Elizabeth Conklin

Experience

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  Citizens for Economic Opportunity

  Jan 2001 - Jul 2003

  Director

  Directed statewide coalition of labor unions, community, faith-based and citizen action groups working for corporate responsibility and health care reforms through grassroots community organizing, media campaigns, and legislative initiatives.

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  Connecticut Judicial Branch

  Sept 2006 - Aug 2007

  Legal Research Law Clerk

  Provided legal research and writing support to Connecticut trial-level judges on substantive pending matters, including motions to strike and dismiss, and motions for summary judgment.

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  Livingston, Adler, Pulda, Meiklejohn and Kelly, P.C.

  Sept 2007 - Apr 2010

  Associate Attorney

  Law practice specializing in labor law representing labor unions and employment law representing individual employees. Represented employees with claims of employment discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment and many other disputes in all phases of litigation, including negotiation, mediation and arbitration; representation in front of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, Freedom of Information Act Commission Appeals and various municipal actions; and trial work in the State and Federal Courts. Additionally represented labor unions before the National Labor Relations Board, the State Labor Relations Board, State and Federal Courts and at arbitrations and in negotiations. Show less

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  University of Connecticut

  Apr 2010 - Aug 2020

  Responsibility for overseeing and ensuring the University's commitment to civil rights and equal employment/affirmative action compliance across all campuses, including UConn Health, with focus on: discrimination, discriminatory harassment and sexual misconduct investigations; institutional ADA compliance; search and hiring process AA/EEO compliance; and diversity and harassment prevention initiatives, including state-mandated diversity and sexual harassment prevention and a wide range of other student and employee training and educational programming. Also, as the University's Title IX Coordinator, responsibility for coordinating the University's response to reports of sex discrimination and sexual harassment, including sexual assault, intimate partner violence and stalking, and coordinating prevention, awareness and education measures across all campuses. As ADA Coordinator, responsibility for ensuring the University's commitment to access and accommodations for persons with disabilities. Show less

  • Associate Vice President, Office of Institutional Equity & Title IX Coordinator, ADA Coordinator

    Dec 2011 - Aug 2020

  • Case Manager, Office of Institutional Equity*

    Apr 2010 - Dec 2011
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  Yale University

  Sept 2020 - now

  Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity, Accessibility & Belonging, Title IX Coordinator

  Provide leadership for institutional equity, accessibility, and belonging strategy and initiatives. Oversee the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility, the Title IX Office, Student Accessibility Services, the Yale LGBTQ Center, Restorative Practices at Yale, and Yale Veteran and Military Affairs. Convene and facilitate numerous university-wide committees and professional development training programs focused on equity, inclusion, and accessibility designed to create a culture of belonging. Show less