麻豆传媒 has announced new appointments to the Office of General Counsel. Stacia Boden has joined the office as associate general counsel and Molly Gordon as assistant general counsel.
鈥淭he role of the General Counsel鈥檚 office is to provide and coordinate all legal services for 麻豆传媒 as we seek to minimize and manage risks and costs,鈥� said General Counsel David Moses. 鈥淪tacia鈥檚 and Molly鈥檚 diverse backgrounds allow us to provide more legal services to the university that had previously been out-sourced.鈥�
Stacia Boden
Boden joined Wichita State after serving almost five years as general counsel for a private, nonprofit college operated by Mission Group Kansas Inc. in Overland Park. Prior to working in-house, Boden represented public entities and private businesses, including top Fortune 500 clients, as a partner at the Kutak Rock LLP law firm in Wichita. Over the years, Boden has specialized in a number of different practice areas including education, employment, business, criminal and constitutional law.
Boden received her bachelor鈥檚 degree in political science from Fort Hays State University and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kansas School of Law.
Boden is thrilled to return to Wichita and join the university.
鈥淚 am excited to be a part of the university and its focus on innovation, applied learning and research,鈥� said Boden. 鈥淲ichita State is, in my opinion, an entrepreneurial leader in higher education providing tremendous value not only to its students but the community as well.鈥�
Boden spends her free time with her husband, Mark, and their children, Roman and Ava.
Molly Gordon
Gordon was born in St. Joseph, Mo., and graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in history and political science. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Washburn University School of Law.
After law school, Gordon was a law clerk for J. Thomas Marten, U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Kansas. She was then selected by the Department of Justice Honors Program to serve as assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona in Tucson. Following her work at the U.S. Attorney鈥檚 Office, Molly served as a law clerk for Eric F. Melgren, U.S. District Court judge for the District of Kansas. She then joined Depew Gillen Rathbun & McInteer LC, where she worked as a litigator in civil and criminal areas before joining Wichita State.
鈥淭his is an incredible university with an exciting vision for the future, and I am honored to be a part of Wichita State,鈥� said Gordon.
Molly and her husband, Roarke, have a son, Ignatius, two dogs and a baby on the way.