Office of the DEAN

EMAIL: angela.gilmore@udc.edu

Chiquita Shields (she, her)
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DEAN
chiquita.shields@udc.edu

8/2022 – 7/2024
American Bar Association
Senior Counsel for Accreditation
Provide direction and counsel to the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar; provide management and leadership on the ABA accreditation process, including Standards and Rules of Procedure, site visit process, site reports, Council review of law schools, variances, and major changes; provide guidance to law schools regarding the interpretation and application of the Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools.

7/2020 – 6/2021
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Associate Dean for Pipeline and Non-JD Programs
Responsible for developing pipeline and non-JD programs offered by the law school.

7/2017 – 6/2019
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Policy and Regulatory Compliance Officer
Provided leadership for all matters related to ABA and SACSCOC accreditation; developed long-range plans and strategies to ensure continued alignment with University rules and policies; coordinated the reappointment, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure review processes.

7/2014 – 6/2017
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Coordinated the law school’s academic program by, among other things, preparing course schedules and teaching schedules; worked with administration and faculty on development of new programs; collaborated on strategic planning for law school; hired adjunct faculty; supervised the Assistant Dean for Clinical Programs, the Director of Legal Writing, the Director of Academic Support, the Director of Bar Preparation, the Assistant Dean for the Evening Program, the Law School Registrar, and the Faculty Support Team; advised students on academic planning.

10/2006 – 7/2010
Nova Southeastern University Law Center
Director of the Evening Division
Worked closely with dean, associate deans, and other directors at the law center on issues and programs to maximize the law school experience for evening division students.

1/2004 – 6/2005
Nova Southeastern University Law Center
Co-Director of the Critical Skills Program
Developed and administered academic support and bar preparation programs for first- and third-year law students; supervised five instructors who worked directly with students; managed four-person support staff.

7/2011 – 7/2022
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Professor of Law

8/1992 – 6/2012
Nova Southeastern University Law Center
Professor of Law (on leave August 2010 – June 2012)

8/2010 – 6/2011
Elon University School of Law
Visiting Professor of Law

8/1990 – 5/1992
University of Iowa College of Law
Visiting Assistant Professor

8/1988 – 6/1990
Weinberg and Green, Baltimore, MD
Corporate Associate

9/1987 – 12/1987
Neighborhood Legal Services, Pittsburgh, PA
Intern

5/1987 – 8/1987
Weinberg and Green, Baltimore, MD
Summer Associate

11/1986 – 4/1987
Dickie, McCamey and Chilcote, Pittsburgh, PA
Law Clerk

J.D., May 1988 University of Pittsburgh School of Law Honors:
cum laude graduate Journal of Law and Commerce, Senior Editor

B.A., May 1985 Houghton College, Houghton, NY