Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Affiliations
Certification
Timeline
PUBLICATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
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Barbara J. Lawrence

Greensboro,USA

Summary

Attorney Lawrence is an equity-centered and people-focused community leader, with demonstrable experience advocating for underrepresented groups and uniting communities. She develops and enhances programs and policies in support of improving community satisfaction and advancing initiatives. She draws on experience liaising with Greensboro and NC state government, law enforcement and higher education to identify and advance communities. She is an organizer and natural leader who provides innovative governance with an emphasis on social justice and emphasizes community engagement to serve those in need. She innately builds relationships with all stakeholders to find positive outcomes.

Overview

39
39
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Title IX Coordinator

  • Created a safe environment for students, faculty and staff. Conducted Title IX Alcohol Education/Sexual Assault Prevention trainings online and in-person trainings for faculty/staff and students.
  • Ensured compliance with Title IX, Title VII, Title III and all other applicable laws and statutes.
  • Oversaw the campus on many fronts, food insecurity/justice, public health issues, and democratic engagement.
  • Ensured the institution’s Title IX efforts met or exceeded government requirements.

Independent Consultant, Self-Employed

01.1999 - Current
  • Examples of work including training the Greensboro Police Department on police accountability and cultural diversity, evaluating implicit bias training programs for the Battle Creek Michigan Police Department, and serving as an on-going consultant to the San Francisco Juvenile Drug Court.

Vice President for Institutional, Equity and Diversity

University of New Haven
07.2023 - 07.2025
  • Oversaw Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Belonging initiatives and Title IX compliance for a private university of 9,000+ students. Ensured inclusionary community efforts in education, programming, services, and employment opportunities.
  • Implemented and integrated best practices, resources, and trends into the university vision, strategy, and tactical efforts, resulting in increased cultural proficiency.
  • Managed a $1.5 million budget strategically and with a focus on fiscal accountability.
  • Achievements:
  • Built and launched the inaugural inclusive excellence division. Created cultural competency training (on-line and in-person) for staff/faculty, training and engagement modules for new employee orientation, and student engagement training. Instituted in-person campus-wide Title IX compliance for community. Created and launched inaugural power-on speaker series. Enhanced community partnerships, alumni engagement for programming

Vice President, DEI/ Chief Diversity Officer

Rider University
09.2021 - 06.2023
  • Created and provided strategic vision and framework to foster an inclusive campus community.
  • Oversaw the Inclusive Excellence Plan. Created/supported Academic Diversity Officer roles for five colleges.
  • Developed, offered and supported campus policies, programs, services regarding the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. Cultivated a climate of awareness, understanding and respect for all individuals and groups.
  • Built a culture of inclusion throughout university operations. Supported oversight for Title IX and Equal Opportunity.
  • Created and launched the community’s Division of Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
  • Oversaw the Center for Diversity and Inclusion/ Advocated for financial and human resources to advance initiatives.
  • Advised university leadership on campus issues. Chaired the President’s Council on Inclusion
  • Embedded justice, equity, diversity and inclusion into the curriculum and built bridge and pipeline programs to diversify the student body in collaboration with Academic Affairs.
  • Collaborated with Student Affairs to ensure mental health support availability for all students, including emphasizing cultural humility and cultural competence in the design and delivery of services.
  • Built recognition of diverse affinity groups across the campus, including multicultural and LGBTQIA groups
  • Developed and advanced university relationships with civic and community organizations.

Associate Professor, Criminal Justice and Community & Justice Studies

08.2010 - 01.2021
  • Taught courses in Criminal Justice and Community and Justice Studies including, Criminal Procedure, Race in Criminal Justice, Community Problem Solving, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Understanding Oppressive Systems, Law and Social Justice, Public Management and Organizational Theory, Criminal Law, Restorative Justice, Organizational Communication.
  • Served the campus as Chair of Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Judicial Board Advocate, African American Studies Core Faculty, Office of Undergraduate Research Core Faculty. Served on Anti-Racism, Strategic Long-Term Planning, and Presidential Search committees.
  • Mentored students and new faculty from under-represented groups.

Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Guilford College
05.2005 - 01.2021
  • Created and provided on-going visionary leadership to the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Developed and implemented a campus-wide, 5-year, strategic diversity, equity and inclusion plan.
  • Guided the development of diversity and equity related initiatives and programs. Led the Bonner Center for Community Service and Learning, the Bias Response Group, the Diversity & Inclusion Council, and Title IX efforts.
  • Managed the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion operations. Oversaw budgets of a combined $3 million annually (institutional, foundation, grant and funding sources). Hired, supervised, and evaluated 30 staff members.
  • Oversaw the collaborative operations of the Intercultural Engagement Center. Built an equitable and inclusive campus community through transformative programming and training. Supported the educational, spiritual, cultural, physical, financial, and emotional development of students, with an emphasis on students from underrepresented backgrounds.
  • As a member of the Cabinet, consulted with the President and Board of Trustees on operations and initiatives.
  • Collaborated with HR, Admissions and all departments to enhance hiring and admissions pools and identifying and eliminating implicit bias in hiring.
  • Oversaw the Bonner Center for Community Service and Learning
  • Supervised Athletics Department for 18 months, in the absence of an Athletic Director
  • Founded and directed the Wiser Justice program - Higher Education in Prison Program

Chair (Volunteer), Guilford Green Foundation

01.2016 - 01.2019

Associate Academic Dean, Academic Affairs

01.2016 - 07.2017

Founding Director, Wiser Justice Program

01.2014 - 04.2017

Chair, Justice and Policy Studies

05.2015 - 01.2016

Founder/Chair (Volunteer), Interim Civilian Police Review Board

01.2014 - 01.2016

Member/Volunteer, Biased Policing Committee – Greensboro Police Department

01.2011 - 01.2013

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Marion County Prosecutor’s Office
07.2004 - 07.2005
  • Investigated high profile cases in collaboration with a team of law enforcement investigators.
  • Prepared cases for trial. Presented evidence before the Grand Jury. Tried criminal cases.

