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Kassandra Alberico

Director of Equal Opportunity and Title IX & Title IX Coordinator

  • Location: Loyola Hall (North), Suite 140, 425 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053

Biography

Kassandra Alberico comes to Santa Clara University from University of California, Santa Cruz where she was a Civil Rights Investigator and Complaint Resolution Officer. She served as the Equal Opportunity and Title IX Coordinator for Regis University and has acted as an Assistant District Attorney in Monroe, New York. 
Kassandra received a Juris Doctorate from Villanova School of Law and Dual Bachelor’s degree in Spanish and English Literature from Colgate University. Kassandra is passionate about fostering a campus culture of respect, inclusion, and well-being to ensure that Santa Clara community members thrive in a just and safe environment.

Dr. Jessica Ward

Interim Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Biography

Jessica Ward is a Senior Solutions Specialist at Grand River Solutions. Most of Jessica’s career has been spent working in Title IX, student conduct, residence life, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion education.

Prior to joining Grand River Solutions, Jessica was the Associate Vice President/Dean of Students/Title IX Coordinator at the University of Indianapolis.  In this role Jessica was responsible for all Title IX training and compliance for students, faculty, and staff; led the Behavioral Intervention Team as the Chief Conduct Officer; facilitated student conduct and Title IX hearings; was responsible for all aspects of the residence life program and worked closely with retention efforts.  Before entering this role, Jessica served as the Assistant Director for the Office of Student Standards at Eastern Illinois University where she was responsible for training hearing panel members, conducting organizational/hazing investigations, and providing alcohol, drug, and bystander education.  While in this role, she also served as the Coordinator for Gender and Sexual Diversity at Eastern Illinois University where she overhauled the Safe Zone training program and created a Trans and Differing Abilities inclusive Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity.

Jessica earned her Doctor of Philosophy from Indiana State University in Leadership in Higher education.  Her dissertation title was “The Lived Experiences of Transgender Higher Education Professionals.”  Jessica earned a Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor’s degree in Rhetoric and Political Science from Georgia College and State University.

Summer Reid

EEO/Title IX Program Manager

Biography

Summer Reid, MPH (she/hers) brings a public health background to the Office's work on prevention, outreach, and student well-being. Originally from Spokane, Washington, Summer graduated from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biology and in Women’s & Gender Studies. In May of 2023, she graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Masters of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health with a Sexual Health minor. Summer served as a Graduate Assistant in a Women’s Resource Center at Hamline University in Minnesota before coming to SCU. Outside of work, Summer loves listening to podcasts, biking and running, and exploring new coffeeshops!

Please contact Summer for further information about reporting, training and outreach, and any other questions you have about the office.