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GENERAL COUNSEL ANDÌýEXTERNAL AFFAIRS STAFF
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As a member of the president’s cabinet and senior leadership team, the duties of the General CounselÌýinclude focused responsibilities and authority for developing and leading matters relating to the university’s legal and external affairs.Ìý

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Crystal M. James, JD, MPH.

VP External Affairs & General Counsel
Co-Director Center for Rural Health & Economic Equity
Special Assistant to the President for COVID-19 Recovery

320 Kresge Center
Phone: 334.724.4715
Email:Ìýcjames@tuskegee.edu

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Daveena Bedgood

Executive Assistant to Vice-President External Affairs & General Counsel
204 Kresge Center
Phone: 334.727.8872
Email:Ìýdbedgood@tuskegee.edu

In her capacity on behalf of the Office of the General Counsel and External Affairs, she provides executive-level administrative support to the office, organizes and maintains legal documentation, tracks legal activities, and monitors the university’s contract review process.Ìý

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CONTACTING THE OFFICE

The Office of the General Counsel and External Affairs is located in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¹ÒÅÆ’s Kresge Center. Correspondence can be mailed to 1200 W. Montgomery Road, 322 Kresge Center, Tuskegee, Alabama 36088;Ìýfaxed to 334.727.4453; and/or emailed to the appropriate staff member’s email address. All telephone inquiries should be made by calling 334.727.8872.