Sexual Assault Resources Team Members

Trinity College maintains a Sexual Assault Resource Team (SART). SART members offer support, guidance, referrals, and information. SART members are trained to provide a prompt and thorough response to victims of all forms of alleged sexual misconduct. Trinity College maintains a Sexual Assault Resource Team (SART). SART members offer support, guidance, referrals, and information. SART members are trained to provide a prompt and thorough response to victims of all forms of alleged sexual misconduct.

There are three categories of employees regarding the reporting of sexual misconduct at Trinity:

Responsible Employees

All faculty and staff (with the exception of a few, as noted below), including RAs, are Responsible Employees. They are required to report all information told to them to the Title IX Coordinator and the Director of Campus Safety.  P.R.I.D.E. Leaders are required to report information to a Confidential Employee who then reports it to the Title IX coordinator, without identifying information.

Privileged Employees

Designated chaplains and professional counselors of the Counseling and Wellness Center have privileged communication. They may not reveal anything that is told to them in confidence. The free, 24-7 state hotlines (listed at the bottom of the page) are fully confidential, and have “privileged communication.”

Confidential Employees

Professional staff of the Women & Gender Resource Action Center (WGRAC), the Queer Resource Center (QRC), and, the Health Center are Confidential Employees. They provide only general information—without identifiable information—to the Title IX Coordinator and the Director of Campus Safety.

Campus Safety

Campus Safety
76 Vernon Street
860-297-2222

Campus Safety is responsible for all criminal investigations and apprehensions. Regardless of whether charges are filed, Campus Safety is available to answer your questions about the legal process and your legal options retarding an incident.

	Rob Lukaskiewicz (Responsible Employee) Interim Director, Campus Safety 860-297-2279
	Donna Tadiello (Responsible Employee) Interim Assistant Director 860-297-2222

Counseling and Wellness Center

Counseling and Wellness Center
135 Allen Place
860-297-2415

The Counseling and Wellness Center​ provides a full range of counseling and psychological services including crisis intervention, ongoing counseling to survivors of sexual assault and dating violence, information, and referrals as needed. The services are strictly confidential and free.

	Ralph Dodd, PsyD (Privileged Employee) Regional Director, Collegiate Counseling for the Behavioral Health Network
	Haben Abraham, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker (Privileged Employee) Director
	Elliott Lacki, PsyD (Privileged Employee) Licensed Psychologist
	Eliza Hedegaard, APRN (Privileged Employee) Psychiatric Consultant
	Maryam Redman, LCSW (Privileged Employee) Clinical Social Worker
	Jessica Wilde, LCSW (Privileged Employee) Clinical Social Worker
	Nelis Bido-Jimenez, LCSW (Privileged Employee) Clinical Social Worker
	Nikia Miller, LCSW, Ph.D. Candidate (Privileged Employee)

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Women & Gender Resource Action Center (WGRAC)

Women & Gender Resource Action Center (WGRAC)
Mather Hall, 2nd floor
860-297-2408 or 860-297-4131

WGRAC staff provides advocacy, support, information, and referrals to individuals who have, or think they have, experienced sexual assault, rape, sexual harassment, dating or relationship violence, or stalking. The Director is the SART Coordinator. WGRAC works towards the prevention of violence against women and men through educational programming and events and bystander intervention training. WGRAC sponsors the student group, Students Encouraging Consensual Sex (SECS), which holds annual events to raise awareness around these issues and to support survivors; and, the Male Ambassadors, who work to involve men in the effort to end sexual violence on campus.

	Laura Lockwood (Confidential Employee) WGRAC Director 860-297-2408
	Kim O’Brien (Confidential Employee) Training and Program Coordinator 860-297-4131

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Health Center

Health Center
Trinity Hall, first floor
860-297-2018

The Health Center provides medical assistance, support and referrals. Sexually transmitted disease (STD) and pregnancy testing, as well as condoms, are available.

	Kara Anastasiou, MSN, ANP, BC, APRN (Confidential Employee) Clinical Lead
	Jennifer Grady, RN (Confidential Employee) RN Supervisor

 

Office of Spiritual and Religious Life

The College Chaplains provide counseling, support and advocacy services for all students.

	Reverend Marcus George Halley (Privileged Employee) College Chaplain and Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life 860-297-2013
	Rabbi Rachel Putterman (Privileged Employee) Associate College Chaplain, Director of Trinity Hillel 860-297-4195

Dean of Students
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	Joe DiChristina (Responsible Employee) Vice President for Student Success and Enrollment Management
	Ann Reuman (Responsible Employee) Senior Associate Dean of Students
	Robert Lukaskiewicz (Responsible Employee) Dean of Community Life and Standards
	Jody Goodman (Responsible Employee) Dean of Student Life and Director of the Bantam Network
	John Selders (Responsible Employee) Assistant Dean of Students
	Trevor Beauford (Responsible Employee) Assistant Dean
	Kara Nelson (Responsible Employee) Executive Assistant

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Bantam Network Residential Learning Community​

	Sheila Copperthite (Responsible Employee) Director for Bantam Network Operations and Strategic Planning 617-945-6206
	Migdalia Crespo (Responsible Employee) Assistant Director for Residential Education and Student Engagement

 

Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI):

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is comprised of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Queer Resource Center, and the Women and Gender Resource Action Center. We work collaboratively with partners across campus to ensure that all members of the Trinity College community feel included and have the resources and support they need to thrive.

	Dr. Anita Davis (Responsible Employee) Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 860-297-4161
	Pamela Whitley (Responsible Employee) Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Compliance
	Carol Correa deBest (Responsible Employee) Director, Multicultural Affairs 860-297-4251
	Robert Cotto, Jr., Ph.D. (Confidential Employee) Director, DEI Campus & Community Engagement
	Shannon Lynch (Responsible Employee) Title IX Coordinator and SART Coordinator 860-297-2688

​Shelby Cullom Davis Professorship

Patti Maisch (Responsible Employee) 860-297-2562

 

Ferris Athletic Center

Ferris Athletic Center
860-297-5279

	Kristen Noone (Responsible Employee) Associate Athletic Director for Compliance & Student -Athlete Welfare
	​Rachel Rank (Responsible Employee) Coordinator of Compliance and DEI 860-297-2407

 

LGBTQ+Life

Queer Resource Center
114 Crescent Street

	Crystal Nieves (Confidential Employee) Director of LGBTQ+ Life (860)297-2582
	Kim O’Brien (Confidential Employee) Training and Program Coordinator 860-297-4131

 

Hartford Area Resources

Hartford Police

• Emergency: 911
• Non-Emergency: 860-757-4000

YWCA of New Britain/Hartford Sexual Assault Crisis Services (SACS)

• 860-225-4681, x211

YWCA SACS provides immediate counseling/advocacy services to victims of all types of sexual abuse. Assistance is provided to both women and men. All services are free and confidential. Hotline workers have Privileged Communication: They do not reveal any information to the college.

State Sexual Violence Hotline

• State Sexual Violence 24-hour toll free hotline: 1-888-999-5545
• State Sexual Violence 24-hour toll free Spanish hotline: 1-888-568-8332

Domestic Violence Hotline

• Domestic Violence 24-hour toll free hotline: 1-888-774-2900
• Domestic Violence 24-hour toll free Spanish hotline: 1-844-831-9200