Contact Office of Civil Rights

Address
1849 C St NW, MS 4359, Washington, D.C. 20240-0036

202-208-5693
doicivilrights@ios.doi.gov

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Senior Leadership Team

Acting Director
Shayan Modarres (shayan_modarres@ios.doi.gov)

Acting Deputy Director
Pennington Winberg (pennington_winberg@ios.doi.gov)

Bureau Liaison Unit (BLU)  

BLU serves as the primary liaison to Bureau leadership, monitors Bureau civil rights-related needs, and coordinates with OCR Division Directors to plan, develop, and implement responsive actions.

Unit Director 
Hope Williams (Hope_Williams@ios.doi.gov)

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bureau Liaison 
Alberto Vasquez (Alberto_Vasquez@ios.doi.gov)

United States Geological Survey (USGS)/U.S. Wildland Fire Service (USWFS) Bureau Liaison 
Yvette Scott-Butler (Yvette_Scott-Butler@ios.doi.gov)

National Park Service (NPS)Bureau Liaison 
Isabel Long (Isabel_Long@ios.doi.gov)

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)/ Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)/ Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)/Office of the Secretary (OS) Bureau Liaison 
Sara Novak (Sara_Novak@ios.doi.gov)

Reporting & Data Analysis Division (RDAD)  

RDA designs, plans, develops, and implements the strategy and processes to complete the Departmental and Bureau Annual reports required by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Congress, and other federal agencies under existing legal authorities. The Division conducts statistical analyses, ensures EEOC-related compliance, and develops systems for evaluating program effectiveness and identifying and eliminating barriers to equal employment opportunity.

Acting Division Director 
Howard Caro-Lopez (Howard_Caro-Lopez@ios.doi.gov)

EEO Complaints Processing & Compliance Division (CPCD)

CPCD coordinates, processes, and monitors all informal and formal EEO complaints. The Division adjudicates and issues all Final Agency Decisions, develops and enforces complaint-related policies and procedures, and provides technical guidance to ensure compliance with settlement agreements and remedial orders.

NPS/USWFS Division Director 
Pennington Winberg (Pennington_Winberg@ios.doi.gov)

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)/Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)/Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA)/Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Division Director
Lara Grillos (lara_grillos@ios.doi.gov)

BLM/USGS Division Director 
Renee Clark (Rashiida_Clark@ios.doi.gov) 

BSEE/BOEM/USFWS/OS/OSMRE Division Director 
Carlisa Broadway (Carlisa_Broadway@ios.doi.gov)

EEO Central Investigations Division (CID) 

CID coordinates, executes, and monitors the investigations of formal EEO complaints to include drafting investigative plans, conducting investigations, and assessing investigation legal sufficiency.  

Division Directors 
La Shon Cole (LaShon_Cole@ios.doi.gov) and Ngozi Butler-Guerrier (Ngozi_Butler-Guerrier@ios.doi.gov)

Public Civil Rights Division (PCRD)  

PCR is responsible for the enforcement of federal public civil rights statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability conducted by or receiving financial assistance from the Department. PCR also conducts compliance reviews, provides guidance, training, and technical assistance, and manages the processing, investigation, and monitoring of public civil rights complaints filed against the Department.

Division Director 
Sloan Farrell (Sloan_Farrell@ios.doi.gov)