Interim Chief Compliance Officer Appointment

Amy M. Hass, Vice President and General Counsel

It is my pleasure to announce that Terra DuBois has accepted the role of Interim Chief Compliance Officer for the University of Florida effective immediately. This position reports functionally to the Audit & Compliance Committee of the Board of Trustees and the President, and administratively to the Vice President and General Counsel.

As Interim Chief Compliance Officer, Terra will lead and coordinate compliance initiatives and operations across the UF enterprise.  She will chair an enterprise-wide compliance committee, to include compliance leaders from UF and its affiliate organizations (such as UF Health, the UF Privacy Office, and others) to ensure effective coordination across the UF enterprise and appropriate communication with the UF Board of Trustees.  Terra will also be responsible for coordinating enterprise-wide compliance training, policy and procedure development.  Further, in this role, Terra will serve as UF’s compliance liaison to the Board of Governors.

Prior to assuming the Interim Chief Compliance Officer role, Terra served as UF’s Assistant Vice President for Research Compliance & Research Integrity Officer. Terra also held compliance positions at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Idaho. Terra began her career as an attorney for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  She received both her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida.

Please join me in welcoming Terra to this position.