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Hazing Prevention

2026 PNW Anti-Hazing Summit

The University of Washington is pleased to host the second PNW Anti-Hazing Summit on July 15, 2026! We are excited to host regional colleagues to discuss this critical topic. We are currently in the planning stages, and this webpage will be updated throughout the year with important information about the Summit.

For questions, please reach out to Alex Salemme, Hazing Prevention and Response Specialist at the University of Washington, and Summit Chair, at nohazing@uw.edu.

Registration

Registration is now open for the 2026 PNW Anti-Hazing Summit! Please click below to complete your registration. For questions, please email nohazing@uw.edu.

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2026 Schedule

  • Opening Session/Keynote #1 (1 hour)
    • 8:30 – 9:30 am
  • Breakout Session 1 (50 minutes) 
    • 9:40 – 10:30 am
  • Breakout Session 2 (50 minutes)
    • 10:40 – 11:30 am
  • Lunch/Break (1 hour)
    • 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  • Breakout Session 3 (50 minutes)
    • 12:30 – 1:20 pm
  • Panel: Staff Focused Panel and a Student Focused Panel (1 hour)
    • 1:30 – 2:30 pm
  • Closing Address (1/2 hour)
    • 2:30 – 3 pm

Planning Committee

Planning Committee

Alex Salemme, M.Ed., is the Hazing Prevention and Response Specialist for Community Standards & Student Conduct. He joined the university in October 2023 and earned his B.S. in Middle-Level Education from Winthrop University. He also holds an M.Ed. in Education Administration from the University of South Carolina and an M.Ed. in Learning Design and Technology from Winthrop University. He is an affiliated member of an NIC fraternity. During his free time, he enjoys traveling, working, reading, and spending time with family and friends. Alex’s pronouns are he/him/his.

Kate Law, Ed.D., is the Assistant Dean of Students at Boise State University. She has worked in student affairs for over 8 years with progressive leadership responsibilities. Her professional focus is responding to behavioral and academic misconduct for the institution while fostering a thriving community where everyone is healthy and safe. 

Bio coming soon!

Darby Waldbillig (she/her) currently works as the Assistant Director of Community Standards at the University of Montana. In her role she focuses on the adjudication of student conduct, pre-admission safety concerns, and building clear, inclusive, and student‑centered processes. She also currently serves as the ASCA Region 1 Co-Chair leading the building of community, learning, and connection among conduct professionals across the region.
Darby is especially passionate about improving systems, collaborating across campus, and finding creative ways to help students navigate challenges with confidence.
Darby holds a B.A. in Political Science from Montana State University and an M.S. in Management and Leadership from Western Governors University. Outside of the office she can be found enjoying all the outdoors Montana has to offer, reading a good book, and spending time with her family and friends.

Sara Thomas, M.Ed., currently works as a Student Activities Advisor at the University of Washington. In her role, she focuses on providing support and guidance to Registered Student Organizations and Student Government entities. Sara holds a B.A. in Communication from Boise State University and an M.Ed. with an emphasis in Student Affairs from the University of Utah. During her free time, Sara enjoys skiing, kayaking, reading, and watching all the versions of Below Deck that Bravo has to offer.

Arielle Wilcox is the Compliance Education Coordinator at Washington State University’s Health Education Department, a position dedicated to the creation and implementation of state and federally required programs for matriculating students, and the facilitation of harm reduction health education to undergraduate students on a variety of topics. Her work with hazing prevention at WSU includes training Peer Health Educators to facilitate programming to student organizations, provide access to online educational modules to all incoming students under Washington State law, and serving in an appointed role on the WSU Hazing Prevention Advisory Committee. Beyond hazing prevention, her background in public health is applied to outreach for mental health and suicide prevention, substance misuse prevention, interpersonal violence prevention, and sexual health education.