Monica Barrett is a member of Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC’s New York City office, and provides legal advice and counsel to colleges and universities in all aspects of higher education law. Monica began her legal career in higher education at Cornell University and later worked at Barnard College, the State University of New York, and Rutgers University. Immediately prior to joining Bond, Monica held the position of Interim Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Rutgers where she was involved with the legal issues relating to the governing boards, faculty and staff employment, athletics, student affairs, campus safety, collective bargaining relationships and overseeing all litigation. In her career as in-house counsel and in private practice, she has managed and/or conducted dozens of investigations involving employment equity, workplace violence, and sexual assault. Monica has been actively involved in NACUA over the years through service on committees and presentations on cyber-bullying, sexual harassment, psychiatric disabilities and the ADA, and faculty and staff discipline. She served on the NACUA Board of Directors from 2012 through 2015. Monica holds a B.A., cum laude, from Wellesley College and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.