Joe Zichi
Practice Group Leader
Joe is a higher educational professional specializing in conflict resolution, student conduct, restorative justice, and organizational systems transformation.
About Joe Zichi
Joe Zichi is a higher educational professional specializing in conflict resolution, student conduct, restorative justice, and organizational systems transformation.
In addition to his work at Klancy Street, Joe serves as the Well-being Collective Lead at the University of Michigan, where he provides backbone support for the university’s adoption of the Okanagan Charter. Previously, he served as the associate director of the Office of Student Conflict Resolution, where he was responsible for providing programmatic oversight, formal and adaptable resolution processes, and supervision of the office.
Joe is experienced in Title IX resolution processes and was responsible for deciding sanctions and interventions under the Sexual and Gender-based Misconduct Policy at the University of Michigan. He provides consultation and training in adaptable conflict resolution, informal resolution for Title IX, and restorative justice for colleges and universities.
Joe contributed to Applying Restorative Justice to Campus Sexual Misconduct: A Guide to Emerging Practices (Williamsen & Wessel, 2023). He also served on faculty and as a track coordinator for the Donald D. Gehring Academy with the Association of Student Conduct Administration (ASCA).
Joe earned a Master of Arts in Student Affairs Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, both from Michigan State University.