J. Frank Vespa-Papaleo Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Key executive for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Office of Fair Lending. Provide leadership and strategic and operational oversight of fair lending team, and direct development of fair lending policy. Administer teams deployed in areas of outreach, communication, operations, human capital, budget and policy research.

New York, Ny/Newark, Nj

Oversee enforcement if civil rights, equal opportunity and federal fair housing and fair lending laws; manage investigative staff; liaison with LGBT organizations; provide leadership in fair housing training, systemic investigations and implementation of policy.

Upper Montclair, Nj

I taught various child advocacy courses to undergraduate and graduate students.

West Orange, Nj

Consulted clients in areas of EEO, Diversity and Inclusion, and bullying prevention. Conducted EEO, internal affairs and school bullying investigations.

Trenton, Nj

I served as Ethics Officer and Senior Counsel, providing executive leadership in areas of EEO law, Labor law, Ethics compliance and Legal management.

I served as the State of New Jersey's top civil rights official, administering a staff of 100 employees, an annual budget of more than $6.5 million, and enforcing state civil rights and family leave laws. I reformed the agency, creatively using assets and vision to make it the premiere state civil rights agency in the nation. Under my leadership we transformed the way EEO is addressed in the state, drafted and implemented guidance, legislation and regulations to address EEO, fair housing and diversity concerns, and attacked systemic discrimination in the areas of accessibility for racial minorities, persons with disabilities and LGBT people. I also lead efforts to address school bullying, marriage equality and disparities in government contracting as a member of the Commission on Bullying in Schools, Chair of the NJ Civil Union Review Commission and member of the NJ Disparities Study Commission.

I litigated employment, education and election law matters, provided counseling in areas of labor and employment, civil rights, education, ethics, EEO and human resources law.

I provided counseling and litigation to private and public sector clients in the areas of labor, employment, EEO, civil rights, education and election law.

I was a junior associate in the litigation department handling matters in the areas of civil and criminal litigation.

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Esdaile Moot Court Board, Probate Law Journal, First Year Writing Assistant

Ba, History

Activities and Societies: Activities & Otganizations Board, NU Marching Band, NU Symphonic Band, Phil Mu Alpha

Education record

Activities and Societies: Marching Band, Young Democrats, Debate Society, Theater