Your National Civil Rights Committee

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Your National Civil Rights Committee
Title VII USDA employees or applicants for
employment who believe they have been
discriminated against because of race, color,
sex, (including sexual harassment), religion, age
(if over 40), national origin, disability,
marital status, sexual orientation, or reprisal
for equal opportunity activities, in an
employment matter or in the workplace and wish to
initiate an EEO complaint must contact an EEO
counselor within 45 days of the alleged
discriminatory action. The EEO
counselor/mediator will attempt to
mediate/resolve the issue. To file a complaint,
contact an EEO counselor at [phone]. NRCS
employees and applicants for employment who feel
they have been discriminated against should
contact USDA-NRCS Civil Rights Staff, Beltsville,
MD 20705-MAILSTOP 5472, Room 1-2144. Discriminatio
n in USDA programs is illegal! Title VI The
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
discrimination in all its programs and activities
on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, religion, age, disability, political
beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or
familial status. (Not all prohibited cases apply
to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who
require alternative means for communication of
program information (Braille, large print, audio
tape, etc.) should contact USDAs TARGET Center
at [phone] (voice and TDD). To file a
complaint of discrimination, write USDA,
Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W,
Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Ave., SW,
Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call [phone]
(voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity
provider and employer. To contact an EEO
counselor, call [phone]
Ken Kaneshiro, HIChair(808) 541-2600
Lorraine Weatherton, HIRecorder808 (541-2600)
Ivan Dozier, IL(217) 854-2626
Sharon Gipson, GA(404) 347-6153
Lisa Tuckwin, MO(573) 876-9384
Leander Brown, MD(301) 497-5939
George Heffner, MI(269) 327-0696
Marilyn Jacobsen, UT(435) 789-2100 x. 30
Virginia C. Lewis, NHQ(301) 504-2194
Christina Turner, NHQ(732) 246-1171 x. 166
Clifford Sanchez, NM(505) 761-4403
Ronald Reckner, WY(307) 367-2854
Shiraz Vira, WA(509) 754-1964
Susan Riedel, NE(402) 437-5385