Alphonso Atkins

Executive Leadership: Civil Rights Compliance

Role
Executive Director Civil Rights Compliance at Connecticut State Colleges & Universities
Location
Hartford, CT, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Alphonso Atkins

I am a senior executive and consultant with an extensive portfolio of success driving positive results in strategic equity and harassment prevention initiatives, workforce training, and programs primarily for academic/nonprofit institutions. Among my most notable qualifications: Instrumental in creating a vision and work-plans for new strategic initiatives aligned with organizational values, employee engagement and improving stakeholder relations to center institutional equity and drive results. Finely honed listening, relationship-building, budget/project management, strategic planning and crisis communication skills. Proven ability to administer and fiscally manage strategic equity, harassment prevention and communication initiatives in different types of academic and cultural institutions across the country including a world-class art museum, 2 statewide community college systems serving students, a regional comprehensive public university and a metropolitan public research university. Demonstrable expertise in coalition building, community engagement and effective collaboration with internal & external stakeholders at all levels including leaders in municipal government. Certified workshop & training facilitator, licensed attorney and award-winning public speaker. My credentials include: Juris Doctor from Indiana University McKinney School of Law Certified Public Policy Mediator Certified Master Workshop Facilitator

Experience

  1. Executive Director Civil Rights Compliance

    Connecticut State Colleges & Universities

    Aug 2025 — Present · Hartford, CT, US

Education

  • Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

    Juris Doctorate, Law

    2004 — 2007

  • Minnesota State University, Mankato

    Master of Arts - MA, Theatre/Theater

  • Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts

    C.C., Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Skills

  • Training
  • Mediation
  • Criminal Law
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Teaching
  • Public Speaking
  • Political Consulting
  • Higher Education
  • Arbitration
  • Legal Writing
  • Litigation
  • Civil Litigation
  • Community Outreach
  • Courts
  • Family Law
  • Public Policy
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Employment Law
  • Legal Compliance
  • Westlaw
  • Legal Research

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