Role of Title IX Leadership Team

• Ensure compliance with federal law, rules, recommendations, and advisements
• Recommend new policy and methods for implementing policy
• Provide leadership and direction for all Title IX activities, and related strategic efforts for prevention of sex and gender-based discrimination.
• In case of sexual harassment, assault, violence, and stalking (leading to sex- and gender-based discrimination), members of the team:
  • Advocate
  • Investigate
  • Determine if conditions exist(ed) and make discipline and related recommendations

Title IX Coordinator

Dr. Alec Testa
Ass0ciate Professor of Counseling/ Chair, Dept. of Counseling & Professional Studies
Counseling & Professional Studies
amtesta@saumag.edu
870-235-4236 (Office)
MSC 9408
Building/Office: Cross (CRS) 110
Slot Number: 24

Responsibilities:
The Title IX Coordinator is the designated university official with primary responsibility for coordinating the university’s compliance with Title IX. This includes providing leadership for Title IX activities; providing consultation, education and training; and helping to ensure the university responds appropriately, effectively and equitably to Title IX issues.

Deputy Coordinators

Eunice Walker
Director of Student Support Services and Executive TRIO Director
Student Support Services

eewalker@saumag.edu
https://web.saumag.edu/support/
870-235-5113 (Office)
MSC 9270
Building/Office: Wilson (WIL) 122
Slot Number: 32

Raymond Adams
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Behavioral & Social Sciences

raymondadams@saumag.edu
870-235-4208 (Office)
MSC 9293
Building/Office: Peace (PCE) 128
Slot Number: 51

Melody Mayo
Graduate Recruiter/Coordinator of Special Projects
Graduate Studies

mamayo@saumag.edu
http://www.saumag.edu/gradstudies/
870-235-4167 (Office)
870-235-5227 (Fax)
MSC 9302
Building/Office: Nelson (NEL) 227
Slot Number: 33

Jennifer TurnerAssistant Professor of Social Work
Behavioral & Social Sciences

jlturner@saumag.edu
https://web.saumag.edu/lpa/departments/bss/
870-235-4234 (Office)
870-235-5239 (Fax)
MSC 9293
Building/Office: Peace (PCE) 122
Slot Number: 51

Carey Baker
Dean of Students
Student Life

careybaker@saumag.edu
870-235-4041 (Office)
MSC 9421
Building/Office: Donald W Reynolds (DWR) 101
Slot Number: 56

Kasey Richardson
Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Women’s Administrator/Compliance Coordinator
Admissions, Athletics

klrichardson@saumag.edu
870-235-5387 (Office)
870-235-4180 (Secondary)
MSC 9266
Building/Office: HKR-Brown Complex (HKR) 119, Overstreet (OVR) 217
Slot Number: 8

Kandice Herron
Assistant Dean of Campus Activities
Student Activities

klsmith@saumag.edu
870-235-4925 (Office)
MSC 9146
Building/Office: Donald W Reynolds (DWR) 201
Slot Number: 56

Bradley Stout
Director of University Emergency Systems / Student Affairs Facilities
Reynolds Center

btstout@saumag.edu
870-235-5355 (Office)
MSC 9445
Building/Office: Donald W Reynolds (DWR)
Slot Number: 56

Shelly Whaley
Associate Dean of Enrollment Services
Admissions

sbwhaley@saumag.edu
http://www.saumag.edu/advising
870-235-5134 (Office)
870-235-5072 (Fax)
MSC 9382
Building/Office: Overstreet (OVR) 220
Slot Number: 8

Deborah Wilson
Chair, Dept. of Behavioral & Social Sciences/Associate Professor of Psychology
Behavioral & Social Sciences

djwilson@saumag.edu
http://web.saumag.edu/lpa/depts/bss/
870-235-4324 (Office)
870-235-5239 (Fax)
MSC 9293
Building/Office: Peace (PCE) 114
Slot Number: 51