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New Mizzou AD Reed-Francois, an 'amazing leader' at UNLV, driven to serve

University of Nevada-Las Vegas athletics director Desiree Reed-Francois poses at the Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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New Mizzou athletics director Desiree Reed-Francois on the court in 2017 at the Thomas & Mack Center where UNLV played.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — You can hear Jenny Ruiz-Williams’ heartache through the phone. She’s the women’s soccer coach at UNLV. She’s sad her boss is moving to Missouri. But she’s thrilled for Desiree Reed-Francois and happy for Mizzou.