National University Names First Ombuds

LaCrisia "Cris" Gilbert has been appointed the first Ombuds for the private, non-profit university headquartered in La Jolla, California.  As the University Ombuds, Gilbert is expected to practice to IOA standards and serve a large student body.  Gilbert comes to National University from the University of North Texas, where she was an adjunct professor and director of a conflict resolution center for the past decade.

Gilbert has had a private mediation practice and served as a certified long-term care Ombudsman in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She graduated from LeTourneau University and earned a Master of Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine's Straus Institute. (LinkedIn.)

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