Research Consultant

Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
08.2002 - 06.2003
  • Collaborated with educators and trainers on reviews of gender-relevant programming for juveniles in the justice system and sentencing practices in Indiana for people convicted of murder.

Police Officer

New York Police Department
01.1987 - 08.1999

Education

JD - Law

Indiana University School of Law
Indianapolis, IN

MPA - Public Policy/Criminal Justice

Indiana University Purdue University
Indianapolis, IN

BS - Criminal Justice

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY

Skills

  • Community Engagement/Advocacy
  • Policy & Governance
  • Operational Acumen
  • Intercultural Competence & Training
  • Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Ethics & Integrity
  • Civil Rights Compliance & Title IX
  • Talent Development/Team Leadership
  • Grants & Fundraising
  • Public Speaking
  • Program Development & Oversight
  • Diversity/Equity/Inclusion/Belonging
  • Public Administration
  • Change/Innovation
  • Communication & Public Speaking

Websites

Affiliations

  • National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
  • Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
  • National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
  • Association of Title IX Administrators

Certification

  • ATIXA Civil Rights Investigator Training, Title IX Coordinator Training – Levels I & II
  • Workplace Answers/Everfi Training Suite - Haven Understanding Sexual Assault; Sexual Assault Prevention (Staff/Students); Sexual Assault Prevention (Athletic Staff/Student Athletes)
  • UNM Sexual Misconduct & Title IX Investigations
  • NACUA Title IX Coordinator Training

Timeline

Vice President for Institutional, Equity and Diversity

University of New Haven
07.2023 - 07.2025

Vice President, DEI/ Chief Diversity Officer

Rider University
09.2021 - 06.2023

Chair (Volunteer), Guilford Green Foundation

01.2016 - 01.2019

Associate Academic Dean, Academic Affairs

01.2016 - 07.2017

Chair, Justice and Policy Studies

05.2015 - 01.2016

Founding Director, Wiser Justice Program

01.2014 - 04.2017

Founder/Chair (Volunteer), Interim Civilian Police Review Board

01.2014 - 01.2016

Member/Volunteer, Biased Policing Committee – Greensboro Police Department

01.2011 - 01.2013

Associate Professor, Criminal Justice and Community & Justice Studies

08.2010 - 01.2021

Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Guilford College
05.2005 - 01.2021

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Marion County Prosecutor’s Office
07.2004 - 07.2005

Research Consultant

Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
08.2002 - 06.2003

Independent Consultant, Self-Employed

01.1999 - Current

Police Officer

New York Police Department
01.1987 - 08.1999

Title IX Coordinator

MPA - Public Policy/Criminal Justice

Indiana University Purdue University

BS - Criminal Justice

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

JD - Law

Indiana University School of Law

PUBLICATIONS

  • 2016: Coauthor, “Taking Away the Occasion for Violence:” Quaker Peace Testimony and Law Enforcement in the Justice & Policy Studies Department at Guilford College, Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity (JSCORE)
  • 2003: Coauthor, “Picturing Powerlessness: Digital Photography, Domestic Violence and the Fight Over Victim Autonomy,” Hamline Journal of Public Law & Policy.

PRESENTATIONS

  • Foresight is 20/20: Building a Vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in Higher Education Today, Leadership Roundtable, Belmont University/Sodexo Quality of Life Services, August, 2019
  • The Quaker Peace Testimony and Law Enforcement: Exploring a New Framework for Guilford College’s Justice and Policy Studies Department, Panel presentation, National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education. May, 2015
  • Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex: Education and Empowerment in a Multicultural Society, Contemporary Issues Forum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro. September, 2013
  • Selecting Community Partners for Experiential Learning Components, The Future of Community Engagement in Higher Education: A Summer Research Institute For Departments and Academic Programs with Majors and Minors in “Community Engagement,” Boston, MA, June, 2011
  • Policing and Security Around the World: Officers’ Perceptions and Experiences with Citizens Disrespect: London Police Department, Panel presentations at The American Society of Criminology Annual Conference. November, 2010
  • Selecting Community Partners, The Future of Community Engagement in Higher Education: A Summer Research Institute For Departments and Academic Programs with Majors and Minors in “Community Engagement,” Boston, MA, June, 2010
  • How American colonial statutes mirror criminal justice policy and practice today: An analysis of policy and procedure then and now. Research and pictorial showcase at Annual Conference of Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, (ACJS) Beyond Our Boundaries: The Inclusivity of Criminal Justice Sciences. San Diego, CA. February, 2010
  • Panel presentations at 19th Annual Conference on African American Culture and Experience (CACE), Race, Gender, and Politics: Past, Present, and Future. University of North Carolina at Greensboro. April, 2009

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