Monday, October 2, 2023, 12 – 1:30 PM EDT
National Diversity Week Keynote Address LuncheonA Conversation with Travena L. Byrd, Esq.
Dissent from Hopelessness: Taking a Stand from Wherever You Sit
Traevena Byrd has served as Vice President, General Counsel and Board Secretary for American University in Washington, DC since 2018. She is a member of the President's cabinet and chief legal advisor to the university's executive officers and Board of Trustees. Traevena oversees the provision of legal services for the university, corporate governance, and board operations. She has previously worked as Vice President and General Counsel at Towson University in Maryland; as Title IX coordinator, EEO investigator, adjunct faculty member, and associate general counsel at Ithaca College in New York; and as Director of the Commission on the Status of African Americans for the State of Iowa.