Noteworthy: Named the University of Pittsburgh’s first full-time Title IX coordinator, focused on prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender.
Age: 41
Neighborhood: Squirrel Hill
Family: Husband, Bill Kannel; daughters, Ellie and Erinn
Education: Bachelor’s degree, English, University of Dayton, 1996; master’s degree, philanthropic studies, Indiana University, 1999; master’s degree, interdisciplinary studies, Iowa State University, 2005
Career: Worked as the Title IX deputy coordinator at Purdue University
Quote: “My background comes more from the advocacy and higher education perspective, looking at how we can best serve students in light of all of the rules and regulations.”
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