The College’s Title IX Coordinator is the person designated by the College who is responsible for coordinating the College’s compliance with its obligations under Title IX. The Title IX Coordinator is responsible for the administrative response to complaints of sexual harassment. The Title IX Coordinator is available to discuss the grievance process, coordinate supportive measures, explain the College’s policies and procedures, and provide education on relevant issues. The Title IX Coordinator may designate one or more Deputy Title IX Coordinators to facilitate any of these responsibilities.
Any member of the College’s community may contact the Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinators with questions. The Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Title IX Coordinators' contact information is as follows:
Dr. Ryan Spry, Title IX Coordinator
Wallace Community College
1141 Wallace Drive Cunningham Hall, Room 400 Dothan, AL 36303
P: (334) 556-2587, E: rspry@wallace.edu
Ms. Keyashia Sheppard, Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Wallace Community College
1141 Wallace Drive
Gary Hall, Room J
Dothan, AL 36303
P: (334) 556-2557, E: titleix@wallace.edu
Ms. Shaletha Barnes-Blackmon, Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Wallace Community College
1141 Wallace Drive
Grimsley Hall, Advising Center, Office 149
Dothan, AL 36303
P: (334) 556-2511, E: titleix@wallace.edu
Dr. Amy Greene, Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Wallace Community College - Sparks Campus
3235 South Eufaula Avenue
Administration Building Eufaula, AL 36027
P: (334) 983-3521 ext. 4254, E: titleix@wallace.edu
In addition to the Title IX Coordinator and Deputy Title IX Coordinator(s), the Title IX staff may include Investigators, Hearing Decisionmakers, Appellate Decisionmakers, Advisors, and Informal Resolution Facilitators who have roles in the formal grievance process, which are detailed in these Procedures.
The Title IX Coordinator, Deputy Title IX Coordinator(s), Investigators, Hearing Decisionmakers, Appellate Decisionmakers, Advisors, if applicable, and Informal Resolution Facilitators will receive annual training in compliance with Title IX. All administrators in these roles will not rely on sex stereotypes and will provide impartial investigations and adjudications of complaints of sexual harassment. All materials used to train these administrators will be available on the College’s Title IX website for inspection by members of the public in accordance with Title IX regulations.
Conflict of Interest
The Title IX Coordinator, Deputy Title IX Coordinator(s), Investigators, Decisionmakers, Appellate Decisionmakers, and Informal Resolution Facilitators shall not have a conflict of interest or bias for or against Complainants or Respondents generally or an individual Complainant or Respondent. Whether bias exists requires examination of the particular facts of a situation. A determination of bias must be based on an objective evaluation of the available facts (i.e., whether a reasonable person would believe bias exists).
Any person exercising investigative or decision-making authority under these Procedures who believes they may have a potential conflict of interest or bias that would prevent them from impartially exercising their authority must disclose the potential conflict/bias to the assigned Deputy Title IX Coordinator as soon as practicable after it is discovered. Arrangements will then be made to designate a conflict/bias-free alternative in the case at issue.
If the Complainant or the Respondent believes the assigned Deputy Title IX Coordinator has a conflict of interest or bias, then the Complainant or the Respondent may request of the Title IX Coordinator a replacement Deputy Title IX Coordinator. If the objection is reasonable, the Deputy Title IX Coordinator will be replaced with a conflict/bias-free Deputy Title IX Coordinator as soon as practicable after the potential conflict or bias is discovered.
If the objection as to a conflict or bias is made with respect to an Investigator, such objection should be reported to the assigned Deputy Title IX Coordinator as soon as practicable after the potential conflict or bias is discovered. If the assigned Deputy Title IX Coordinator determines that the objection is reasonable, the Investigator will be replaced with a conflict/bias-free alternative Investigator.
If the objection as to a conflict or bias is made with respect to a Hearing Decisionmaker or Appellate Decisionmaker, such objection must be reported to the assigned Deputy Title IX Coordinator before the scheduled hearing or appeal decision. If the assigned Deputy Title IX Coordinator determines that the objection is reasonable, the challenged person will be replaced with a conflict/bias-free alternative Hearing Decisionmaker or Appellate Decisionmaker.
The decision of the Title IX Coordinator (in objections to the Deputy Title IX Coordinator) or Title IX Deputy Coordinator regarding an objection will be final.
Knowledge of or acquaintance with the Complainant, Respondent, or witnesses in a matter; awareness of a matter; participation as a consequence of one’s official role in events surrounding a matter; and/or participation in the investigation process prior to the formal disciplinary process does not automatically result in the finding of a disqualifying conflict; however, such factors may be considered in determining whether a conflict exists.
The mere fact that a certain number of findings under these Procedures result in determinations of responsibility, or non-responsibility, does not necessarily indicate or imply bias on the part of Title IX personnel.