Meet the Team
The Office of Equity and Compliance staff are available Monday through Friday, 8am - 5pm. If you have questions, would like to make a report or need assistance, you may contact any of our staff listed below. If outside of office hours and in need of immediate assistance, please call 911 or contact the University Police Department at 907-786-1120.
Sara Childress, M.S.W.
Director of OEC, Title IX Coordinator, and 504 Coordinator
(907) 786-6086
sgchildress@alaska.edu
Ben Stevens, J.D.
Lead Civil Rights Investigator & Deputy Title IX Coordinator
(907) 786-4788
bjstevens3@alaska.edu
Ryan Wark, B.A.
Civil Rights & Title IX Investigator
(907) 786-4680
mrwark@alaska.edu
Staff Training Information
- Sara's Trainings
- I July 2024 I ATIXA
- So the Title IX Rule is Enjoined in Your State... What You Need to Know I July 2024 I Grand River Solutions
- Empowering Employees to Directly Confront Harassment Issues at Work I July 2024 I EEOC
- Alternative Resolutions in Title IX I April 2024 I Dan Schorr LLC
- I August 2023 I NACCOP
- Title IX and BIT Working Together I December 2022 I Institutional Compliance Solutions
- UA Disability Services Conference I November 2022 I UA DSS
- I July 2022 I ATIXA
- I June 2022 I ATIXA
- I March 2022 I TNG Consulting
- I February 2022 I ATIXA
- Investigative Strategy & Best Practices I November 2021 I Joseph Vincent, M.L.S. & Alisha Carter Harris, M.S.
- I September 2021 I TNG Consulting
- Title IX in a Post Regulatory World I October 2020 I Grand River Solutions
- | January 2020 | TNG Consulting
- | January 2020 | ATIXA
- Title VII Training | December 2019 | TNG Consulting
- Title IX Coordinator Training & Certification | July 2018 |Academic Impressions
- Trauma Informed Sexual Assault Investigation & Victim Interviewing | May 2018 | APSC
- Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault | May 2018 | DVSA
- Ben's Trainings
- I July 2024 I ATIXA
- So the Title IX Rule is Enjoined in Your State... What You Need to Know I July 2024 I Grand River Solutions
- Empowering Employees to Directly Confront Harassment Issues at Work I July 2024 I EEOC
- Alternative Resolutions in Title IX I April 2024 I Dan Schorr LLC
- APLU Title IX Webinar: What Public Universities Need to Know I April 2024 I APLU
- I April 2024 I ATIXA
- I April 2024 I ATIXA
- I April 2024 I ATIXA
- I January 2023 I ATIXA
- I December 2023 I Dan Schorr LLC
- DS Access Event - Deaf Navigator Presentation: Deaf Culture I October 2023 I UA DSS
- DS Access Event - Case Review with OCR I September 2023 I UA DSS
- I August 2023 I NACCOP
- I June 2023 I ATIXA
- I June 2023 I ATIXA
- I June 2023 I Thompson & Horton
- Beyond the Handbook: Recent Developments in Clery Act Compliance I May 2023 I NACCOP
- Clery Act Webinar Series #7: Violence Against Women Act I April 2023 I NACCOP
- I March 2023 I A Better Balance
- I March 2023 I NACCOP
- I March 2023 I Dan Schorr LLC
- I March 2023 I Perkins Coie
- I January 2023 I Institutional Compliance Solutions
- Title IX and BIT Working Together I December 2022 I Institutional Compliance Solutions
- UA Disability Services Conference I November 2022 I UA DSS
- Disabilities Awareness and Solutions for an Inclusive Work Environment- CBPP DEI&B Workshop I October 2022 I 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 CBPP
- #Oopsisms - CBPP DEI&B Workshop I October 2022 I 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 CBPP
- Pregnancy Discrimination Updates I October 2022 I NACUA
- Title IX and Civil Rights - Conducting Timely Investigation and Hearings I September 2022 I Dan Schorr LLC
- I September 2022 I ATIXA
- I August 2022 I ATIXA
- I July 2022 I ATIXA
- I June 2022 I ATIXA
- 2022 Draft Title IX Regulations: A Summary I June 2022 I Grand River Solutions
- I June 2022 I TNG Consulting
- I June 2022 I ATIXA
- I March 2022 I TNG Consulting
- I March 2022 I EEOC Training Institute
- I March 2022 I TNG Consulting
- I February 2022 I ATIXA
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee I February 2022 I Judge Thomas R. Mulroy, Ret. Mediator, Arbitrator Resolute Systems, LLC
- I January 2022 I Institutional Compliance Solutions
- Illinois CLE Sexual Harassment Prevention I December 2021 I Sukrat Baber, J.D.
- Illinois CLE Advanced Legal Writing I December 2021 I Kathleen Dillion Narko, Clinical Professor of Law
- Investigative Strategy & Best Practices I November 2021 I Joseph Vincent, M.L.S. & Alisha Carter Harris, M.S.
- I November 2021 I ATIXA
- NCBI Social Inclusion & Equity Workshop I November 2021 I 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 NCBI
- I October 2021 I ATIXA
- I October 2021 I ATIXA
- I October 2021 I ATIXA
- I September 2021 I TNG Consulting
- Ryan's Trainings
- So the Title IX Rule is Enjoined in Your State... What You Need to Know I July 2024 I Grand River Solutions
- Empowering Employees to Directly Confront Harassment Issues at Work I July 2024 I EEOC
- Alternative Resolutions in Title IX I April 2024 I Dan Schorr LLC
- APLU Title IX Webinar: What Public Universities Need to Know I April 2024 I APLU
- I April 2024 I ATIXA
- I April 2024 I ATIXA
- I April 2024 I ATIXA
- I January 2023 I ATIXA
- I December 2023 I Dan Schorr LLC
- DS Access Event - Case Review with OCR I September 2023 I UA DSS
- I August 2023 I NACCOP
- Decision Makers
The University of Alaska system utilizes the for Title IX hearings. All of the Judges that are assigned as Decision Makers use the following training:
- I April 2022 I Grand River Solutions
Title IX Liaisons
There are Title IX liaisons at each satellite campus of 老澳门六合彩开奖记录. The liaisons can assist by providing information on Title IX, including the reporting process and supports available. They can provide assistance in making a Title IX report to the Office of Equity and Compliance at 老澳门六合彩开奖记录, or provide confidential resources available for their campus.
Interim Assistant Director of Student Affairs
(907) 834-1632
smstites@alaska.edu
Student Services Director/Registrar
(907) 262-0314
scrinearson@alaska.edu
Student Services Manager/Senior Advisor
(907) 235-1655
nejohnson2@alaska.edu
Administrative Assistant to the Director
(907) 486-1219
sdchichenoff@alaska.edu
Director of Academic Affairs, Assistant Director of Mat-Su College
(907) 746-9316
rebecca.steffenson@alaska.edu