Natasha Begin, M.Ed.
Director, Content Development, TNG
Areas of Expertise
Title IX Compliance
Threat Assessment and Behavioral Intervention
Bias Response and Resolution
Civil Rights Resolution
Student Conduct
Student Basic Needs
Case Management
International Program Compliance
Clery Compliance
Education
Ph.D. Candidate, Education and Social Change, Bellarmine University
M.Ed., K-12 School Counseling, Lewis and Clark College
B.A., Sociology, Saint Anselm College
Professional Organizations
ATIXA – Association of Title IX Administrators
NABITA – National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment
NASPA – Student Affairs Professional in Higher Education, 2011-2023
ASCA – Association of Student Conduct Administrators, 2018-2021
AHEPPP – Association of Higher Education Parent/Family Program Professionals, 2018-2019
ASCA – American School Counselor Association, 2011-2014
Speaking & Writing
Begin, N. & Hart, H. (2023, June). Assessing Case Management Services, NABITA Case management Summit; Nashville, TN.
Begin, N. (2023, June). Leveraging Community Partnerships, NABITA Case Management Summit; Nashville, TN.
Begin, N., & Griffin, M. (2020, September). Collaborating to Support Student Basic Needs, Bellarmine University Leadership in Higher Education Summit; Louisville, KY.
Englert, P., Begin, N., Bucalos, A., Wallitsch, K., Ellis, G., Strawser, M. (2019, Press). Digging into difficult topics: Cultivating community in the classroom, Faculty Development Journal.
Principle Investigator, March 2019 Department of Justice, Grants to Support Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Prevention and Responsepanda
Natasha Begin, M.Ed.
Director, Content Development, TNG
“Fight for things you care about but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Natasha Begin is an educator with over thirteen years of progressive responsibility in higher education. Her experience includes residence life, roles in student conduct, behavioral intervention, crisis response, bias response, civil rights resolution, and Title IX compliance.
Begin works across TNG, ATIXA, and NABITA as a content developer, creating training curricula and tools to enhance practitioner knowledge, skills, efficacy, and confidence in fulfilling their roles. Begin also serves as a presenter and faculty member at TNG.
She has extensive experience working with multiple departments and stakeholders to develop policies and practices that strengthen equity and access for students, faculty, and staff. Prior to joining TNG, Begin served as the Associate Dean and Chief Title IX Officer, overseeing Title IX compliance, international students and scholars, bias response, civil rights resolution processes, Clery compliance, case management, and leadership of the behavioral intervention team. She also served as a senior administrator on-call.
Begin holds a B.A. in Sociology from Saint Anselm College, an M.Ed. in K-12 School Counseling from Lewis and Clark School of Education, and is completing her Ph.D. in Education and Social Change from Bellarmine University’s Annsely Frazier Thornton School of Education. Additionally, Begin served in the Oregon Army National Guard for eight years at the rank of Sergent.
Begin’s approach to training balances legal and compliance requirements with a personalized understanding of practitioner and institutional needs. Her approach includes engaging critical stakeholders—from cabinet members to parents—to support students and the school community. She provides thoughtful training with empathy and vision to support and empower practitioners.
A professional highlight is her success leveraging community partnerships and campus stakeholders to develop a student food pantry and an emergency fund supporting basic student needs that continue to serve the campus community to this day.
Begin resides in Louisville, Kentucky, and when not chasing after her rambunctious toddler, she can be found hunkered down, completing her dissertation.