About
Christopher Gale is the Chief Administrator for the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan. In this role, he acts as a strategic partner to the Department Chair and has broad responsibility for the department’s budget, finance, human resources, and facilities.
In 2017, Chris served as the chair of the LSA Chief Administrator’s Steering Committee. He has also served on the LSA Academic Affairs Council, the LSA IT Council, the LSA Finance Council, the LSA Immigration Liaisons Council, and the Rackham Administrative Advisory Group. Chris is a graduate of CEW’s Advanced Leadership Program and the recipient of the 2006 MAIS Spirit of Excellence Award.
Chris has a master’s degree in College Student Personnel with a focus on adult learners from Bowling Green State University and a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Kalamazoo College. During his 20+ year career in higher education, he has worked with both undergraduate and graduate students at a variety of institutions in the areas of academic advising, academic services, admissions, and financial aid.
Update due to COVID-19: Please be advised that due to COVID-19, as with the rest of our staff and many people at the university, I am working remotely. My regular business hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Email is the best way to reach me, as are chats through Google Hangouts. If you do call my office line please leave a message. Your voice-mails will be forwarded to my email. Requests for virtual meetings may be sent via Google Calendar - my free/busy info is publicly available.
Please be patient during this time, should you experience slower than normal responses to inquiries - we are all in this together and doing our best in the rapidly --evolving situation! Thank you and stay well!
