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TITLE IX COORDINATOR TRAINING

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

Melissa CarletonMelissa Carleton is Partner and Higher Education Chair at Bricker Graydon LLP. She is also the Vice President for Education and a Senior Consultant with her firm’s affiliate, INCompliance Consulting.   

As an attorney for colleges and universities, she handles matters involving student affairs, student conduct, disability accommodations, student confidentiality, policies, contracts, governance, accreditation, and employment matters. She takes a practical proactive approach to legal issues and much prefers training thoughtfully at the outset over “expensive professional development” (also known as litigation and OCR investigations). Melissa has a special interest in civil rights law, and in particulate Title IX. As a consultant, she conducts impartial investigations, hearings, and compliance reviews under both the 2020 and 2024 Title IX regulations. She is a regular speaker at national conferences, a guest speaker in academic settings, and a strong supporter of NACUA’s collegial educational community. 

Melissa has a Bachelor’s in Music Education from The Ohio State University, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. She lives in Upper Arlington, Ohio with her husband (also a lawyer), two children, two dogs, two cats, and a leopard gecko. The gecko is the only one that doesn’t cause any trouble. 

Lucy FranceLucy France received her B.A. from the University of California-Berkeley and her J.D. from the University of Montana School of Law, with honors, where she served as co-editor of the Montana Public Land Law Review, and was a member of the Moot Court team receiving the American College of Trial Lawyers Medal for Excellence in Advocacy at the National Moot Court Competition. After clerking for the Honorable James F. Battin of the United States District Court for the District of Montana, she was an associate and became a partner with the law firm Garlington, Lohn & Robinson. Lucy has over two decades of experience representing clients in litigation and transactional matters. Lucy served as the Director of Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action at the University before becoming the University’s General Counsel. She has served as a leader of many university initiatives. She was the 2019 recipient of the J.B. Speer Award for Distinguished Administrative Service at the University of Montana. She serves as a clinical supervisor and adjunct instructor for the Alexander Blewett III School of Law. Lucy is an active member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), where she has served on the board of directors, and has co-chaired and served on many committees. She is a frequent presenter at conferences on topics related to higher education, employment and discrimination law. 

 

Bindu JayneBindu Jayne currently serves as the Title IX Coordinator at Swarthmore College, where she is charged with coordinating the College’s centralized review, investigation, and resolution of reports of sexual assault and harassment and gender-based inequity.  For over fifteen years, Ms. Jayne has worked in the equity and diversity space in higher education at such institutions as the University of Delaware, Appalachian State University, and Rowan University. Ms. Jayne is also a co-founder of Sage Education Consulting, LLC which provides Title IX-related investigation, adjudication, and policy drafting services to higher education clients. Prior to her work in higher education, Ms. Jayne began her legal career as an associate in the Philadelphia office of Morgan Lewis.  Ms. Jayne received a B.A. in government from Cornell University, magna cum laude, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.