Title IX Team

Cory Davis

Biography

Dr. Davis has over a decade of professional higher education and student affairs experience working throughout a variety of campuses, campus types, and student bodies. Functional area experiences including community standards, Title IX, bias education and response, student support, residence life, academic advising, student-veterans services, and crisis management. His research focus and professional passions have led him to understand that not all campus environments are created and nurtured equitably. From this, he has adopted an equity-mindedness approach to his work that seeks to reduce educational barriers for all students and to make campuses great places to live, work, and learn.

He received his Doctorate of Education in Higher Education from Plymouth State University in Plymouth, NH; a Master’s of Education in Higher Education & Student Affairs from Salem State University in Salem, MA; and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Maine in Orono, ME.

Favorite local eateries and things to do in Vermont:

Exploring in all of the seasons that Vermont has to offer

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Erin Ferrara

Biography

Erin finds the work she does in supporting students, whether it is through Accessibility Services, Student Support, or as the Title IX Coordinator, as the most important work that she will ever do.

Erin has been working in higher education for over 18 years. She began working towards her career in Accessibility Services when she was in graduate school at the University of Wyoming. Her undergraduate degree in Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences helped spur her toward a Master’s degree in Education, with an emphasis on working with students with disabilities in college.

As a graduate student, she was a Graduate Assistant in the University Disability Support Services (UDSS) office and taught Beginning Sign Language as a GA in the Communication Disorders department.

Erin was lucky enough to be hired to work at UDSS as a Coordinator for the UDSS office at the University of Wyoming. She worked there for five years before moving to Central New York, where she was the Director of the Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage.

Four years later, her family moved to Klamath Falls, Oregon, where she worked at the Oregon Institute of Technology as the Director of the Student Success Center. While Erin and her family enjoyed living in Oregon, it did not feel like home, so they made their way back to the East Coast to Vermont. Erin has worked at Champlain College since 2019, and she and her family have found their happy place/home in Vermont.

What are your hobbies?

Hiking, biking, reading, cooking, and spending time with my family and pets

Favorite local eateries and things to do in Vermont:

Pingala Cafe, apple picking, hiking, swimming in waterholes, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing

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Kaelyn Murray

Biography

Kaelyn earned her BS in Environmental Studies from the University of Vermont. While working for local education organizations, she earned her Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning from Norwich University as an online student and later returned for her Master’s in Educational Leadership from UVM. Kaelyn transitioned to advising for CCO after teaching part-time at the community college and working to support out of school youth in Chittenden County. Kaelyn is continually inspired by the commitment and persistence that CCO students show as they juggle their own combination of work, life, and learning. She believes education can transform lives and admires her students for taking this exciting step in their academic and professional careers. Kaelyn spends her free time seeking sunshine and fresh air with friends, family, and 4 legged pals.

What are your hobbies?

Walking, hiking, house projects, soccer

Favorite local eateries and things to do in Vermont:

Rock Point is my favorite place in Vermont. Myers bagels are delicious.

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Gail MacDonald

Biography

Gail MacDonald has enjoyed working in higher education for the past 17 years. She started her career at Vermont College as an Administrative Assistant to the Dean & Chair of Education. This role developed into working as the Assistant Director for adult-focused low residency programs, and then she served as an Academic Program Advisor for online programs at Union Institute & University. In these roles she worked in multiple capacities from administering student ADA accommodations, budgetary & faculty review/oversight, to contracting, processing transfer credit, directing PLA review, and tracking/granting licensure.

At Union Institute & University, Gail completed a graduate internship in teaching writing. In this capacity, she mentored undergraduate and graduate student writing projects, and started teaching undergraduate level research and writing courses. Gail’s graduate internship led to mentoring students at Vermont Technical College.

Next, Gail accepted a position as the Associate Registrar at New England Culinary Institute. After the registrar retired, Gail was promoted to Registrar of NECI. As the college Registrar, she built academic programs, worked in transfer credit, degree conferral, record auditing, reaccreditation audits, and policy development. As the VA certifying official and through enrollment reporting responsibilities, Gail learned more about targeted student populations, their specialized needs, and how all departments interrelate.

In her current role as the Manager of Application & Transfer Credit Review at Champlain College, Gail is continuing her passion for lifelong student centered education and using her knowledge of policy to guide the transfer credit team’s positive organizational development.

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Kelsey O’Connor

Biography

Kelsey O’Connor currently serves as the Director of Housing & Residential Life at Champlain College. She graduated from Champlain in 2014 with a BS in Event Management and has since held multiple roles at Champlain, including Associate Director of Student Engagement and Area Coordinator. Kelsey earned a Master of Science in Executive Leadership from Champlain College Online.

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Bruce Bovat

Biography

Bruce Bovat began his role as Director of Champlain College Campus Public Safety in 2016. Prior to coming to Champlain, he led a 20-year career with the Burlington Police Department, holding a number of roles including Deputy Chief of Police and Director of the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations. After his retirement from the City of Burlington, he spent 5 years as a Leadership Consultant for the International Association of Chiefs of Police. He also served 20 years in the Army National Guard before retiring in 2009.

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