Doajo D. Hicks

Doajo is responsible for managing the daily administrative operations and legal matters at StrongMind. Previously, Mr. Hicks was the General Counsel & Chief Human Resource Officer at the University of LaVerne (ULV). He was responsible for directing the operations of the University’s Legal Affairs, Human Resources, Office of Civil Rights/EEOC, Title IX, and Risk and Compliance departments. Prior to ULV, Mr. Hicks was the General Counsel & Chief Diversity Officer, and VP of Legal Affairs at Utah Tech University. He led the Legal Affairs division and was responsible for UTU’s Public Safety department. He was an integral part of the university-wide diversity initiatives.

Before joining Utah Tech University, Mr. Hicks was an Assistant Attorney General of Ohio, the Deputy General Counsel and Executive Director of Legal Services at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), Ohio’s oldest and largest community College, with over 75,000 students. Additionally, Mr. Hicks was also the Associate General Counsel, and Compliance Officer for the Sisters of Charity Health System (SCHS), the Cleveland Metro area's third largest health system. While at the health system, Mr. Hicks was the General Counsel and Compliance Officer for two hospitals and all nursing homes and assisted living facilities under the health system. Prior to the SCHS, Mr. Hicks was a Staff Attorney to the Honorable Judge Raymond L. Pianka. Before Mr. Hicks’s legal career, he was a federal/state certified Police Officer in the State of Arizona and a Healthcare.Administrator for the United States Coast Guard.