Schedule - Sunday, July 13
Presenter Biographies
7:00 PM PLENARY
Dean Charlotte Johnson
Before joining Dartmouth as Dean of the College in 2011, Dean Charlotte Johnson served as Vice President and Dean of the College at Colgate University, where she was the Chief Student Affairs Officer. Prior to her time at Colgate, Johnson served as the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the University of Michigan Law School. As Dean of the College at Dartmouth, Johnson has served as Dartmouth’s Chief Student Affairs Officer, providing leadership for a comprehensive set of undergraduate student affairs programs and services. Dean Johnson will be leaving Dartmouth on August 1st to become the Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Scripps College in Claremont, California.
Ann McLane Kuster '78
Ann McLane Kuster '78 was elected to the United States Congress to represent New Hampshire's 2nd District in November 2012, and was sworn into office on January 3, 2013. She is the first woman to ever represent the district in Congress. She is a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the House Committee on Agriculture, and the House Small Business Committee. As a longtime community activist, author, attorney, and advocate, Annie has focused her career on increasing access to affordable health care and higher education for families. Active in community service, Annie served on the Board of Trustees of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, New Hampshire Public Radio, the Capitol Center for the Arts, and Child and Family Services of New Hampshire. She was a Founder of the Women's Fund of New Hampshire and served on the Board of the Tucker Foundation at Dartmouth College to encourage community service. Annie graduated from Dartmouth College in 1978, in the third class with women. She graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1984.
Dr. Gail Stern
Dr. Gail Stern is an educator and curriculum developer with over 20 years of experience in violence prevention education and advocacy. She serves as the Chief Academic Officer of Catharsis Productions, and is the co-author of the non-stranger rape prevention programs SEX SIGNALS, and the creator of the programs Beat The Blame Game and The Canary in the Mineshaft. She trains on the subjects of sexual assault, domestic violence, and hate crime for a range of audiences, including military leadership and law enforcement, in addition to co-developing sexual violence prevention curricula for the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Naval Academy. She is a subject matter expert on sexual violence prevention for each branch of the armed forces.