We are happy to announce that Michelle Lynch, MPA, will be joining the department as our next Vice Chair for Finance and Administration on March 1, 2023. Michelle has spent over 20 years working at the University of Washington, the last 10+ as the Administer of the Division of General Internal Medicine, the largest division within the Department of Medicine. She successfully managed tremendous growth over the past few years including navigating the 2020 integration of the UWMC Northwest campus and UW Primary Care into the Department of Medicine and launching two new fellowship programs (Academic Hospital Medicine and Addiction Medicine). Among other roles, she has served as the Interim Administrator for the division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition (Department of Medicine); Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the Senior Vice President, Finance and Facilities; a Policy Development Analyst in the Office of Planning and Budgeting; and a Financial Analyst and Fee Schedule Manager with Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound.

A lifelong Husky, Michelle earned a BA in business administration and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Washington. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, spending time with her geologist daughter, and attending local music events (including singing with a women’s a cappella group, the Beaconettes). Michelle brings many valuable experiences to her new role and we look forward to working with her!