Bi-Co Title IX Coordinator Kimberly Taylor, who first began at the Bi-Colleges in 2020, has stepped down to “pursue a new professional opportunity,” according to an email sent by Dean Tomiko Jenkins.
The email, sent on Sep. 20, named Kim Pacelli as Bryn Mawr’s interim Title IX coordinator as the school begins a search for Taylor’s replacement. According to Pacelli’s LinkedIn, she works as a partner of Student Affairs and Title IX at TNG Consulting.
Taylor now works at Rebecca Leitman Veidlinger firm, which offers various Title IX educational programs and investigations to academic institutions.
Taylor’s last day working at either college was Sep. 20, the same day as her resignation was announced for Bryn Mawr students. Haverford students were informed in an email on Sep. 27 of the change in Title IX office, sent by Dean McKnight.
Jenkin’s email stated that the transition to a new coordinator was expected to be “seamless,” and that students can reach Pacelli through the same reporting forms and Title IX number as before.
The email also notes that there is a search for a new “Bryn Mawr College Title IX Coordinator,” but does not explicitly announce the splitting of the Bi-College Title IX office. However, the Bi-Co News received confirmation that rather than a singular Bi-Co Title IX coordinator, as Taylor was, each college will now receive their own coordinator.
The implications of this split remain unclear. The two institutions share a close relationship, and there is consistent overlapping of social organizations as well as academic classes.
A national search for a new, full-time Title IX coordinator is currently underway at Bryn Mawr. Bryn Mawr’s Title IX coordinator will be chosen by a panel of Peer Health Educators, staff, and faculty. An official announcement regarding the job opening has yet to be released.
Haverford College has named Raquel Esteves-Joyce as Interim Title IX coordinator. Esteves-Joyce has been at Haverford for a decade, working in multiple departments during her time. Most recently, Esteves-Joyce worked at the Office of Academic Resources. Haverford’s website noted that Esteves-Joyce, who had no listed previous Title IX experience, received training to aid her in the transition.
Dean McKnight noted in his email that students who want to “confidentially discuss any incidents of concern and consider options can self-schedule time with Cary Carr,” Haverford’s Director of Health and Wellbeing Education.
The resignation of Taylor, and the splitting of the colleges resources, comes nearly a year after multiple students accused the Bi-Co Title IX office of mishandling their cases and violating their rights. Neither Bryn Mawr or Haverford have responded publicly to these allegations, however, both colleges have introduced new initiatives to combat sexual assault and harassment on campus since the article’s publication.
