About

Daniel is an experienced university civil rights administrator who previously served as the Assistant Director for Civil Rights Compliance and ADA Coordinator at Washington State University. During his nearly 10-year tenure at WSU, Daniel worked to create an environment where students, staff, and faculty felt comfortable reaching out to the civil rights office for competent and unbiased advice and support, and to create and re-evaluate policies and processes with an equity lens to ensure that all individuals participating in or seeking consultation about civil rights processes are treated with care, compassion, and respect.

His advocacy for equity and inclusion also extended beyond the university and into the community where he served as a Pullman City Councilmember from 2018-2021, and as an officer at Inland Oasis, an LGBTQ+ non-profit, from 2017-2021. Daniel hopes to continue to draw upon these experiences to bring the same level of passion and commitment to Western Washington University.

Daniel welcomes the opportunity to connect with the Western community, provide essential reporting resources, and to be a central resource regarding the civil rights responsibilities of the university.

 

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA) Political Science, Washington State University

Juris Doctor (J.D.) University of Idaho College of Law

 

Recent Training

NACUA Title IX Coordinator Training – Online Course

            Jurisdiction and Other Topics (2021)

            Formal Complaints, Investigations & Grievance Procedures (2021)

            Policy & Training Obligations (2021)

            Definitions, Jurisdiction and Preliminary Matters (2021)

            Conducting a Title IX Investigation (2021)

            Hearings and Appeals (2021)

            Anatomy of an OCR Investigation (2021)

Navigating Pandemic and Pan-institutional Responsibilities: Ethical Considerations (NACUA 2021)

What Would Marcus Garvey Do: Community Policing in the Black Lives Matter Era (WSBA 2021)

Gender Affirming Care: Federal and State updates on insurance coverage and payment of gender affirming care for transgender people (WSBA 2021)

Aligning Technical Standards with 21st Century Medical Education (AAMC 2020)

COVID-19: Drilling Down on Student Accommodation Specifics – (NACUA 2020)

Free Speech and Bias Issues on Campus: Law, Policy, and Practice (NACUA 2020)

Understanding and Interrupting Implicit Bias in the Workplace through Mindfulness (Lawline 2020)

Free Speech 101: Student and Faculty First Amendment Rights on Today’s Campus (Lawline 2020)

Student Mental Health: New Challenges, New Expectations (NACUA 2019)