Josie Hoover, SHRM-CP brings more than 17 years of experience in higher education administration. Currently, she is the director of human resources and Title IX co-coordinator at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (PTS), where she manages the seminary’s HR functions and Title IX compliance. Prior to joining PTS, Hoover was the compliance officer and Title IX coordinator at the University of the District of Columbia, responsible for developing and implementing all university-wide policies and programs related to Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504 (ADA), workers compensation, and campus equity and diversity programs. Other higher education administrative roles include Title IX coordinator, director of human resources and diversity officer at Wesley Theological Seminary. Hoover earned her MDiv and DMin degrees from Wesley Theological Seminary.

Karen Antonia Santiago is the director of international student services and primary designated school official at Wesley Theological Seminary (WTS), where she also serves as the Title IX coordinator. In her Title IX capacity, she also serves as a campus civil rights investigator, chairs the institution’s Conduct Committee, and actively serves on the Diversity Committee. Santiago has 17 years of diversified experience across higher education. Prior to her nine years at WTS, she served as the director of American University's Intercultural Management Institute where she designed and piloted innovative intercultural programs for US and MENA-region government entities. She also worked for Purdue University's International Programs in Agriculture, where she served as ARO, J-1 scholar advisor, and manager for USAID- and DOS-sponsored programs in Afghanistan and the US. Santiago holds an MA in international communication from American University.

Brett A. Sokolow serves as chair of the TNG Board of Directors, TNG Management Committee, and ATIXA Advisory Board, and he is a Title IX expert. TNG Consulting is a risk management firm with more than 5,000 education-sector clients. Sokolow has more than 20 years of experience and has played a key role at TNG and the two industry associations it manages, the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) and the National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment (NABITA). His dedication to equity led to the foundation of TNG, aimed at impacting civil rights law. He also leads TNG’s west coast practice group and supports the Resolution Services Group at TNG. Sokolow has been an expert witness in lawsuits affecting school liability and shaping federal and state policy on campus safety. He has extensive experience in campus conduct training and founded NABITA, serving as its executive director until 2015. Together with TNG managing partner W. Scott Lewis, Sokolow pioneered the NABITA model for campus Behavioral Intervention Teams and co-authored the validated NABITA Threat Assessment Tool. Sokolow has been featured in numerous media outlets and has applied his expertise to hundreds of published articles, peer-reviewed journal publications, and 18 books. He earned his Juris Doctor from the Villanova University School of Law.

Jeffrey Williams is the director of the CHANGE Initiative, a Lilly Endowment Inc. Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative Phase Three grant awarded to Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in 2022. The mission of the CHANGE Initiative is to research, design, and implement high-quality shared administrative services that provide sustainable, cost-saving solutions to ATS institutions. Prior to his work with the CHANGE Initiative, Williams spent 17 years as a faculty member and administrator at Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University, most recently as associate dean for academic affairs and institutional effectiveness officer and associate professor of American religious history. Visit the CHANGE Initiative’s webpage to learn more about the initiative’s work, staff, and current services.