Neda Barrett is the Senior Human Resources Director and Special Assistant to the Dean at the College of Law. Neda obtained her Master’s Degree in International Business from Vaxjo University (now called Linneaus University) in Vaxjo, Sweden. She started working at the University of Iowa in 2006 at the Obermann Center and then moved to Colorado and worked at the University of Colorado. She returned to Iowa City after two years and worked at the College of Dentistry before joining the Law School. Neda is Swedish-Iranian and is currently living in Coralville with two kids.

As a staff councilor, Neda is looking forward to actively listen to staff concerns, gather the information needed to diagnose problems, and push for solutions that make our lives and the University itself even better.