About Title IX Staff

 

Asha Reynolds (she/her)

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Title: Director & Title IX Coordinator

Phone: 202-994-7434

Email: [email protected]

Office: Building YY, 812 20th Street NW

Asha Reynolds is the Director of the Title IX Office and the University’s Title IX Coordinator. In this capacity she oversees the university’s Title IX sexual harassment-related compliance, including the provision of Title IX supportive measures, investigations and hearings, and the alternative resolution process. Asha joined the GW community in 2018 as a Title IX Investigator, a position where she investigated allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic and dating violence and stalking involving faculty, staff, and students.

Prior to GW, Asha was the Assistant Director of Equity Compliance & Title IX Coordinator for Bowie State University. Asha also has previous experience serving as an Assistant District Attorney for the New York County District Attorney’s Office where she prosecuted felony and misdemeanor crimes throughout the borough of Manhattan. In this role, Asha served as her trial bureau’s representative to the Special Victims Bureau’s Elder Abuse Unit. Asha received her undergraduate degree in Justice from American University in 2003 and her J.D. from the New York University School of Law in 2007.

 

Kiera Bloore (she/her)

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Title: Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Phone: 202-994-7434

Email: [email protected]

Office: Building YY, 812 20th Street NW

Kiera Bloore is GW's Deputy Title IX Coordinator.  In this role, Kiera assists the Title IX Coordinator with facilitating the university’s Title IX sexual harassment-related compliance, including the provision of Title IX supportive measures, investigations, hearings and the alternative resolution process. 

Kiera joined the GW community in 2017 and served as a Title IX Investigator for four years.  In that role, Kiera conducted thorough and impartial investigations into allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating and domestic violence and stalking involving faculty, staff and students.

Prior to coming to GW, Kiera was a Staff Attorney at the Network for Victim Recovery of D.C. (NVRDC) where she represented D.C. crime victims in criminal cases, civil protection order hearings and Title IX proceedings.  Kiera received her undergraduate degree from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

 

Beth Riley (she/her)

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Title: Assistant Director of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

Email: [email protected]

Office: Building YY, 812 20th Street NW

Beth Riley is the Assistant Director of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response in the Title IX Office. In this role, Beth will initiate and direct student support and case management following reported incidents of Title IX violations. She also will develop educational outreach on sexual assault prevention and response for students, staff and faculty, in partnership with campus and community organizations.

Before coming to GWU, Beth worked at the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault, focusing on both primary prevention and collaborative response to sexual violence. She was also a Senior Trainer at Alteristic, Inc, where she trained internationally on the Green Dot bystander intervention curriculum. 

 

Sarah Harring (she/her)

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Title: Title IX Case Manager & Hearing Administrator

Email: [email protected]

Office: Building YY, 812 20th Street NW

Sarah Harring is the Title IX Case Manager & Hearing Administrator for the Title IX Office. In
this role, Sarah supports the case management for the Title IX Office by responding to reports of
sexual harassment, providing information about Title IX procedures, and serving as a point of
contact for parties working with the Title IX Office.

Prior to coming to GW, Sarah worked at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in the
Office of Institutional Equity, which addressed sexual misconduct and protected class discrimination and harassment, and the Office of the Dean of Students, which oversaw students of concern and student conduct. Sarah also has previous experience serving as a Hall Director at Morehead State University where she supervised a cluster of residence halls on campus. Sarah received her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and her Master of Arts in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education from Ball State University. Sarah also holds a Restorative Justice Facilitation and Leadership Certificate from the University of San Diego.

 

Joshua Segalewitz (he/him)

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Title: Title IX Lead Response Coordinator, Student Partnerships

Email: [email protected]

Office: Building YY, 812 20th Street NW

Joshua Segalewitz is one of the Response Coordinators for the GW Title IX Office. In his role, Joshua supports GW community members by initiating outreach following a reported incident, facilitating supportive measures, and offering information on options moving forward. Joshua also spearheads the Title IX Office's student partnerships. In this role, Joshua identifies opportunities for the Title IX Office to engage with student organizations, facilitates collaborative programming, and builds relationships with GW's student body. 

Joshua joined the Title IX Office in January 2022 after working on a global, USAID-funded cooperative agreement aimed at using data to address the HIV epidemic and COVID pandemic. Joshua has several years of experience in direct service provision to folks who have experienced sexual and intimate partner violence and in university sexual and intimate partner violence prevention programming. 

 

Emily Dasey (she/her)

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Title: Title IX Investigator

Email: [email protected]

Office: Building YY, 812 20th Street NW

Emily Dasey is one of the Investigators in the GW Title IX Office. As an investigator, Emily thoroughly and impartially works to gather evidence and information involved in allegations of violations of GW’s Sexual Harassment and Related Conduct Policy.

Emily joined GW in 2023. Prior to coming to GW, Emily provided legal representation to immigrants in immigration court proceedings, and to tenants in their housing court matters.

Emily received her BA in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where she conducted extensive research on Title IX and Clery Act reporting trends. She received her J.D. from New England School of Law.

 

Rahwa Sebhat (she/her)

Title: Title IX Investigator

Email: [email protected]

Office: Building YY, 812 20th Street NW

Rahwa Sebhat is an Investigator for the Title IX Office. In this role, she conducts comprehensive investigations into complaints filed under GW's Sexual Harassment and Related Conduct Policy.

Rahwa received her undergraduate degree from DePaul University in Political Science and African and Black Diaspora Studies.  Before completing her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, she completed an independent study project on the evolution and potentiality of Title IX law.

 

The May 2020 Title IX Regulations require Title IX Coordinators, investigators, decision-makers, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process to receive training on how to conduct an investigation and grievance process including hearings, appeals, and informal resolution processes. GW complies with these training requirements.

2020 training (PDF) ; 2021 training (PDF) ; 2022 training; 2022-2023 SUNY SCI training