Meet Your Title IX Coordinators

The Title IX Coordinator is the University of New Mexico’s designated Title IX compliance authority. The Title IX Coordinator focuses on systemic policy, process, and prevention topics including assessing campus climate and current program effectiveness; collaboration and cooperation with campus and community partners; and ensuring other members of the Title IX Team have the appropriate knowledge, skills, training, and resources necessary to successfully fulfill their responsibilities.

Institutions must ensure that the designated Title IX Coordinator is:

• Independent and able to avoid conflicts of interest;
• Reports to or is a member of the institution’s senior leadership; and
• Has the institutional; authority to effectively coordinate the institution’s compliance efforts and responsibilities under Title IX.

Fractional Interim Title IX Coordinator

Marquita Booker

Associate Title IX Coordinator

The Associate Title IX Coordinator is a new role established in 2023 to expand UNM’s Title IX programming and prevention efforts. The Associate Title IX Coordinator portfolio has an emphasis on training and development and process improvement of the Title IX grievance procedures.

Deputy Title IX Coordinators

Deputy Title IX Coordinators are individuals designated by the Title IX Coordinator to assist with management and implementation of area-specific compliance strategies and programs. Deputy Title IX Coordinators are identified based on their knowledge of population-specific needs, trends, and issues related to sex or gender-based harassment or discrimination.

• Amy Beggin – Athletics
• DeAnna Padilla – Residence Life & Student Housing
• Megan Chibanga – Residence Life & Student Housing
• Jennifer Love – Academic Affairs
• Mei-Lee Palmer – Human Resources