Bev Baligad has been a member of the Michigan State Bar since 2004, and is an alumna of Western Michigan University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D. Litigation, 2003). She currently serves as the director of compliance/Title IX coordinator at the University of Hawaii- West Oahu campus. Previously, she was employed at a mid-sized, urban public commuter campus (20,000+). Since 2005, she has worked in various areas in higher education, including but not limited to: labor relations, executive assistant to the president, adjunct faculty, director of compliance and Title IX coordinator. She has extensive experience in the development and implementation of all aspects of the Title IX processes (training, investigations, programming, process reviews, and case management). She has been a consultant and has trained (face to face and webinar formats) institutions across the nation in the areas of Title IX, Title IV, Behavior Intervention Team (BIT), VAWA/Campus SaVE /Clery Act, ADA/Section 504, FERPA, EDGAR Part 86, Student Conduct, Due Process and First Amendment. She served as the Michigan State Coordinator (2009-2013) for the Association of Student Conduct Administrators (ASCA) and is a current member on the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), NACUA Notes Editorial Board, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP), Filipino Association of University Women (FAUW) and Threat Team Oahu (TTO).