Title IX Process Advisors

Title IX/DHR Process Advisor Program

The CSUDH Title IX/DHR Process Advisor Program is a voluntary, optional resource for students. Process Advisors have received training about the processes contained in the Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Exploitation, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Stalking & Retaliation and can provide students with information and assistance with resources, reporting an incident, or going through an investigation that falls under the scope of the Interim CSU Policy.

Title IX/DHR Process Advisors:

• May accompany student Complainants/Respondents to any meeting or interview regarding a complaint;
• May assist student Complainants/Respondents with accessing appropriate supportive measures when requested;
• May observe and consult with student Complainants/Respondents and take appropriate action to ensure that an investigation does not violate applicable laws, policies, or collective bargaining agreements;
• May be sent a copy of evidence and a subsequent Final Investigation Report unless the student Complainant/Respondent notifies the Investigator or Title IX Officer/DHR Administrator in writing that they do not wish this information to be sent to their Process Advisor; 
• May not answer questions regarding the subject matter of an investigation;
• May not speak on a student Complainant/Respondent's behalf during meetings, interviews, or hearings; and
• May not give a student Complainant/Respondent legal advice. 

You may request to speak with a Process Support Advisor directly or the Office of Equity and Inclusion can assist you with finding a Process Support Advisor.

Current Trained CSUDH Process Support Advisors:

Alex Guerrero (he/him)
Academic Advisor, Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)

Melissa Neustein (she/her)
Ethical Development Coordinator, Division of Student Affairs

Sean James, Ed. D. (he/him)
Director, EOP and Project Rebound

If you do not hear back from a Process Advisor that you have contacted directly, please inform the Office of Equity & Inclusion at (310) 243-1025 and we will assist you with finding a Process Support Advisor. 

Complainants/Respondents do not have to utilize the Title IX/DHR Process Advisor Program. Advisors may be anyone, including a union representative from the Complainant's or Respondent's collective bargaining unit, an attorney, or a Sexual Assault Victim's Advocate.

Trained CSUDH Title IX/DHR Process Advisors are mandatory reporters and responsible employees under the Interim CSU Policy, meaning that they do not have legal privilege and as an employee of the CSU and information that is provided about possible policy violations may need to be disclosed to the Office of Equity and Inclusion. 

Interested in becoming a Title IX/DHR Process Advisor? Please email the Office of Equity & Inclusion to inquire about the next training.