Title VI Shared Ancestry Harassment

Amy Niedzalkoski graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1997 with a B.A. in
history and received her J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2000.

After graduating from Temple, Amy clerked for the Honorable Paul H. Teitler in the U.S.
Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges before moving on to a
Philadelphia area law firm practicing labor and employment law. In 2003, she took a
leap of faith and went to work as a social studies teacher in a Philadelphia charter
school before moving on to a staff attorney position with the U.S. Department of
Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in 2004, where she later became a senior
attorney/subject matter expert and then the Chief Regional Attorney of OCR’s
Philadelphia office. While at OCR, Amy investigated hundreds of complaints alleging
discrimination on the bases of race, color, national origin, shared ancestry, sex, and
disability and developed expertise in the applicable anti-discrimination laws. In addition,
she negotiated resolution agreements; monitored the implementation of resolution
agreements; mediated resolutions between the parties; provided training and technical
assistance to K-12 schools and postsecondary institutions; and was frequently called
upon to provide local and nationwide training to OCR staff.

In March 2025, Amy established an education consulting firm, Evergreen Education
Solutions, with her colleague of 18 years. As a consultant, Amy provides a variety of
services pertaining to discriminatory harassment to elementary, secondary, and
post-secondary schools, including independent investigation, policy review/revisions,
and staff/student training. In addition, Amy has frequently worked as an adjunct
instructor and guest instructor at local colleges teaching topics including legal research
and writing, school law, and civics instruction.

A native Pittsburgher, Amy lives in Media, PA and is active in her children’s schools and
the community. She enjoys watching her children’s dance performances and sporting
events, traveling, and planning parties for family and friends.

Beth Gellman-Beer, Esq., graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1997 with an
Anthropology degree. Upon graduation, she joined CIGNA Corporation in its Human
Resources Leadership Development Program.

In 2004, Ms. Gellman-Beer graduated from Temple University, Beasley School of Law.
Upon graduation from law school, she joined a small plaintiff’s law firm with a focus on
employment and labor law. In 2007, Ms. Gellman-Beer joined the U.S. Department of
Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as a staff attorney. She was promoted to a
supervisory attorney in 2009, Chief Attorney in 2019 and Regional Director in 2022. In
her 18 years of experience at OCR, Ms. Gellman-Beer led and personally investigated
hundreds of high-profile, controversial and complex complaints of discrimination and
harassment under Title IX, Title VI, Section 504, the ADA and the Age Discrimination
Act, and also conducted and oversaw hundreds of presentations to students, staff and
attorneys regarding compliance under these statutes.

In March 2025, Ms. Gellman-Beer transitioned to private practice, opening an education
consulting firm with her colleague of 18 years (Evergreen Education Solutions). At her
consulting firm, Ms. Gellman-Beer provides expert, independent investigations, policy
review/revisions and staff/student training for schools, and provides services as a
neutral hearing officer.

Ms. Gellman-Beer lives in Abington, PA, with her husband, two children and two rescue
pups. She enjoys reading, traveling, writing and volunteering in her community.