Mel Sedlacek is an Office Associate & IDEA Campus Coordinator in CYAF at UNL. Specializing in leveraging AI to streamline workflows, enhance productivity, and support decision-making in higher education. Their expertise lies in AI education, AI-assisted teaching, prompt engineering, and AI integration in administration. 
 
She has led workshops on AI literacy, prompt writing, AI for education, efficiency tools for staff, helping faculty and staff understand and implement AI solutions in their daily work. Passionate about making AI accessible, they focus on bridging the gap between emerging technologies and practical applications that improve efficiency and innovation. 
 
They believe that thoughtful AI use can empower professionals to work smarter, not harder—a philosophy that guides their work in CYAF.