Speakers - National Conference on Law and Higher Education
2019 Speakers
Beverly Ledbetter
Senior Counsel for Brown University
Bill Thro
General Counsel of the University of Kentucky
Brent Ericson
Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Offices of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity for George Mason University
Cathy Cocks
Director of Community Standards for the University of Connecticut
Charles P. Rose
Shareholder at Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose, Ltd.
Charlie H. Rose
Professor of Excellence in Trial Advocacy and Director of the Center for Excellence in Advocacy at Stetson University College of Law
Chuck Carletta
Vice President and Chief of Staff at Sienna College
Courtney Cioffredi
Title IX Coordinator for Champlain College
Davis O’Guinn
Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Indiana State University
Debbie Osgood
Partner in Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose, Ltd.’s Education Practice
Deborah Hunter
Associate Professor and Higher Education and Student Affairs Administrator at the University of Vermont
Elizabeth Brenner
Protect Students Abroad
George McClellan
Associate Professor of Higher Education at University of Mississippi
Gordon Gee
President of West Virginia University
Jacob Rooksby
Dean of Gonzaga University School of Law
Jahanna Azarian
EVERFI Fellow & Graduate Assistant for the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson Law
Jean Demchak
Managing Director at Marsh, Inc.
Jen Day Shaw
Senior Fellow at NASPA
Jennifer Hammat
Title IX Coordinator at George Mason University
Jim Haggerty
President and CEO of PRCG | Haggerty LLC, Founder of CrisisResponsePro.com
Jim Kessler
Disability services in higher education specialist
Jim Newberry
Lead Attorney of Higher Education Team at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jody Shipper
Co-founder of Project IX, Inc.
John Przypyszny
Partner at Drinker Biddle
Johnathan Tarnow
Partner at Drinker Biddle
Joshua Bosin
Partner at Holland & Knight
KB Melear
Professor of Higher Education and Affiliate Faculty in the School of Law at the University of Mississippi
Judge Ken Starr
Former U.S. Solicitor General and Federal Court of Appeals Judge
Laura Rothstein
Director of Research and Faculty Excellence, Professor of Law and Distinguished University Scholar
Lou Guard
Vice President and General Counsel at Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Mercy Roberg
Director of the Office of Professional Education at Stetson University College of Law
Oren Griffin
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Professor of Law at Mercer University School of Law
Peter F. Lake
Conference Chair
Charles A. Dana Chair, Professor of Law, and Director of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University College Law
Ros Thackurdeen
Protect Students Abroad
S. Daniel Carter
Safety Advisors for Educational Campuses, LLC
Susan Deniker
Attorney at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Taylor Sinclair
System Director of Title IX for Nebraska State College System
Will Creeley
Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Advocacy for FIRE