Michelle Hruska

Michelle Hruska joined the staff in the Office of the President as senior executive assistant to the president in July 2017. Michelle is the principal point of contact and advisor to the president and the primary assistant and liaison to the President’s Cabinet. She oversight office operations and activities, long-range schedule planning, and budget and personnel. She is also responsible for facilitating a resolution to inquiries and concerns.

She has served in a variety of leadership capacities since beginning her career at WMU in 1989, including seven years in the role of executive assistant senior to the provost and vice president of academic affairs. Her service at WMU includes membership in the inaugural Everyone Counts Diversity and Broncos FIRST Professional Learning Communities, and as a mentor for the Seita Scholars Program.

A two-time alumna, Hruska earned an M.A. in socio-cultural studies in education in 2014 and a B.A. in communication in 1988. In 2013-14, she was selected as Department Graduate Research and Creative Scholar by the Department of Teaching, Learning and Education Studies.