Elizabeth Ashley Summitt

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Huntersville, NC 28708

304-***-****

E-mail: ad4nqm@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA

Juris Doctor

Peggy Browning Memorial Fellow, National Lawyer’s Guild

The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England

Master of Science in Public Policy and Public Administration,

Honors: Received Distinction Award for Dissertation

Hollins College, Roanoke, VA

Bachelor of Arts, Double Major: Political Science/English,

Honors: Thesis received with highest honors; Selected to Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society; graduated Cum Laude,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WV Board of Risk and Insurance Management – WV State Privacy Office

Charleston, WV April 2019 – present

Chief Privacy Officer for West Virginia Executive Branch

Supervised State Privacy Office staff, including incident response management, training State privacy officers at meetings held semi-monthly, providing orientation to all new privacy officers, providing privacy and HIPAA trainings to all new hires and annually in the Executive Branch, negotiate privacy terms to all state procurement contracts, and oversight to Privacy Impact Assessments for technology purchases. Planned semi-yearly privacy retreat for all state privacy officers.

Office of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice

Charleston, WV February 2017 – March 2019

Deputy General Counsel/Privacy Officer

Drafted Executive’s legislation, monitored legislation through the legislative process, reviewed completed legislation for presentation to the Governor, advised vetoes, reviewed STEM grant applications for the Governor’s STEM Initiative, and designated Privacy and Cyber Security Officer for the Governor’s Office.

West Virginia Secretary of State January 2009- January 2017

Charleston, WV

General Counsel

Provides primary legal oversight and guidance for the daily and long-term operation of the office. Supervises two lawyers and summer legal interns. Provides primary interaction with trial attorneys representing office in all court and administrative proceedings, in the areas of election, charitable and corporate registration law, and the administration of private investigator/security guard licenses, and notary commissions. Provides legal support to the office in all human resource matters and disciplinary matters. Legal oversight for all filing of administrative law documents, including legislative and emergency rules. Oversees all investigative complaints received by the office and assigns to investigators, with responsibility for outcome referrals.

Pauley, Curry, Sturgeon and Vanderford, PLLC August 2005 – January 2009

Charleston, WV

Associate Counsel

Provided legal research and legal writing to a firm of 5 partners representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice lawsuits. Primary workload consisted of managing research, writing and filing in support of medical malpractice suits on behalf of 71 plaintiffs against common defendants in state circuit court. Met with clients in preparation for depositions, medical examinations and expert witness evaluations.

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals June 2003-August 2005

Charleston, WV

Writ Clerk. Researched, wrote bench memos, and presented to the five Supreme Court Justices, as to whether to grant or refuse to hear appellate cases.

LICENSES and CERTIFICATIONS

Admitted to the West Virginia State Bar

Admitted to the North Carolina State Bar, March 1, 2019.

CISS/U.S. Privacy Certification, IAPP, October 19, 2020

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