Meet the DEI Team
Shaneece Green and Dr. Bren Sutter
Dr. Bren Sutter (she/her)
Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Office Location: Room 367
Office Phone: 614-236-6256
Dr. Bren Sutter is the inaugural Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at Capital University Law School. She leads collaborative efforts to inculcate inclusive excellence as a core value throughout all aspects of the Law School community.
Dr. Sutter is a Northern California native who has made her home in Columbus, Ohio. After receiving a BA from UC San Diego and a MA from New York University, she attended Rutgers University-New Brunswick, where she earned a PhD in the history of gender, race, and sexuality. From 2016 to 2021, Dr. Sutter worked for Rutgers’ Scarlet and Black Project, a research initiative that sought to uncover the untold story of disadvantaged populations in the university’s history. Her research and writing appear in the book series Scarlet and Black: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History, published by Rutgers University Press. She has also worked for the Queer Newark Oral History Project, and from 2020 to 2021, she was the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in Women’s History at the New-York Historical Society.
As the Assistant Dean of DEI at Cap Law, Dr. Sutter works closely with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the Columbus legal community to cultivate a culture of belonging and to address issues of bias and discrimination. Her office provides programs and initiatives that help attract, support, and nurture a diverse student body with particular focus on backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession. A member of the Law School’s senior leadership team, Dr. Sutter oversees several signature events and programs including the David D. White Award and Scholarship Reception, the Esther Brocker Award and Scholarship Reception, and the Legal Equality and Access Program (LEAP) by Encova. She also occasionally teaches as an adjunct instructor.
Shaneece Green (she/her)
Diversity Initiatives Coordinator
Office Location: Room 367
Office Phone: 614-236-6230
Shaneece Green serves as the inaugural Diversity Initiatives Coordinator, working to cultivate a culture of diversity and inclusion within both Capital University Law School and the broader Columbus community.
With a commitment to fostering an equitable and inclusive environment, Shaneece collaborates closely with Dr. Sutter to produce programming and advance initiatives among students, faculty, staff, and alumni. She provides critical support to first-generation students and those from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession, guiding them from recruitment through graduation.
Additionally, Shaneece develops and oversees pipeline programs targeting underrepresented, first-generation, and low-income students. Through extensive outreach efforts and the cultivation of positive relationships with external schools and community groups, she works to expand access to legal education.
Contact Information
Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Capital University Law School
303 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215