About Us

Sonia Jurado is the Associate Vice President for Equity, Access and Equal Opportunity and  the Title IX and ADA/504 Coordinator for Emerson College.  Sonia has worked in the area of discrimination and harassment law for over 20 years and in higher education for over 10 years. Sonia  has extensive experience conducting investigations in the area of employment and civil rights laws, including Title IX, Title VII, Title VI, the ADA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and other state and federal laws relating to discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence. Sonia also has expertise in writing institutional policies in these areas, and overall maintaining institutional compliance.  Prior to coming to Emerson in May 2022, Sonia served as the inaugural Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity at Brandeis University.  She has also served in similar capacities and built similar programs at Wellesley College, Mount Ida College, and Tufts University.  Sonia completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign and received her law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

Meghan Scasserra is a Deputy Title IX Coordinator / Investigator in the Office of Equal Opportunity. Since coming to Emerson in 2022, Meghan has been responsible for case intakes and investigations in the areas of employment and civil rights laws, including Title IX, Title VII, Title VI, and other state and federal laws relating to discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence.   Prior to coming to Emerson, Meghan was an Assistant District Attorney at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office, where she was responsible for investigating, charging, and prosecuting perpetrators of child abuse. She also managed cases in the Boston Municipal Court from arraignment to disposition. Meghan is a graduate of Syracuse University and Syracuse University School of Law.

Lena Shapiro is the Department Coordinator for the Office of Equal Opportunity, where she helps to manage the office’s intake process, data collection and reporting, and communications and online presence. Prior to coming to Emerson, Lena worked in the Massachusetts Senate, where she served as the Communications Director for State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz. She also previously worked at Citizens for Juvenile Justice, an organization focused on juvenile justice and child welfare policy in Massachusetts. Lena is a graduate of Wellesley College.