GENERAL COUNSEL AND听EXTERNAL AFFAIRS STAFF
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As a member of the president鈥檚 cabinet and senior leadership team, the duties of the General Counsel听include focused responsibilities and authority for developing and leading matters relating to the university鈥檚 legal and external affairs.听

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:听cjames@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:听dbedgood@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鈥檚 contract review process.听

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CONTACTING THE OFFICE

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