Title IX Coordinators
The MASU Title IX Coordinators Committee is comprised of the federally-required campus officers charged with ensuring compliance with Title IX, the federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex. Recently these officers have been best known by the general public for overseeing campus resolutions in cases of sexual assault. The state university Title IX Coordinators have responsibility for responding to allegations of sexual misconduct, dating violence, stalking, and similar issues, as well as sex-based discrimination. Rapidly evolving federal standards make this committee a very active group with regular meetings serving as an opportunity to share information and best practices.
As with all MASU committees, during their convenings, members of the Title IX Coordinators Committee provide insight on the implications of current state and federal policy issues and fiscal dynamics affecting Michigan’s public universities. Traditional and emerging higher education topics and trends are considered from the lens of Title IX, with particular attention paid to how such issues affect campus safety and culture.
Title IX Coordinators
Mary Martinez, Interim Executive Director
Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity
Mt. Pleasant, MI
Mt. Pleasant, MI, MI 48859
(989) 774-3253
marti14m@cmich.edu
Anika Awai-Williams, Interim Title IX Coordinator
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
(734) 487-2202
aawaiwil@emich.edu
Kaitlin Zies, Title IX Coordinator
Big Rapids, MI 49307
(231) 591-2088
KaitlinZies@ferris.edu
Theresa Rowland, Title IX Coordinator and Equity Officer
Allendale, MI 49401
(616) 331-9530
rowlanth@gvsu.edu
Wendy Beach, Director of HR, Risk & Safety
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
(906) 635-2387
wbeach1@lssu.edu
Tanya Jachimiak, Associate Vice President
Office of Civil Rights and the Title IX Education and Compliance
MI 48824
(517) 355-3960
OCR.tanyajachimiak@msu.edu
Melody Werner (Chair), Office of Institutional Equity
Michigan
(517) 353-3922
werner34@msu.edu
Kirsti Arko, Title IX Coordinator
Institutional Equity and Inclusion
Houghton, MI 49931
(906) 487-3310
karko@mtu.edu
Janet Koski, Title IX Coordinator and Equity Officer
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 227-2420
jakoski@nmu.edu
Chad Martinez, Title IX Coordinator
Room 120, Vandenberg Hall 502 Meadow Brook Rd.
Rochester, MI 48309-4401
(248) 370-3496
chadmartinez@oakland.edu
Mamie Thorns, Title IX Coordinator, and Special Assistant to the President for Diversity
University Cente, MI 48710
(989) 964-4068
mtthorns@svsu.edu
Elizabeth Seney, Sr. Associate Director and Title IX Coordinator
Office of Institutional Equity
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734) 763-0235
elefond@umich.edu
Pam Heatlie, Director
Office for Institutional Equity
Dearborn, MI 48128-1491
(313) 593-5190
pheatlie@umich.edu
Tess Barker, Director, Office for Institutional Equity/Title IX Coordinator
221 University Pavilion
Flint, MI 48502
(810) 762-3322
tessba@umich.edu
Kirstie Stroble, Institutional Equity Specialist/Deputy Title IX Coordinator
221 University Pavilion
Flint, Michigan 48502
(810) 237-6517
stroblek@umflint.edu
Brandy Banks, Title IX Compliance Director
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-2855
brandy@wayne.edu
Felicia Crawford, Director, Title IX Compliance
Office of Instutional Equity
1903 West Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5203
(269) 387-6323
felicia.crawford@wmich.edu