Training Materials

Title IX Training

Here is a list of training and materials, courses, and presentations used in the training of the Title IX Team on the De Anza College campus. Federal Title IX regulations require schools to list all training materials used to train the school's Title IX personnel beginning August 14, 2020.

• Title IX Coordinator

  Laureen Balducci

  • "Trauma, Brain Science & Title IX Complaints," presented by Dr. Chris Wilson and Liz DeChellis, T9 Mastered webinar, April 19, 2023.
  • "Conducting Investigative Interviews," Dan Schorr, LLC webinar, December 15, 2021.
  • "Title IX and Bias Series," Grand River Solutions webinars, August 26, September 15, October 13, November 10, December 8, 2021.
  • "The Nuts and Bolts of Investigating Title IX Complaints," presented by Deborah Maddux, Liz Paris , Keith Rohman, Nora Rohman, and Cathleen Watkins, T9 Mastered Essentials Workshop, July 20 & 21, 2021.
  • "Level Five Coordinator Training - Bias and Cultural Competencies," presented by Scott Lewis and Leah Reynolds, ATIXA webinar, March 17 & 18, 2021.
  • "SPOO (Severe, Pervasive, Objectively Offensive) or Not SPOO? That is the Question," presented by Ryan Thompson, J.D. and Brett Sokolow, J.D., ATIXA webinar, December 9, 2020.
  • "NaBITA Violence Risk Assessment for Title IX," presented by Scott Lewis, Jeff Solomon, and Brian Van Brun, ATIXA webinar, November 5, 2020.
  • "Title IX Hearing Advisors 1/2 day Training & Certification Course," Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) training, ATIXA webinar, September 30, 2020.
  • "Keeping Focus: Reviewing Clery Act Requirements in Light of New Title IX Regulations," presented by Renee Coperwheat, SUNY Center webinar, June 2020.
  • "2020 Title IX Regulations Implementation Training and Certification Course," presented by Brett Sokolow, J.D. and Leslee Morris, J.D., ATIXA webinar, June 2020.
  • "New Title IX Regulations," presented by Brett Sokolow, J.D., Daniel Swinton, J.D., W. Scott Lewis and Saundra K. Schuster, ATIXA training webinar, May 2020.
  • "Title IX Training," presented by Bec Baligad, J.D., Cara Hardin, J.D., and Jill Thomas, J.D., Academic Impressions webinar, May 2020.
  • "Keeping Focus: Reviewing Clery Act Requirements," presented by Renee Copperwheat, SUNY webinar, May 2020.
  • "2020 Title IX Regs Overview: Commitment Beyond Compliance for Colleges and Universities," presented by Brett Sokolow, J.D., Daniel Swinton, J.D., W. Scott Lewis and Saundra K. Schuster, ATIXA training webinar, May 2020.
  • "Case Law: Recent Major Cases," presented by W. Scott Lewis, NCHERM Group training, Coldwater, FL, February 2020.
  • "Title IX Legislative Report," presented by John Wesley Lowery, Ph.D., NCHERM Group training, Coldwater, FL, February 2020.
  • "Campuses and the Courts," presented by W. Scott Lewis, NCHERM Group training, Coldwater, FL, February 2020.
  • "Big Picture Title IX Landscape Panel/Case Law Immersion Parts I and II," presented by W. Scott Lewis and Saundra K. Schuster, NCHERM Group training, Coldwater, FL, February 2020.
  • "Sexual Harassment and Abusive Conduct Training," presented by Carmen Plaza de Jennings and Jayne Benz Chipman, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA, May 2019.
  • "Title IX Enforcement: A Lifeline for LGBTQ Students," presented by Eliza Byard, Ph.D., ATIXA/SCOPE Joint National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 2017.
  • "Roles and Best Practices of Title IX Coordinators in Varied Institutional Settings," presented by Julia Dunn, M.A., Leah Gutkecht, MBA, and Sharon Perry-Fantini, Ph.D., ATIXA/SCOPE Joint National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 2017.
  • "How to Not Get Sued: Lessons Learned and Best Practices Gleaned from Title IX Respondent Litigation," presented by Matt Kaiser, Patricia M. Hamill and Andrew T. Miltenberg, ATIXA/SCOPE Joint National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 2017.
  • "Training for Title IX Investigators," presented by Sue Ann Van Dermyden, Esq., and Deborah Maddux, Esq., T9 Mastered training, Monterey, CA, June 2017.
  • "A Discussion of Title IX, Clery and Related Issues," presented by Dr. Juan Avalos, Dr. Linda Fontanilla, Pilar Moring and David Urban, Association of CA Community College Administrators (ACCCA) Annual Conference, February 2017.
  • "Title IX Coordinator and Administrator Training and Certification Level One," presented by Brett Sokolow, J.D. and Leslee Morris, J.D., ATIXA/SCOPE Joint National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 2016.
  • "Civil Rights Investigator Training Certification Course," Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) training, San Diego, CA, May 2015.
  • "Seven Common Title IX Mistakes: How to Train Faculty on Sexual Harassment Compliance,” presented by Daniel Swinton, J.D, Ed.D., Innovative Educators online training, September 2014.
    
