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Civil Rights

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2018 DOT Civil Rights Virtual Symposium Speaker Bios - Session 11

Session 11: Show Them the Money! The DBE Program’s Prompt Payment Requirements 

Janine Ashe, Civil Rights Policy & Regulations Specialist, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 

Janine Ashe began working with FHWA in 2006 in the FHWA Headquarters Office of Civil...

2018 DOT Civil Rights Virtual Symposium Speaker Bios - Session 10

Session 10: Inclusion and Equity from the Perspective of State and Local Transportation Entities

Katherine Delaney, Community Planner, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Katherine Delaney is a graduate of Florida Institute of Technology with a degree in Aviation Management....

2018 DOT Civil Rights Virtual Symposium Speaker Bios - Session 9

Session 9: Recruitment and Hiring: “I” is for…

Yvette Rivera, Associate Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights (DOCR), USDOT

Yvette Rivera serves in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Departmental Office of Civil Rights, where she seeks to drive equity and inclusion...

2018 DOT Civil Rights Virtual Symposium Speaker Bios - Session 8

Session 8: Why Discussing Harassment Matters

Fern Kaufmann, Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR), Office of the Secretary (OST), USDOT

Fern Feil Kaufman is the Director of the DOT Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, where she is responsible for training and education...

2018 DOT Civil Rights Virtual Symposium Speaker Bios - Session 7

Session 7: Public Involvement Effectively Serving and Understanding all Communities  

Gloria Jeff, Project Director, Minnesota Department of Transportation

Gloria J. Jeff, AICP is an experienced transportation professional and urban planner.   She is currently...

2018 DOT Civil Rights Virtual Symposium Speaker Bios - Session 6

Session 6: “How May I Help You?”:  Recognizing and Providing Reasonable Accommodations

Annette Carr, Accommodations Analyst, Disability Resource Center (DRC), USDOT

Annette Carr is an Accommodations Analyst for the DOT’s Disability Resource Center.  Annette holds a degree...

2018 DOT Civil Rights Virtual Symposium Speaker Bios - Session 5

Session 5 - A Small Business Capacity Building Forum 

Tony Arps, Project Director, USDOT Gulf Region Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC)

Tony Arps is the Project Director for the U.S. DOT Gulf Region Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC), the, one of...