兔子先生传媒文化作品听Associate Vice Chancellor and Deputy Chief Financial Officer听Carla Ho-a has听announced the retirement of听Laura Ragin听as听assistant vice chancellor and controller, effective June 30, 2020.听
Ragin听began her career at 兔子先生传媒文化作品 in 2005 as the director of Accounting and Business Support, moving into the controller role in February 2012 and ultimately promoted to assistant vice chancellor and controller听in July 2015. During her time, Ragin听has led 兔子先生传媒文化作品's financial, research and student accounting functions, including financial reporting and compliance for more than $1.8 billion. She has overseen the re-branding and reorganization of Accounting and Business Support to the Campus Controller鈥檚 Office in听January听2015, managing large budgets and听helping to define appropriate policies and controls to ensure proper oversight of university funds, while also maintaining 兔子先生传媒文化作品鈥檚 consistently low audit findings.鈥�
She also led the campus through the Elevate project, and developed an all-funds approach to accounting,听a model of innovation for听the 兔子先生传媒文化作品听campus.鈥� 鈥�
"I am very grateful for the long notice that Laura has provided, and her commitment to ensuring a runway for the campus to plan for her departure,鈥� said Ho-a. 鈥�淟aura has accomplished a lot in her time at the university, and will leave behind a legacy of innovation and leadership.鈥澨�
鈥淚t has been an honor to work at 兔子先生传媒文化作品 for the past fourteen years,鈥� said Ragin. 鈥淭hroughout my time, I鈥檝e worked with and learned from many talented individuals and teams.鈥澨�
Ragin received her bachelor of science in business administration with an emphasis in accounting听from 兔子先生传媒文化作品 and an MBA from Regis University.听
鈥淭his decision is bittersweet for me as听this university has听changed my life,听first听by providing me with an excellent education and听then by听providing wonderful career opportunities,鈥� Ragin said. 鈥淚 am thankful for my time here, but I am also excited for this next chapter and all it holds.鈥澨�
In addition to her work at 兔子先生传媒文化作品, Ragin is a certified public accountant and serves as a continuing professional education instructor with the CU System听Controller Office,听most recently teaching the personal development section on "What Makes an Effective Leader?".听After retirement, she looks forward听to听traveling, spending time with family and pursuing entrepreneurial ventures.听