    

  Materials used for many of these trainings can be found on the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) website at https://atixa.org/2020-regulations-requirement-posting-of-training-materials/  

  T9 Mastered Essentials Workshop training materials.

• Title IX Advisors

  Stacy Chapman
  

  • "Title IX and Bias Series," Grand River Solutions webinars, August 26 and September 15, 2021.
    
  • "The Nuts and Bolts of Investigating Title IX Complaints," presented by Deborah Maddux, Liz Paris , Keith Rohman, Nora Rohman, and Cathleen Watkins, T9 Mastered Essentials Workshop, May 18 & 19, 2021.
  • "NaBITA Violence Risk Assessment for Title IX," presented by Scott Lewis, Jeff Solomon, and Brian Van Brun, ATIXA webinar, November 5, 2020.
  • "Title IX Hearing Advisors 1/2 day Training & Certification Course," Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) training, ATIXA webinar, September 30, 2020.
  • "Civil Rights Investigator Training Certification Course," Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) training, 2019 - 2020.
    

  
  Bidya Subedi

  • "Trauma, Brain Science & Title IX Complaints," presented by Dr. Chris Wilson and Liz DeChellis, T9 Mastered webinar, April 19, 2023.
  • "The Nuts and Bolts of Investigating Title IX Complaints," presented by Deborah Maddux, Liz Paris , Keith Rohman, Nora Rohman, and Cathleen Watkins, T9 Mastered Essentials Workshop, May 18 & 19, 2021.
  • "NaBITA Violence Risk Assessment for Title IX," presented by Scott Lewis, Jeff Solomon, and Brian Van Brun, ATIXA webinar, November 5, 2020.
  • "Title IX Hearing Advisors 1/2 day Training & Certification Course," Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) training, ATIXA webinar, September 30, 2020.
  • "Civil Rights Investigator Training Certification Course," Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) training, 2019 - 2020.

  
  Marco Tovar

  • "Trauma, Brain Science & Title IX Complaints," presented by Dr. Chris Wilson and Liz DeChellis, T9 Mastered webinar, April 19, 2023.
  • "The Nuts and Bolts of Investigating Title IX Complaints," presented by Deborah Maddux, Liz Paris , Keith Rohman, Nora Rohman, and Cathleen Watkins, T9 Mastered Essentials Workshop, May 18 & 19, 2021.
  • "NaBITA Violence Risk Assessment for Title IX," presented by Scott Lewis, Jeff Solomon, and Brian Van Brun, ATIXA webinar, November 5, 2020.
  • "Title IX Hearing Advisors 1/2 day Training & Certification Course," Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) training, ATIXA webinar, September 30, 2020.
  • "Civil Rights Investigator Training Certification Course," Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) training, 2019 - 2020.
    
