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Mr. Gomes is the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s Chief Civil Rights Officer and Title IX Coordinator and is a member of the Chancellor’s Cabinet.  He heads the University’s Office of Civil Rights.

A native of New Bedford, Massachusetts, David is a graduate of Boston College where he obtained his bachelor’s degree and Northeastern University School of Law where he was awarded his Juris Doctorate.  David is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the States of Connecticut and New York.

Prior to joining UMass Dartmouth, David held professional and executive-level positions in a number of different industries, including human resources, healthcare, the appellate court system and private law practice, facilities management, and financial services.
David serves as an adjunct professor at UMass Law where he teaches Employment Law and Employment Discrimination. He is a NAACP New Bedford Branch Executive Committee member who heads the Branch’s Legal Redress Committee.  David is a member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Greater New Bedford, where he sits on the Strategic Governance Committee.  He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for the New Bedford Whaling Museum where he sits on the Governance and Cape Verdean Advisory Committees.