Welcome new member Zora Mulligan
Brad Bodenhausen introduced Zora on Jan. 11. Her cosponsor is Michael Wehrenberg.
Zora has been Missouri State University’s executive vice president, the second highest ranking administrative position, since July 2022. Her job includes leading enrollment management, state and federal government relations, and the Alliance for Healthcare Education. Ingram’s Magazine last year named her one of the “50 Missourians You Should Know.” Likewise, the Springfield Business Journal listed her as one of the “12 People You Need to Know” in 2023.
Zora’s previous jobs were Missouri commissioner of Higher Education (‘16 – ‘22), chief of staff of the University of Missouri System (’14 – ’16), executive director of the Missouri Community College Association (’10 – ’14), assistant commissioner and general counsel of the Missouri Department of Higher Education (’07 – ’10), and assistant attorney general, deputy chief counsel, and manager of the Missouri Attorney General’s Consumer Complaint Unit (’03 – ’07).
Zora serves and has served on numerous boards and committees of many organizations, including United Way of the Ozarks’ Women United, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors, and Jobs for America’s Graduates Board of Directors. She’s also been a school volunteer.
Zora is a native of West Plains. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and psychology at Drury University and a master’s degree in education and a law degree at University of Kansas. At Drury, she was a member with Michael Wehrenberg of the Drury Singers.
Despite her brief exile in Kansas, Zora is a true Missourian – she likes spending time on the rivers and lakes, cheering for the Chiefs, Cardinals and, of course, the Bears. Her daughter, Anna Lea, is a senior at Helias High School in Jefferson City, so she continues to spend a lot of time on the road between her home in central Springfield and Jefferson City.
Zora has been Missouri State University’s executive vice president, the second highest ranking administrative position, since July 2022. Her job includes leading enrollment management, state and federal government relations, and the Alliance for Healthcare Education. Ingram’s Magazine last year named her one of the “50 Missourians You Should Know.” Likewise, the Springfield Business Journal listed her as one of the “12 People You Need to Know” in 2023.
Zora’s previous jobs were Missouri commissioner of Higher Education (‘16 – ‘22), chief of staff of the University of Missouri System (’14 – ’16), executive director of the Missouri Community College Association (’10 – ’14), assistant commissioner and general counsel of the Missouri Department of Higher Education (’07 – ’10), and assistant attorney general, deputy chief counsel, and manager of the Missouri Attorney General’s Consumer Complaint Unit (’03 – ’07).
Zora serves and has served on numerous boards and committees of many organizations, including United Way of the Ozarks’ Women United, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors, and Jobs for America’s Graduates Board of Directors. She’s also been a school volunteer.
Zora is a native of West Plains. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and psychology at Drury University and a master’s degree in education and a law degree at University of Kansas. At Drury, she was a member with Michael Wehrenberg of the Drury Singers.
Despite her brief exile in Kansas, Zora is a true Missourian – she likes spending time on the rivers and lakes, cheering for the Chiefs, Cardinals and, of course, the Bears. Her daughter, Anna Lea, is a senior at Helias High School in Jefferson City, so she continues to spend a lot of time on the road between her home in central Springfield and Jefferson City.