Institutional Compliance
Sanaz Okhovat
Chief Compliance Officer
Provides leadership to the University’s institutional compliance and ethics program by developing, implementing and monitoring the university’s programs and policies while overseeing Compliance, Institutional Equity and Title IX Initiatives.
Contact Sanaz by email at sanaz.okhovat@utdallas.edu.
Institutional Equity and Title IX Initiatives
Marco Mendoza, MPA
Senior Director of Institutional Equity and Title IX Coordinator
Develops, implements, and monitors university programs and policies promoting and ensuring compliance with Title IX including educational programs and training for students, faculty, and staff. Investigates allegations of discrimination and sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, sexual violence, stalking, domestic violence, dating violence, and retaliation under the University’s Nondiscrimination and Sexual Misconduct policies.
Serves as the university’s Title IX Coordinator.
Contact Marco by email at marco.mendoza@utdallas.edu and phone at 972-883-5202.
Heather Dragoo, MPA, JD, CAAP
Director of Institutional Equity & EEO and ADA Coordinator
Develops, implements, and monitors university programs and policies promoting and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and university equal opportunity, affirmative action, and nondiscrimination requirements including educational programs and training for faculty, staff, and students.
Serves as the university’s ADA Coordinator.
Contact Heather by email at heather.dragoo@utdallas.edu and phone at 972-883-5203.
Nona Johnson, MS
Equity and EEO Investigator
Investigates allegations of discrimination and harassment based on protected class (including race, color, religion, sex , national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, and gender identity), sexual misconduct, and retaliation.
Contact Nona by email at nona.johnson@utdallas.edu and phone at 972-883-5207.
Chad Best, MPA, JD
Equity and Title IX Investigator
Investigates allegations of discrimination and harassment based on protected class (including race, color, religion, sex , national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, and gender identity), sexual misconduct, and retaliation.
Contact Chad by email at chadwick.best@utdallas.edu and phone at 972-883-5205.
Anissa Williams
Case Intake and Communications Coordinator
Coordinates the intake and communications process for incoming cases to the Office of Institutional Compliance, Equity, and Title IX Initiatives. Provides administrative support to the Title IX Coordinator and Investigators in investigation of complaints. Collaborates with the Title IX Coordinator to develop Equity and Title IX related programming essential for educational outreach campus wide.
Contact Anissa by email at anissa.williams@utdallas.edu and phone at 972-883-6010.
Jennifer Del Rosario, CEOP
Administrative Assistant II
Manages the general administrative operations for the Office of Institutional Compliance, Equity, and Title IX Initiatives including the fiscal and administrative support, marketing and organizational awareness, and programming support.
Contact Jennifer by email at Jennifer.DelRosario@utdallas.edu and phone at 972-883-2306.
General Contact Information
Mailing Address
800 W. Campbell Road SPN 15
Richardson, Texas 75080
Phone
Fax
972-883-4470
Physical Address
Synergy Park North 2.720
3000 Waterview Pkwy
Richardson, Texas 75080
Email Adresses
- Compliance@utdallas.edu
- InstitutionalEquity@utdallas.edu
- ADACoordinator@utdallas.edu
- TitleIXCoordinator@utdallas.edu
Media Inquiries
For media inquiries, please contact Brittany Magelssen, Communications Manager, at Brittany.Magelssen@utdallas.edu or 972-883-4357.