Mwanaisha Sims
Director of Training, Policy and Compliance @San Mateo County Community College District
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Training, Policy and Compliance @San Mateo County Community College District
Oversee investigations, programming and trainings related to compliance with Federal and State anti-harassment, anti-discrimination laws including Title V, Title VII and Title IX. • Conduct high-level prompt investigations into complaints involving faculty, staff and students. • Respond to complaints against the District filed with the Office of Civil Rights, Department of Fair Housing and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. • Annual review and update of the District’s policy and procedures to comply with required federal guidelines. • Conduct trainings on recognizing and eliminating unconscious bias in the hiring process. • Serve as chair for the District’s Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, responsible for developing programs, activities and awareness in the District’s equity in the hiring process, retention and teaching. • Coordinate Title IX efforts including the development, implementation, and monitoring of appropriate disclosures, policies and procedures according to Federal and State law. • Provide leadership and direction for EEO and Title IX programs, including consulting with senior personnel for the purpose of advising, and identifying necessary action to eliminate sex and/or gender-based discrimination in all educational programs and activities, to ensure access to facilities, opportunities and equitable resources throughout the District. • Represent District in student expulsion hearings with the Board of Directors. • Manage outside legal counsel. • Participate in negotiations with labor unions regarding investigative process and procedures.
EDUCATION
Western Michigan University
Master of Public Administration - MPA
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Doctor of Law - JD
University of Michigan
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English and African American Studies
ABOUT MWANAISHA SIMS
Trained in the following areas: Disability Discrimination Litigation Best Practices for Responding to DFEH Complaints Anti-Discrimination/Anti-Harassment Forum Banner 9 Museum of Tolerance (MOT) Educational Equity Matter Bias/Microaggressions Unconscious Bias Training for Hiring Committees USC Equity in Faculty Hiring OCR Compliance Lessons Advocate Management System Respondent Litigation in Sexual Misconduct Matters Writing Investigative Reports Employment Discrimination Law Updates Implicit Bias Training Title IX Investigations Hate Crimes on Campus OFCCP & Steering Active Shooter FERPA Clery Forensic Interviewing of Children Criminal Procedural and Legislative Updates The 10 Top Things a Prosecutor Should Never Do Making it Stick: Protecting the Record for Appeal Sex Offender Registry, Criminal Legislative Updates Toxicology & Evidentiary Issues re: Impaired Driving Sexual Assault Trial Advocacy Domestic Violence Trial Advocacy Human Trafficking Prosecution Veterans Treatment Court Advocacy Firearms Recognition and Use Training Westlaw Civil Liability for Prosecutors Criminal Procedural and Legislative Updates Prosecutor’s Boot Camp Visual Trial Courtroom Designer Drugs Technology: Emerging Trends in Sexting
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