Meet the Staff
Jamie Ball, director for Equal Opportunity, Access and Title IX Coordination
Before coming to SIUE, Jamie served as the first institutional compliance officer/Title IX coordinator at Truman State University. She coordinated the University’s compliance with all aspects of Title IX and other laws and regulations relating to equal opportunity and non-discrimination. She served as the primary investigator for cases involving faculty, staff and student grievances relating to Title IX and other civil rights issues.
Jamie was a special investigator II with the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Professional Standards Division Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Unit from 2011-15. She developed investigation strategies for EEO complaints and analyzed and applied departmental policy and applicable state and federal law.
From 2006-11, she worked as an associate attorney at Tropio & Morlan in Woodland Hills, California. In that role, she represented individuals and business entities in all aspects of civil litigation and conducted extensive factual and legal research.
Jamie earned a juris doctorate from the Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, pursued master’s level studies in counseling and human development at Radford University in Virginia and earned a bachelor’s in psychology from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta.
Kimberly Kilgore (She/Her/Hers)
Assistant Director for Equal Opportunity, Access, and Title IX Coordination
Office of Equal Opportunity, Access, and Title IX Coordination
Box 1025
Edwardsville, IL 62026
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Linda Colombara Buffo
Linda Colombara Buffo, Office Manager for Equal Opportunity, Access and Title IX Coordination, has provided administrative and clerical support to the University for over 30 years. Her experience and knowledge of the SIUE community has proved to be a valuable asset to the office. Linda assists with all of the functions of the office and may be your first point of contact with the office.
