Mariah Adkisson is a member of the Coordinator & Director Services Team at Grand River Solutions. They bring experience in Title IX and civil rights compliance, institutional response, case management, systems administration, and operational leadership, with a particular focus on helping institutions build clear, effective, and sustainable processes for managing complex matters.

Before joining Grand River Solutions, Mariah served as a Deputy Civil Rights Coordinator at Drexel University, providing institution-wide operational leadership for the University’s Title IX, Title VI, Title VII, and related institutional compliance obligations. In this role, they partnered with leadership and campus stakeholders on complex and sensitive matters, oversaw civil rights case-management systems and workflows, and supported compliance readiness, risk management, reporting, and process improvement. Their experience spans the full case lifecycle, including intake and assessment, supportive measures, investigations, hearings, and resolution.

Mariah’s areas of expertise include case management, systems and workflow design, data and records management, reporting and audit readiness, investigations, hearing processes, Clery compliance, and cross-functional coordination. They are particularly interested in the intersection of compliance and operations and in translating regulatory and policy requirements into practical processes that work for both institutions and the people navigating them. They bring a collaborative, service-oriented approach and a strong commitment to helping institutions develop responsive and sustainable Title IX and civil rights programs.

Mariah earned their Master of Legal Studies in Higher Education Compliance from Drexel University and their Bachelor of Science with Honors in Criminal Justice and Sociology from Portland State University. They are also a proud community college graduate, an experience that informs their commitment to accessible and inclusive higher education.