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Title IX and Gender Equity Committee

Membership:  Faculty Athletics Representative, Senior Woman Administrator, 1 male head coach, 1 female head coach, Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) President, Vice President and Athletics Director or designee, President Office designee, Chief of Institutional Culture and Title IX Coordinator, Community member, staff senate representative, student representative from athletics, Finance and Administration Representative, Associate General Counsel - ex-officio.  The students serving should be diverse in gender and ethnicity.

Description: This committee will serve as an advisory body to the President on issues related to Title IX and gender equity in APSU’s intercollegiate athletics programs; to field requests from campus and the community regarding the addition of sports; to develop an effective method of surveying skills, interests and abilities (the 3rd prong) and annually evaluate those survey results; to routinely monitor and document participation levels of the underrepresented sex sports programs; to conduct an annual review of the gender equity plan; to provide review, direction, and support in the development of plans to enhance gender equity in athletics and compliance with Title IX; and to educate campus on gender equity issues.

(Approver: Vice President for Legal Affairs)

2023-2024  Membership

Name Area Department Service Term
Niesha Campbell Senior Woman Administrator Athletics Permanent
Jennifer Thayer Faculty, Athletics Representative Accounting, Finance, and Economics 2023-2026
Ross Brown 1 male head coach Athletics 2023-2024
Brittany Young, Chair 1 female head coach Athletics 2023-2024
Kelsey Mead SAAC President Athletics Permanent
Gerald Harrison Athletics Director (or designee) Athletics Permanent
Carol Clark President’s Office, designee President’s Office Permanent
LaNeeça Williams Title IX Coordinator Affirmative Action Permanent
Paula Hallett Community Member paula.hallett@cdelightband.net 2023-2024
Jessica D'Alimonte Staff Senate Representative College of Business 2023-2024
Maggie Keenan Student Representative from Athletics Student Representative 2023-2024
Fonda Fields Finance and Administration Representative Human Resources 2023-2024
Corey Harkey Associate General Counsel Office of Legal Affairs Permanent

If you have questions, concerns, or would like more information about the Title IX and Gender Equity Committee, please contact:

Brittany Young, Chair 
Email: youngb@apsu.edu