Simmons College

Kathy Rogers is vice president and general counsel at Simmons.  She joined Simmons in 2002 as general counsel and was promoted to vice president and secretary to the Board of Trustees in 2007. Previously, she worked at the Boston law firm of Yurko & Perry, and served as a business litigator at Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, and at Widett, Slater & Goldman.  For more than a decade, Ms. Rogers has advised and represented numerous Boston-area colleges and universities in litigation and risk management, particularly in cases involving disability and employment law issues. She is a frequent speaker on these topics.  She has a B.A. from Regis College and a J.D. from Northeastern University.