Executive Board
Hilary Whalen
Vice President, Special Projects
Hilary Whalen (Koenig) joined UCLA in the fall of 2019 as a Curriculum Specialist for the David Geffen School of Medicine. In her current role, she collaborates with key stakeholders to develop educational materials as well as manages logistics for 80+ annual curricular events. Hilary also completed UCLA’s Professional Development Program in June 2024. She loves organizing all the details and coordinating logistics so everyone is on the same page and every project is a success.
Prior to working at UCLA, Hilary worked in Marketing & Event Management for the Athletics Department at Pepperdine University. She received her Bachelor’s in Statistics from the University of Tennessee in 2013 and her Master’s in Sport Management from The Ohio State University in 2017.
In her free time, Hilary loves to travel, read, and dance. She lives in Thousand Oaks with her husband, James, and their dog, Koda.