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Does your transportation
organization structure have a
civil rights division or
Which agency are you responding for? If you have a civil rights division, program or office, please provide the following. If “Yes” above, does this division or department inclu
department that is
independent from other
divisions or departments?
Equal Internal
Disadvantaged Employment Employee
Business Opportunity/On Discrimination Diversity
Agency: State: Yes No Name: Division/Program/Office Name: Email Address: Phone Number: Enterprise the Job Training Title VI Complaints Training
Transportation Civil Rights Office AK Yes Jon Dunham Alaska DOT&PF Civil Rights Office jon.dunham@alaska.gov 907 2569 0850 1 1 1 1
Maryland State Highway Administration MD Yes Sheila Epps Office of Equal Opportunity sepps1@sha.state.md.us 410-545-5616 1 1 1 1
Department of Transportation IA No
Indiana Department of Transportation IN Yes Tiffany Mulligan Economic Opportunity tmulligan@indot.in.gov 317-233-3428 1 1 1
Kansas Department of Transportation KS Yes Doria Watson Office of Civil Rights doria@ksdot.org 785 296-7940 1 1 1 1
Wisconsin Department of Transportation WI Yes Michele Carter Civil Rights Compliance Section michele.carter@dot.wi.gov 608-264-6669 1 1 1 1 1
DOT MS Yes Office of Civil Rights 1 1 1 1 1
Dept. of Transportation ME Yes Theresa Savoy, Director Civil Right Office theresa.savoy@maine.gov 207-624-3042 1 1 1 1
Transportation PA Yes Jocelyn I Harper Bureau of Equal Opportunity jocharper@state.pa.us 717-787-5891 1 1 1
DOT NH Yes Jay Ankenbrock Office of Federal Compliance jankenbrock@dot.state.nh.us 603-271-2467 1 1 1 1 1
Nevada Department of Transportation NV 1 1 1
Texas Department of Transportation TX Yes George Ebert Office of Civil Rights george.ebert@dot.gov 1 1 1 1
Minnesota Department of Transportation MN Yes Office of Civil Rights Policy, Safety and Strategic Initiatives mary.prescott@state.mn.us 651-366-3150 1 1 1
Ohio Department of Transportation OH Yes Michael O. Gordon Division of Equal Opportunity michael.gordon@dot.state.oh.us 614 728 9706 1 1 1 1 1
Does your transportation
organization structure have a
civil rights division or
Which agency are you responding for? If you have a civil rights division, program or office, please provide the following. If “Yes” above, does this division or department inclu
department that is
independent from other
divisions or departments?
Equal Internal
Disadvantaged Employment Employee
Business Opportunity/On Discrimination Diversity
Agency: State: Yes No Name: Division/Program/Office Name: Email Address: Phone Number: Enterprise the Job Training Title VI Complaints Training
DOT VA Yes Civil Rights Division Same freddie.jones@vdot.virginia.gov 804n 786 4552 1 1 1 1 1
Department of Transportation FL Yes Equal Opportunity Office Division of Administration arthur.wright@dot.state.fl.us 850-414-4749 1 1 1 1 1
New Jersey Department of Transportation NJ Yes Melanie L. Armstrong,
Division of Civil Rights and Affirmative Action Director melanie.armstrong@dot.state.nj.us 609-530-3009 1 1 1 1 1
Washington State Dept of Transportation WA Yes Brenda R. Nnambi Equal Opportunity (OEO) nnambib@wsdot.wa.gov 360-705-7095 1 1 1 1 1
Department of Transportation MT No Civil Rights Bureau Human Resources scozzie@mt.gov 406-444-6335 1 1 1 1 1
O
Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) R Yes Office of Civil Rights ODOT Office of the Director Michael.A.Cobb@ODOT.state.or.us 1 1 1
ND Department of Transportation ND Yes Deborah J. Igoe Civil Rights Division digoe@nd.gov 701-328-2576 1 1 1 1 1
Department of Transportation WY Yes Kent Lambert Civil Rights kent.lambert@dot.state.wy.us 307-777-4268 1 1 1 1
Tenn DOT TN Yes Civil
Cammie Davenport Woodle Rights Office Cammie.DavenportWoodle@tn.gov 615-741-3681 1 1 1 1
DOTD LA Yes Stephanie Ducote Compliance Programs Section stephanie.ducote@la.gov 225-379-1382 1 1 1 1
Transportation NC Yes Phillip Bickham Office of Civil Rights pabickham@ncdot.gov 919 508 1886 1 1 1 1 1
AZ Department of Transportation AZ No Civil Rights Office Transportation Support Group 602-712-7761 1 1 1 1 1
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Have there been any significant changes in location of Civil Rights duties/programs
or department include: (Check all that apply) If “No” above, where are these duties/programs located? (Check all that apply)
within your organizational structure in the last 10 years?
Americans Construction Human Training Audit/ Plannin Other IF other, please specify
Affirmative with Resources Legal g
Response
Action Disabilitie
Planning s Act Other If Other, please specify If yes, please explain
ADA/504 program administration (both Titles
1 1 No
I & II)
The Office of Administration
handles employee complaints
but the ADA program is
1 1 1 No
managed by multiple offices
because of the engineering and
policy components.
Hired a Civil Rights Coordinator - Team Leader in April 2010. In this position, he
coordinates the agencies civil rights functions; monitors departmental goals and
1 1 Yes
objectives; is the principle liaison for ADA and Title VI issues; and provides
recommendations related to the effectiveness of these programs.
