Pari Le Golchehreh (she/her/hers) joins Grand River Solutions, Inc. as a Senior Solutions Specialist. Pari previously served as the Equity and Title IX Office’s Lead Investigator at California Institute of Technology (Caltech). At Caltech, Pari supported community members through numerous inquiries, educated participants about their rights and options available through institutional policies, created training and orientation presentations for the student body and other campus constituents, as well as facilitated mediated conversations and remedy-based resolutions. Prior to her time with Caltech, Pari was a Title IX and DHR Investigator and Case Manager for San Francisco State’s Equity Office. At San Francisco State, she conducted many investigations involving issues of discrimination and sexual misconduct. Pari received extensive training on live hearings and serving as a hearing advisor from California State University Chancellor’s Office.

Pari received her Juris Doctorate from San Francisco Law School in 2011. She is a certified mediator, believing strongly that most disputes can be resolved collaboratively between parties. With her formal education and training in law, mediation, trauma-informed investigations, and Title IX, as well as passion and experience in preventative outreach, especially with students, Pari is well-suited to serve higher education communities in resolving concerns and complaints. As she puts it, “responding compassionately and effectively to reports of discrimination and sexual violence is an absolute requirement.”

Pari resides in the Bay Area, California, where she was born and raised. She has two children and is the PTA’s Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.