Meet the Staff

Gabriella serves as the Title IX & Bias Compliance Program Assistant at Loyola University Maryland. Originally from Los Angeles, Gabriella earned her Bachelors Degree from California State University, Fresno in Criminology & Victim Services.

Prior to joining Loyola, Gabriella worked with minority and underprivileged scholars in Los Angeles. In this role, she supported students through programming that fostered personal development, leadership, and community engagement. Her work was and continues to be grounded in a commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive environment where all scholars could thrive. 

Gabriella brings a passion for equity, accountability, and student advocacy to her role, and she is dedicated to advancing Loyola’s mission of maintaining a safe, respectful, and welcoming campus community.

Sydney serves as the Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Students. A native Marylander, Sydney earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Roanoke College and her Juris Doctor degree from the Widener University School of Law, Delaware Law School.

Prior to working at Loyola University Maryland, Sydney spent over 7 years advocating for persons involved with domestic violence and intimate partner violence.  Most recently, she spent a year working for a state agency, where she helped implement policies to address and prevent sexual and gender-based misconduct. 

Sydney’s efforts are supported by her passion for encouraging healthy, safe, and respectful relationships and anchored in her trauma-informed frameworks of antidiscrimination, strength and resiliency building, and restorative justice practices. Sydney is dedicated to supporting students and fostering an environment free from identity-based harassment and discrimination.

David serves as the Title IX Coordinator and the ADA/504 Coordinator and oversees the bias-related behaviors process for students. Previously, David has held roles at 2 and 4-year private and public institutions in Title IX, student conduct, and residence life. David received his Bachelor of Arts from Frostburg State University and Master of Arts from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

David has over 10 years of experience working within preventing and addressing sexual and gender-based misconduct including serving as an advisor, investigator, hearing panel chair and member, and a Title IX Coordinator  and Deputy. David is also experienced as a restorative justice facilitator and infuses its philosophies into his work. David is passionate about preventing and addressing sexual and gender-based misconduct because he has seen the significant harm it causes individuals and communities. David believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and utilizes trauma-informed practices to help guide individuals through their options and resources.