    

  Materials used for many of these trainings can be found on the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) website at https://atixa.org/2020-regulations-requirement-posting-of-training-materials/  

  T9 Mastered Essentials Workshop training materials.

• Title IX Assistant

  Laura Watson

  • "Trauma, Brain Science & Title IX Complaints," presented by Dr. Chris Wilson and Liz DeChellis, T9 Mastered webinar, April 19, 2023.
  • "Reluctant Complainants," presented by Leah Reynolds and Scott Lewis, ATIXA webinar, October 28, 2022.
  • "Title IX and Bias Series," Grand River Solutions webinars, August 26, September 15, October 13, November 10, December 8, 2021.
  • "The Nuts and Bolts of Investigating Title IX Complaints," presented by Deborah Maddux, Liz Paris , Keith Rohman, Nora Rohman, and Cathleen Watkins, T9 Mastered Essentials Workshop, May 18 & 19, 2021.
  • "The Intersection of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Title IX," presented by Araina Muniz, Leah Reynolds, Sheilah Vance, and Araina Muniz, ATIXA webinar, March 5, 2021.
  • "SPOO (Severe, Pervasive, Objectively Offensive) or Not SPOO? That is the Question," presented by Ryan Thompson, J.D. and Brett Sokolow, J.D., ATIXA webinar, December 9, 2020.
  • "NaBITA Violence Risk Assessment for Title IX," presented by Scott Lewis, Jeff Solomon, and Brian Van Brun, ATIXA webinar, November 5, 2020.
  • "Title IX Hearing Advisors 1/2 day Training & Certification Course," Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) training, ATIXA webinar, September 30, 2020.
  • "What Administrators & Adjudicators Should Know About Campus Sexual Assault," CA CCCO & Attorney General, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA, November 2, 2018.
  • "Campus Sexual Assault Training," Department of Justice (DOJ), Cañada College, Redwood City, February 27, 2017.
  • "Trauma Informed Sexual Assault Investigations," EVAWIntl.org, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, February 8 - 9, 2017.
  • Campus Sexual Assault, DV/Dating Violence & Stalking Training," Department of Justice (DOJ), Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, February 29 & March 1, 2016.
  • "Civil Rights Investigator Training Certification Course," Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) training, San Francisco, CA, January 14-15, 2016.
  • "Bringing Our Communities Together for Effictive Compliance with Title IX, Cleary and SaVE," Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Oakland, CA, July 2015.
    
    

  Materials used for many of these trainings can be found on the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) website. 

  T9 Mastered Essentials Workshop training materials.

• Judicial Affairs Administrator

  Michele LeBleu-Burns

  • "NaBITA Violence Risk Assessment for Title IX," presented by Scott Lewis, Jeff Solomon, and Brian Van Brun, ATIXA webinar, November 5, 2020.
  • "Civil Rights Investigator Training Certification Course," Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) training, Santa Clara, CA, June 2019.
  • Campus Sexual Assault, DV/Dating Violence & Stalking Training," Department of Justice (DOJ), Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, February 29 & March 1, 2016.

• Title IX Hearing Chairs

  Nazy Galoyan, Lisa Mandy, Eric Mendoza
  

  • "Title IX Hearing Officer & Decision-Maker Course," Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) training, ATIXA webinar, Fall 2020.

  Materials used for many of these trainings can be found on the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) website at https://atixa.org/2020-regulations-requirement-posting-of-training-materials/ 

• Decision-Makers

  Rob Mieso, Vice President of Student Services

  • "What Administrators & Adjudicators Should Know About Campus Sexual Assault," CA CCCO & Attorney General, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA, November 2, 2018.
  • Campus Sexual Assault, DV/Dating Violence & Stalking Training," Department of Justice (DOJ), Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, February 29 & March 1, 2016.
  • "Civil Rights Investigator Training Certification Course," Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) training, San Francisco, CA, January 14-15, 2016.
  • "Bringing Our Communities Together for Effictive Compliance with Title IX, Cleary and SaVE," Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Oakland, CA, July 2015.