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Lee Espey

Lee Espey is the Division Operations Officer for Finance and Administration at the University of Idaho, where he leads a diverse portfolio of business and operational functions, including Risk Management, Real Estate, Environmental Health and Safety, Public Safety and Security, and the Utility Public Private Partnership. Lee has over 10 years of varied leadership experience in international development, healthcare, economic development, and higher education.

Lee holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and linguistics from the University of North Carolina and a master’s degree in business administration from Willamette University. He served as a Peace Corps Volunteer and Programming and Training Specialist in Panama from 2009 to 2014. Lee is passionate about process improvement, finding systems approaches to solving challenging problems that affect our world, community engagement, and working with compassionate people.