James Madison University announced that Maggie Burkhart Evans has been selected to fill the role of executive assistant to the president. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team she will be responsible for coordinating the agenda for the team's meetings, reviewing and drafting responses to correspondence sent to the president's office, facilitating policy review with the University Policy Committee, coordinating assignments with the university commissions and committees while serving as a resource to those groups, and acting as a liaison with the vice presidents. Most recently she served as the director of residence life.