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Tempe, AZ-based Erin Ellison as Director of Office of Equity and Inclusion
About the Company
Arizona State University is ranked as one of the top 100 research universities in the world. Since 2002, the university`s mission has been to create a new model for higher education in the United States, one that meets the challenges of the 21st century. This New American University is measured by who it includes, not who it excludes; pursues research and discovery that benefits the public good; and assumes major responsibility for the economic, social, and cultural vitality and health and well-being of the communities it serves.
About the Person
Erin R. Ellison is the Director of Office of Equity and Inclusion at Arizona State University, effective August 31, 2015. In her new role in the area of employment compliance, Ellison ensures an equitable and inclusive workplace environment for faculty, staff and students. Ellison joined Arizona State University in September 2014 as a senior equal employment opportunity (EEO) consultant. In that role, she worked on complaint investigations, trainings, conflict resolutions and EEO-related law and policy application. She has extensive experience in investigations, affirmative action, mediation and educational equity. Her previous employers include the Metropolitan Council (Minnesota), the City of St. Paul Department of Human Rights and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Ellison has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law. As a judge advocate in the U.S. Army JAG Corps, Reserve Component, she is knowledgeable about the military`s equal opportunity policies and Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) programs.
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