• I lead the Office of Institutional Equity, serving as Title IX and ADA Coordinator and overseeing compliance with all other EEO/DHR laws on campus.• I serve as a campus expert for diversity, inclusion, and equity, including best practices and compliance for senior leadership and the university community.• I oversee seven staff carrying out the University’s internal investigations for Title IX, ADA, and DHR, as well as all pregnancy and religious accommodations and employee ADA accommodations.•I manage a budget of more than $500,000 including salaries.• I am actively simplifying and revising the University’s Title IX, ADA, and DHR processes, making them more transparent, less legalistic, and with more opportunities for alternative resolution and restorative justice.• I serve on multiple committees focusing on equity and safety within the campus community, including the Campus Climate Survey.• I collaborate with colleagues across the University to craft and implement strategies to reduce discrimination, harassment, and retaliation and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.• I analyze and forecast impacts of proposed legislation as part of NMSU’s Strike Force.

• I served as the Title IX Coordinator, ADA Coordinator, DHR Administrator, and Clery Director, leading the Title IX and Inclusion office as well as all compliance initiatives for Title IX, ADA, and all other EEO/DHR laws on campus.• I served as a subject matter expert for diversity, inclusion, and equity, including best practices and compliance for senior leadership and the university community, and represented the university at the 2022 CSU system-wide Chief Diversity Officer conference.• I chaired the ADA Coordinating Committee and served on the President’s Advisory Council for Inclusive Excellence, President’s Planning and Policy Counsel, Campus Climate Survey Committee, and the advisory board for the Center for Multicultural Engagement.• I revised and codified campus practices for the review of disability, pregnancy, and religious accommodations.• I expanded the Title IX and Inclusion office, increasing focus on alternative resolution and restorative justice.• I collaborated with colleagues across the University to revise and create training resources and to facilitate compliance initiatives.

• I served as a subject matter expert for diversity, inclusion, and equity, including best practices and legal compliance, for senior leadership and the university community.• I coordinated with stakeholders across the campus to identify and address diversity, inclusion, and equity concerns and developing issues.• I conducted investigations of complaints under CSU policies related to discrimination, harassment, retaliation, stalking, sexual assault, and sexual misconduct, managing cases through all stages of the investigation process.• I mediated disputes and negotiated settlement agreements.• I participated in multiple inclusion and equity committees and teams, including the team responsible for crafting and implementing the 2020 Campus Climate Survey, the Committee for Multicultural Engagement and, an Inclusive Excellence Action Team.• I served as the interim ADA Coordinator from August through November 2020, providing oversight on best practices and policies related to the ADA.• I crafted and presented training for internal stakeholders on CSU policies and best practices related to diversity, inclusion, and equity.• I prepared responses to the Department of Education on behalf of the University.• I served as the Interim Title IX Coordinator, ADA Coordinator, DHR Administrator, and Clery Director between February and July 2022.

I investigate complaints filed under university policies related to various legal statutes, including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, ADAAA, ADEA, and EPA. I collaborate with a team in the Office for Inclusion and Equity and other offices and departments to address the changing needs of the university community.

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Investigated allegations of employment discrimination, utilizing interview techniques, applied statistics, and analysis of legal and business documents. Managed a large and diverse caseload with competing deadlines. Wrote legal documents for internal and external stakeholders. Summarized and presented complicated cases to internal stakeholders in both written and verbal formats. Maintained courteous and timely communication with internal and external stakeholders. Negotiated settlements of allegations as a third party. Engaged in training and outreach for external stakeholders. Acquired and maintained a knowledge of Federal employment discrimination law.

Created and implemented a multi-year project for the creation of new archaeological and economical theories in the study of societal collapse under the guidance of Dr. Karl Petruso of UTA. Chosen from a national pool of applicants based on excellence in academics and research. Collaborated with the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago to analyze archaeological assemblages.