About Us

April Chaney - Title IX Coordinator 

General Information

• Pronouns: she/her/hers
• Office: 232 Rodli Hall
• Phone: 715-425-0720
• Email: april.chaney@uwrf.edu 

Education

• Juris Doctor, cum laude – University of Mississippi
• B.A., Geography/Environmental Studies, cum laude – University of California, Los Angeles

Training

• Tuesday, August 22, 2023 – Restorative Justice training, 4 credits
• Wednesday, December 6, 2023 – Informal Resolutions in Title IX training, 6 credits
• Monday, December 18, 2023 – Lunch and Learn: The Cost of Caring: Understanding Your Vicarious Trauma, 1.5 credits
• Wednesday, January 17, 2024 – What is Severe, Persistent, and Objectively Offensive Title IX Sexual Harassment?, 0.3 credits
• SUNY Title IX Compliance Certificate 2023-2024, valid February 13, 2024-February 12, 2025
  • Monday, January 29, 2024: Legal Framework for Understanding Conflicts of Interest and Bias, 0.65 credits
  • Monday, January 29, 2024: What Is Affirmative Consent?, 0.25 credits
  • Monday, January 29, 2024: Privacy, Confidentiality & Privilege in Disclosures of Sexual and Interpersonal Violence, 0.5 credits
  • Tuesday, January 30, 2024: Due Process Part One: Theory and History, 0.7 credits
  • Tuesday, January 30, 2024: Cultural Relevance and Inclusiveness, and Responding to Sexual and Interpersonal Violence on Campus, 0.6 credits
  • Tuesday, January 30, 2024: Understanding the Investigative Report Template for Investigations of Title IX Sexual Harassment, 0.35 credits
  • Wednesday, January 31, 2024: Title IX Final Rule Basics, 0.6 credits
  • Wednesday, January 31, 2024: No Contact Orders, Emergency Removals, and Interim Suspensions, 0.5 credits
  • Wednesday, January 31, 2024: Collecting and Understanding Specialized Evidence, 1 credit
  • Friday, February 2, 2024: Effective Interviewing of Parties and Witnesses, 0.85 credits
  • Friday, February 2, 2024: Relevance and Decorum in a Title IX Hearing, 0.5 credits
  • Monday,  February 12, 2024: Cross-Examination in a Title IX Hearing, 0.5 credits
  • Monday, February 12, 2024: Determining Relevance in Title IX Hearings, 0.5 credits
  • Tuesday, February 13, 2024: Neurobiology of Sexual Assault Trauma – Part 1, 0.35 credits
  • Tuesday, February 13, 2024: Disability Law in Student Conduct Proceedings, 0.4 credits

 

Rachel Ross-Farmer - Deputy Title IX Coordinator 

General Information

• Pronouns: she/her/hers
• Office: 235 Rodli Hall
• Phone: 715-425-0720
• Email: rachel.rossfarmer@uwrf.edu 

Training

• SUNY Title IX Compliance Certificate 2023-2024, valid January 11, 2024-January 10, 2025
  • Monday, January 8, 2024 – Privacy Confidentiality & Privilege in Disclosures of Sexual and Interpersonal Violence, 0.5 hours
  • Monday, January 8, 2024 - Making Your Practices More Inclusive the Intersection of Title IX and LGBTQIA Support, 0.65 hours
  • Monday, January 8, 2024 - Due Process Part One Theory and History, 0.7 hours
  • Monday, January 8, 2024 - Due Process Part Two Practical Application, 0.25 hours
  • Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - Title IX Final Rule Basics, 0.6 hours
  • Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - Supportive Measures in Response to Reports of Sexual and Interpersonal Violence, 0.65 hours
  • Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - No Contact Orders Emergency Removals and Interim Suspensions, 0.5 hours
  • Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - Evidence in the Student Conduct Process, 0.6 hours
  • Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - Effective Interviewing of Parties and Witnesses, 0.85 hours
  • Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - Pre hearing Preparations, 0.5 hours
  • Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - Law & the Hearing Panel, 0.5 hours
  • Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - Decision Writing Basics for Conduct Hearings, 0.5 hours
  • Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - Appeals in Student Conduct Proceedings, 0.5 hours
  • Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - Disability Law in Student Conduct Proceedings, 0.4 hours
  • Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - Neurobiology of Sexual Assault Trauma Part 1 Introduction, 0.35 hours
  • Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - CAS Standards Sexual Violence Related Programs and Services, 0.25 hours
  • Thursday, January 11, 2024 - Affirmative Consent, 0.25 hours

