University of Tennessee Chattanooga Announces Ombuds

Next week, Anovia Slaughter will become the first full-time University Ombuds for all UTC faculty and staff. Slaughter will report to the University Chancellor through the Chief of Staff and will practice to IOA standards. She takes over from UT Chattanooga's Campus Ombudsperson, Lisa Yamagata-Lynch, and Associate Ombudsperson, Brooke Wichmann, who have served as Interim Ombuds since last September.

Slaughter is an experienced dispute resolution practitioner and administrator with deep ties to the University of Tennessee and Chattanooga. For over 14 years, she has has been a Tennessee "Rule 31" family and civil law mediator, while also serving as an administrator with Partnership for Families, Children and Adults, overseeing victim support services in Chattanooga. She joined the UTC faculty in 2021 as a criminal justice faculty member and also has been an adjunct faculty member with Grand Canyon University and Ocean County College. Slaughter earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from UT Knoxville, and a PhD from Walden University. (UTC News; LinkedIn.)

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