Michelle Hammer Coffer, chief business officer for statewide program operations, retired July 1 after serving 26 years with UC. 

In 2016, she joined UC ANR to provide fiscal, analytical, administrative and policy/procedure support. 

Hammer Coffer started her UC career in 1996 in Facilities Management at UC Davis, then moved to UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education. Over the years, she also worked for UC Davis School of Medicine, UC Davis Health's budget office and payroll, UC Davis Student Housing, Campus Recreation, Transportation and Parking Services and Crocker Nuclear Laboratory.

Before joining UC, she was a jet engine technician for the U.S. Air Force Reserve for six years, then a crime analyst for the City of Vacaville for six years.

Hammer Coffer retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserve with 27 years of service in the aviation operations field.