 

Kellen Wells-Mangold - Deputy Title IX Coordinator 

 

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Michelle Best - Deputy Title IX Coordinator 

 

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Jordan Cantele - Title IX Investigator

General Information

• Pronouns: he/him/his
• Office: 235 Rodli Hall
• Phone: 715-425-0720
• Email: jordan.cantele@uwrf.edu 

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Kayla Ross - Title IX Investigator

General Information

• Pronouns: she/her/hers
• Office: 235 Rodli Hall
• Phone: 715-425-0720
• Email: kayla.ross@uwrf.edu 

Training

• Thursday, July 6th, 2023– FERPA Fundamentals: Releasing Records without Consent, 0.4 hours
• Thursday, July 6th, 2023– What is Affirmative Consent, 0.25 hours
• Thursday, July 6th, 2023– CAS Standards: Sexual Violence Related Programs and Services, 0.25 hours
• Thursday, July 6th, 2023– Privacy, Confidentiality & Privilege in Disclosures of Sexual and Interpersonal Violence, 0.5 hours
• Thursday, July 6th, 2023– Making your Practices More Inclusive: The Intersection of Title IX and LGBTQ+ Support, 0.65 hours
• Friday, July 7th, 2023 – Due Process Part One: Theory and History, 0.7 hours
• Friday, July 7th, 2023 – What is Severe, Persistent, and Objectively Offensive Title IX Sexual Harassment?, 0.3 hours
• Friday, July 7th, 2023 – No Contact Orders, emergency Removals, and Interim Suspensions, 0.5 hours
• Friday, July 7th, 2023 – Supportive Measures in response to Reports of Sexual and Interpersonal Violence, 0.65 hours
• Friday, July 7th, 2023 – Title IX Final Rule Basics, 0.6 hours
• Friday, July 7th, 2023 – Due Process Part Two: Practical Application, 0.25 hours
• Monday, July 10th, 2023 – Collecting and Understanding Specialized Evidence, 1.0 hours
• Monday, July 10th, 2023 – Legal Framework for Understanding Conflicts of Interest and Bias, 0.65 hours
• Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 – Disability Law in Student Conduct Proceedings, 0.4 hours
• Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 – Appeals in Student Conduct Proceedings, 0.5 hours
• Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 – Decision-Writing Basics for Conduct Hearings, 0.5 hours
• Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 - Law & the Hearing Panel, 0.5 hours
• Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 – Pre-hearing Preparations, 0.5 hours
• Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 – Effective Interviewing of Parties and Witnesses, 0.85 hours
• Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 – Cultural Relevance and Inclusiveness, and Responding to Sexual and Interpersonal Violence on Campus, 0.6 hours
• Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 – Evidence in the Student Conduct Process, 0.6 hours
• Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 – FERPA Fundamentals 1: What Does FERPA Protect?, 0.25 hours
• Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 – Understanding the Potential Impact of Illicit Substances on College Students, 0.5 hours
• Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 - Introduction to Cannabis for Practitioners of Student Conduct; Abuse, Effects, and Legality, 0.35 hours
• Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 – Introduction to Restorative Justice, 0.65 hours
• Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 - Understanding the Investigative report Template for Investigations of Title IX Sexual Harassment, 0.35 hours
• Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 – Neurobiology of Sexual Assault Trauma – Part 1: Introduction, 0.35 hours
• Thursday, July 13th, 2023 - Online Harassment, 0.5 hours
• Thursday, July 13th, 2023 – SCI’s Guide to Starting a Restorative Justice Program, 0.15 hours
• Monday, July 17th, 2023 - Relevance and Decorum in a Title IX Hearing, 0.5 hours
• Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 - Hazing, 1.25 hours
• Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 – Yik Yak and its Implications on your Campus and Conduct Process, 0.5 hours
• Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 - Unconscious Bias 101, 0.5 hours
• Wednesday, August 9, 2023 & Thursday, August 10, 2023 - Husch Blackwell Annual Title IX Trainings for Coordinators Investigators and Title IX Team Members, 9 credits
• Thursday, August 24th, 2023 – Restorative Justice in Higher Education Student Conduct Processing Training, 3 hours
• Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 - Fundamental of Incident Report Writing, 0.5 hours
• Friday, December 8th, 2023 - Technology Basics – Information Security, Confidentiality, and Decorum, 0.35 hours
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