Attorney-Advisor, Civil Rights Division
Washington, District Of Columbia, United States
🔶Led Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) investigation and review teams and successfully negotiated the resolution of many civil rights matters, including; - A Title VI review of the South Dakota court system that concluded with an October 2021 resolution letter that will improve access for all limited English proficient (LEP) court users. - An investigation of the courts in Fort Bend County, Texas that resulted in the first Civil Rights Division Title VI resolution agreement with monetary damages for complainants in June 2021.- A joint investigation of a Washington State labor agency with the U.S. Department of Labor that was resolved with an October 2015 agreement to improve access to services for injured LEP workers.🔶Served as Title VI legal advisor and trainer for civil rights staff and general counsel at the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Labor, Transportation (DOT), Treasury, and Veterans Affairs.🔶Coordinated and led initiatives to enforce Environmental Justice (EJ), Title VI, and language access requirements. 🔶Created and presented 75 civil rights trainings for federal agencies, covered entities, and advocates that addressed Title VI, language access, and related topics.🔶Developed the Language Access Planning and Technical Assistance Tool for Courts in February 2014.🔶Wrote legal memoranda that convinced DOJ leadership to file the first DOJ statement of interest (SOI) in a private Title VI lawsuit in November 2013, co-authored that SOI which addressed the language access obligations of the New York City Police Department.🔶Administered the website www.lep.gov and led the team that redesigned the entire website in March 2020.