1 1 1 No
1 1 1 1 1 1 No
The Civil Rights & Compliance Section consolidated many of these functions as a
1 1 Yes
result of a department-wide reorganization in 2004-2005.
1 1 No
Internal EEO is located with in
the State Human Resources
Division, which was
consolodated in 2006. there is The CRO was moved from the Bureau of Human Resources to the Bureau of Project
1 1 Davis Bacon Wage compliance 1 an HR office that serves the Yes Development in 2006 and was made an independent office reporting directly to the
MaineDOT and is responsible Commissioner in August 2009.
for all internal hiring, training,
Title VI complaint and ADA
compliance
Internal EO responsibilities (Complaints of Alleged Discrimination, EO Training, AA
1 Contract Compliance, ADA - Section 504 Yes
Planning, ADA) performed by a unit within the Bureau of Human Resources.
In the last ten years the Office of Federal Complaince (Civil Rights Unit) was originally
Contractor Complinace Program (Davis-Bacon
1 1 1 Yes part of HR, then it became part of the construction bureau and now is a stand alone
& EEO),
unit reporting to the Deputy Commissioner of the NH DOT.
The Nevada Department of
Transportation has an EEO
The Nevada Department of Transportation Officer responsible for Title VII
has a new Civil Rights Director responsible for and ADA Title I. The position
Title VI and ADA Title II. The position is is located in the Human
located in the newly formed Civil Rights Resources Division reporting to
1 Yes The Civil Right Director and Civil Rights Division has been created in the past year.
Divison reporting directly to the Director's the Human Resources
Office. The Civil Rights Director is Norma Manager. The Human
Norman who can be reached at 702-671-8857 Resources Manager is
or nnorman@dot.state.nv.us. Kimberley King who can be
reached at 775-888-7130 or
kking@dot.state.nv.us.
However, there is a strong possibility that within the next few months the Title VI and
1 No internal EEO complaints/investigations will move under HRD and the DBE, HUB, and
external EEO complaints will reside in a seperate office.
The Office has been many places within the Department, depending on the current
State Administration. It has always had direct access to the Commissioner, but has
Title II, Title VII, Business Development
Yes been assigned to the Deputy Commissioner, Employee and Corporate Services,
Section
Administration, etc. As mentioned currently is in the Policy, Safety, and Strategic
Initiatives Division and received alot of attention and support from the agency.
Division of Equal Opportunity created in 2009. Civil Rights duties was located within
1 1 1 Yes
prevailing wage several divisions.
Have there been any significant changes in location of Civil Rights duties/programs
or department include: (Check all that apply) If “No” above, where are these duties/programs located? (Check all that apply)
within your organizational structure in the last 10 years?
Americans Construction Human Training Audit/ Plannin Other IF other, please specify
Affirmative with Resources Legal g
Response
Action Disabilitie
Planning s Act Other If Other, please specify If yes, please explain
Moved from sub category of Human Resources to independent Division and DBE goal
1 1 1 Yes
Wounded veteran program setting moved from construction to Civil Rights
1 No
There have been changes in personnel and oversight of federal projects due to the
1 1 1 Yes
Contract Compliance, Wage Rate Compliance infusion of federal funding.
However, Human Resources currently is
1 1 1 handling ADA (internal and external). OEO No
reports ADA compliance to the feds.
Contractor EEO compliance and Davis Bacon
1 1 Yes
compliance. Moved from an independent division to a Bureau within Human Resources.
External Civil Rights Programs are in this
No
office. Internal Agency Civil Rights programs
are managed in Human Resources.
About 15 years ago we were moved from the Human Resources Division and became
an "Office" that reported to the Deputy Director of Business Operations. Then about
1 1 Yes
10 years ago, still as an "Office" we were reassigned to the Deputy Director for
Labor compliance, DBE and OJT supportive Engineering. Then about 3 years ago we were made a "Division" (higher ranking than
services an Office) and we still report to the Deputy Director for Engineering
Civil Rights Program was developed. Emphasis was placed on Title VI, Title VII, ADA,
1 1 Yes
and DBE. Previously, Title VI & VII duties resided within Human Resources.
1 1 1 No I don't think so, but Cammie could answer these questions better.
Two major changes: (1) the Section was moved from the Office of Management and
Contract Compliance and Labor Compliance. Finance to the Office of the Secretary and (2) The Affirmative Action/Internal
1 1 The agency is currently conducting a Diversity Yes Discrimination Complaints was moved from the Human Resources Office to the
Audit and the results may indicate the need Compliance Programs Section in 2009. Both of the these changes were done at the
for Diversity Training. recommendation of the Federal Highway Administration.
Please brows the organization below for more
complete details:
https://apps.dot.state.nc.us/dot/directory/aut
henticated/UnitPage.aspx?id=3679 Buisines
Opportunity and Workforce Development
1 1 1 (BOWD) is separate for Civil Rights, and both Yes
report to the Deputy Secretary -
Administration and Business Development.
DBE is under BOWD. In addition, we have an
office of HBCU & MSE, also reporting to the Civil Rights including Title VI and Title VII, BOWD including DBE, and HBCU are
same Deputy Secratary separate, and all three report to the same Deputy Secretary.
The head of the Civil Rights Office does not report directly to the head of the agency,
1 1 1 Yes
limited staffing to me the needs of all of the programs and civil rights is not a top
DBE Supportive Services Program priority in the department. Also the lack of the Federal divisions oversight.
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