“Fight for things you care about but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Natasha Begin (she/her) is an educator with over 13 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.

Natasha works as a content developer across TNG, ATIXA, and NABITA, creating training curricula and tools to enhance practitioner knowledge, skills, efficacy, and confidence in fulfilling their roles. Natasha also serves as a presenter and faculty member at TNG.

She has extensive experience working with multiple departments and stakeholders in developing policy and practice that strengthen equity and access for students, faculty, and staff. Prior to joining TNG, she 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, leadership of the Behavioral Intervention Team, and served as a senior administrator on-call.

Natasha 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, she served in the Oregon Army National Guard for eight years at the rank of Sergeant.

Natasha’s approach to training balances legal and compliance requirements with a personalized understanding of practitioner and institutional needs. She also 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.

Natasha resides in Louisville, Kentucky, and when she is not chasing after her rambunctious toddler, she can be found hunkered down, completing her dissertation.