Office of Equal Opportunity and Access
All of the staff within the Office of Investigation and Civil Rights Compliance are Designated Reporters.
Nicole Commissiong
Associate Vice President, Chief Civil Rights Officer, & Title IX Coordinator
Office of the President
oicrc@uoregon.edu
Beth Froehling
Director of Investigations and Chief Deputy Title IX Coordinator
541-346-8795
bethf@uoregon.edu
The Office of Investigation and Civil Rights Compliance also retains the services of external investigators as needed and appropriate.
Deputy Title IX Coordinators
All deputy Title IX Coordinators are Designated Reporters.
Deputy Title IX Coordinators serve an integral function in supporting the work of the Title IX Office among various constituencies and across campuses. Reports of gender discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual violence can be made directly to Deputy Title IX Coordinators, who will connect students and employees with appropriate resources as well as the Title IX Coordinator. Deputy Title IX Coordinators are Designated Reporters.
Deputy Title IX Coordinators can may also assist with training on Title IX reporting obligations, can serve as a resource for questions and concerns related to Title IX policies and processes procedures, and can connect individuals with accommodations and resources both on and off campus. Deputy Title IX Coordinators meet regularly with the Title IX Coordinator to discuss concerns related to their constituencies and bring important issues to the attention of senior leadership.
Deputy Title IX Coordinators
Connie Brady, Deputy for Lundquist College of Business
Associate Dean
Lundquist College of Business
541-346-3496
cbrady@uoregon.edu
Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann, Director for Equity and Inclusion
Assistant Dean for Administration
College of Education
541-346-5407
dcarriza@uoregon.edu
Nedzer Erilus, Director of Housing for Residence Life & Educational Initiatives
University Housing
541-346-7503
nerilus@uoregon.edu
Jimmy L. Howard PhD., Deputy for Undergraduate Studies
Assistant Dean of Students for Prevention and Response
Office of the Dean of Students
541-346-1134
jhoward8@uoregon.edu
Valerie Johnson, Deputy Athletic Director
Intercollegiate Athletics
vjohns10@uoregon.edu
Sarah Keiski, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
School of Law
541-346-1810
skeiski@uoregon.edu
Sarah Kutten, Deputy for UO Portland
Director of Students Services
UO Portland
503-412-3704
skutten@uoregon.edu
tia north, Deputy for Graduate Studies
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Division of Graduate Studies
541-346-5129
deigradstudies@uoregon.edu
Pronouns: she/they
Anna Schmidt, Deputy for SSEM
Associate Vice President & Chief of Staff
Student Services and Enrollment Management
541-346-2674
schmidta@uoregon.edu
Maya Watts, Education Program Coordinator
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
541-346-7277
mwolf1@uoregon.edu
Appellate Officers for Title IX Student Investigations
All appellate officers are Designated Reporters.
Appellate Officers are tasked to review final outcomes from OEOA processes under the Standard Operating Procedures: Student Misconduct.
Appellate Officers receive training on TIX, sexual harassment and sexual violence, procedural due process, and administrative review. Appellate Officers review student conduct cases for procedural fairness and error, potential bias, sufficiency of information, whether sanctions were commensurate with findings, and new information not known previously that could alter the outcome.
Currently Serving Appeals Officers
- Yvette Alex-Assensoh, PhD/J.D., Vice President of Equity and Inclusion
- Jennifer Espinola, J.D., Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Law School Dean of Students
- Grand River Solutions, External Appeals Officer
- Chelle Haynes, External Appeals Officer
- Valerie Johnson, Deputy Athletics Director, Senior Woman Administrator, and Deputy Title IX Coordinator
- Sarah Keiski, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, School of Law
- Anna Schmidt, Associate Vice-President & Chief of Staff, Student Services and Enrollment Management
- Sandy Weintraub, Senate Secretary and Advisor to the President
Support for Students
Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (OEOA) staff work closely with partners in the Care and Advocacy Program (CAP) in the Office of the Dean of Students to support students. The team of CAP Confidential Advocates provides free and confidential support to students who have experienced sex and gender-based harassment and violence. Students may access free and confidential support via the SAFE website and 24-hour hotline. For information about all of the available resources, both confidential and non-confidential, please visit OEOA's resource page.
Information for students accused of sex and gender-based harassment and violence is available via the Respondent Resources page. Free and confidential support is available from the Respondent Resource Coordinator.