Meet Our Staff
George Underwood
Executive Director of Equity & Compliance | Title 9 Coordinator
Hardin Valley Campus – Goins 258
gtunderwood@pstcc.edu
865.539.7354
- Senior Staff Member
- Strategic Planning
- Oversees discrimination, harassment, and retaliation complaint processes
- Title 9 Coordinator
- Title 6 Officer
- ADA compliance coordinator
- EEOC / Affirmative Action compliance
Allyson Torres Beckman
Director of Title 9, Equity & Compliance
Hardin Valley Campus – Goins 257
abeckman@pstcc.edu
865.539.7401
- Provides guidance to employees and students concerning rights and obligations in the workplace and educational programs and activities under federal and state laws and regulations and PSCC/TBR policies and procedures
- Provides training opportunities to departments, academic units, staff, and student organizations on topics related to discrimination and harassment, sexual misconduct, and domestic/dating violence
- Provides information on helpful and supportive resources to employees and students
- Investigates reported complaints of protected class discrimination/harassment and any related retaliation, sexual assault, domestic/dating violence, and stalking
- Provides feedback on EEOC / Affirmative Action and other areas of compliance with federal and state laws and regulations
Lauren Ziegler
Coordinator of Cultural Engagement & Inclusion
Hardin Valley Campus – Goins 256
laziegler@pstcc.edu
865.694.6445
- Chairs the Cultural Engagement & Inclusion Committee
- Supports faculty/staff led cultural engagement events & programs
- Facilitates cultural competency and DE&I related trainings
- Provides guidance on cultural and social identities
- Provides guidance to departments & employees on best practices from lens of DEI & Belonging
- Coordinates the Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Partners with HR on recruitment & retention of diverse employees & interns
Contact Us
For compliance questions, concerns, or reporting of incident(s) compliance@pstcc.edu
For events and training questions
equity@pstcc.edu
Equity & Compliance
Pellissippi State Community College
10915 Hardin Valley Rd.
P.O. Box 22990
Knoxville, TN 37933-0990
Hours
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
By appointment only
Location
Hardin Valley Campus, Goins Building (2nd floor)
Goins Building, Rm 258