008 she has been managing the operations infrastructure of the school including finance, human resources, data analytics/business…
Photo of Marcella Brighton
Staff

Caitlin H. Khalsa

Special Assistant to the Dean
caitham@umich.edu
(734) 615-6945
Caitlin works closely with the Dean, Associate Deans and senior staff on high-level administrative projects to advance the mission of the Ford School. She also serves as a liaison for the Dean and manages the Dean's involvement with a range of Ford…