The Secretary to the Board of Governors is elected annually and serves as an officer of both the Board and the university. The Office of the Secretary, part of the Division of University Relations, provides administrative and service functions, including coordination of board meetings, maintaining official records, and interacting with the public and university community. The office assists the president and executive officers with board-related matters and maintains a website with meeting materials and records going back to 1977. 

The Secretary to the Board of Governors also serves as the Secretary of the University, with responsibility for the University Seal, and management of the Wayne State University Code Annotated. (Also see Officers section of the Board of Governors Bylaws).