Hope Murphy Tyehimba is an Associate General Counsel in the Office of the Vice President and General Counsel at The Johns Hopkins University, where she is a member of the Student Affairs and Employment Matters and the Healthcare and Research Practice Groups.  At Hopkins, Hope advises on matters involving students and employees, including, discrimination, harassment and retaliation, affirmative action, privacy issues, discipline, sexual misconduct and violence, disability-related accommodations, workplace safety, policy review, and contract review and development.  Prior to joining Hopkins, Hope served as general counsel at North Carolina Central University, a constituent institution in the University of North Carolina System, where she was chief legal advisor to the Board of Trustees, chancellor, vice chancellors and other senior campus administrators. Hope’s other experiences in higher education include serving in assistant general counsel roles at NCCU, North Carolina State University and East Carolina University. Before transitioning to higher education, Hope worked as an assistant attorney general at the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office and as a senior associate in private practice.  Hope received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Political Science from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Juris Doctorate degree from The University of North Carolina School of Law, where she was a member of the Holderness Moot Court, a recipient of the Gressman & Pollitt Oral Advocacy Award and a member of The Order of Barristers. 

Patty Petrowski currently serves as Associate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel in the Office of the Vice President and General Counsel at the University of Michigan.  In that role, Patricia helps to oversee 14 attorneys and five paralegals and provides legal support to the University on a broad range of issues including Title IX and the Clery Act. Prior to joining the Office of the Vice President and General Counsel, Patricia was a partner with a large Chicago law firm, where she worked from 2000-2014. As a partner in the firm's complex litigation group, she litigated, arbitrated, and tried cases involving a variety of subject matters, with significant experience representing major research universities and academic medical centers. Patricia received a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School. She received a bachelor's degree with High Honors in Political Economy from Michigan State University and was elected Phi Beta Kappa.  

Josh Richards is a partner at the Philadelphia office of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, where he is the Vice-Chair of the firm's Higher Education Practice, which has handled hundreds of matters involving Title IX and related issues for colleges, universities, and K-12 schools. Josh approaches his Title IX work and other matters involving litigation, compliance and/or government investigations from a mission-driven perspective and strives to provide practical advice that protects institutions without compromising their ability to fulfill their primary purposes. Josh brings this approach to matters involving employment disputes, student conduct, faculty relations, board governance, financial exigency, accreditation, minors on campus, and civil tort claims, including student death and abuse matters. In addition, he regularly conducts on-site training sessions for higher education clients regarding compliance with civil rights laws and the Clery Act. Josh is a graduate of Middlebury College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He is currently nearing the end of a three-year term (FY 2019-2022) on the NACUA Board of Directors and is on NACUA's Committee on Program for Annual Conference.