Hispanic Americans

. . . are Americans of European, American Indian, African, Asian, and mixed ancestry who share certain historical background and cultural traditions - in particular, the Spanish language.

. . . have diverse roots and whose ancestors, or who themselves, came to the U.S. from:

Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain, the Dominican Republic, or Spanish-speaking countries of Central and South America

. . . represent almost 13.5% of the U.S. population or over 38.8 million people, and as the world's fifth largest Spanish-speaking nation, rank as the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population.

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Program Overview

Objectives

• Address the underrepresentation and underutilization of Hispanics at all levels of the DOT.
• Ensure that Hispanics are proactively recruited in order to fill vacant positions at all levels of the DOT.
• Create a workplace environment where Hispanic employees are valued.
• Increase the number of Hispanics at all levels of the DOT workforce.

Education Focus

• Ensure that prospective Hispanic applicants are aware of DOT as an employer of choice and of the opportunities for Hispanics at DOT.
• Ensure that Hispanic employees are fully developed and prepared to assume positions of greater responsibility.
• Ensure that the DOT is aware of the culture, concerns, and issues of its Hispanic employees and the Hispanic community it serves.

Partnership Focus

• Establish cooperative relationships with both internal and external organizations in order to respond to the mission and goals of the DOT.
• Ensure that HEP goals and objectives are fully integrated in DOT strategic planning.

Communication Focus

• Communicate the activities and initiatives of the Hispanic Employment Program throughout the Department and to external organizations.
• Create the image of the DOT as the premier employer of choice for all demographic groups.

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Core Functions

Outreach and Recruitment

• Identify opportunities
• Identify target areas
• Identify and recommend outreach activities
• Monitor and evaluate DOT Hispanic outreach and recruitment activities

Retention

• Exit Research
  
  
  • Monitor exit and mobility trends
  • Conduct research and studies


• Workplace Issues
  
  
  • Language
  • Benefits
  • Workplace Environment
  • Benchmarking

Development

• Identification of high potential employees.
• Assist employees with career planning and development actions.
• Help identify internal and external learning opportunities and institutions

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Education, Employment, and Development

Education, Employment, and Development information can be found within our Education, Employment, and Development page.

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Hispanic DOT Workforce

Group	Whites	Blacks	Hispanics	Asian/Pacific Islanders	American Indian	Total
Employed	45,612	6318	3199	1969	884	57,982
Percent	78.7%	10.9%	5.5%	3.4%	1.5%

  As of September 30, 2003
  Source: DOT Human Resource Systems Division

Minority Employment by Adminstration

Minority Employment by Grade by Administration

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Hispanic Conferences
Organization	Dates	Location	Phone
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce	March 24-25	Washington, DC	(202) 842-1212
National Hispanic Environmental Council	April 3-6	Albuquerque, NM	(703) 683-3956
ASPIRA Association 6th Annual Latino Education Conference	April 4-7	Atlantic City, NJ	(201) 835-3600
National Assoc of Hispanic Federal Executives Summit V	April 14-16	San Antonio, TX	(703) 787-0291
National Image, Inc	June 6-12	Orlando, FL	(303) 534-6137
National Council of La Raza	June 26-29	Phoenix, AZ	(202) 785-1670
League of United Latin American Citizens	July 6-11	San Antonio, TX	(202) 833-6130
G.I. Forum	July 31- August 9	Frankenmuth, MI	(512) 457-8450
Hispanic Leadership Institute Northeast Latino Student Leadership Conference	September 16-19	Chicago, IL	(312) 427-8683
Hispanic National Bar Association	October	New York City	(703) 610-9038
SER - Jobs for Progress, Inc.	October 13-15	Detroit, MI	(972) 506-7815
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities	October 16-19	Miami, FL	(210) 692-3805
National Society of Hispanic MBAs	October 21-23	Ft. Worth, TX	(877) 467-4622
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science	October 21-24	Austin, TX	(831) 459-0170
Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists	November 2-7	Austin, TX	(714) 560-7732
National Association of Hispanic Federal Executives Annual Conference	TBD	TBD	(703) 787-0291

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Hispanic Organizations
Organization	Address	Contact
American GI Forum	2870 N. Speer Boulevard Suite 220 Denver CO, 80211	Phone: (304) 458-1700 Fax: (304) 458-1634
ASPIRA	1444 Eye Street, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005	Phone: (202) 835-3600 Fax: (202) 835-3613
Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting	510 W Sixth Street Suite 400 Los Angeles, CA 90014	Phone: (213) 243-0004 Fax: (202) 243-0006
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute	504 C Street, NE Washington, DC 20002	Phone: (202) 543-1771 Fax: (202) 546-2143
Cuban American National Council, Inc.	1223 SW 4th street Miami, FL 33135	Phone: (305) 642-3484 (305) 642-9122
Cuban American National Foundation Embassy for a Free Cuba	1822 Jefferson Place, NW Washington, DC 20036	Phone: (305) 592-7768 Fax: (305) 592-7889
Federal Hispanic Law Enforcement Officers Association	3767 West 18th Place Yuma, AZ 85364	Phone: (928) 329-1099
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities National Headquarters	8415 Datapoint Drive Suite 400 San Antonio, TX 78229	Phone: (210) 692-3805 Fax: (210) 692-0823
HACU Washington Office	One Dupont Circle, NW Suite 230 Washington, DC 20036	Phone: (202) 833-8361 Fax: (202) 833-8367
Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility	1730 Rhode Island Avenue, NW Suite 1008 Washington, DC 20036	Phone: (202) 835-9672 Fax: (703) 527-6009
Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia	P.O. Box 1011 Washington, DC 20013-1011	Phone: (202) 388-4990
Hispanic National Bar Association	8201 Greensboro Drive Suite 300 McLean, VA 22102	Phone: (703) 610-9038 Fax: (703) 610-9005
Hispanic Scholarship Fund Institute	1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 632 Washington, DC 20036	Phone: (202) 296-0009 Fax: (202) 296-3633
Inter-American Bar Association	1211 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 202 Washington, DC 20036	Phone: (202) 393-1217 Fax: (202) 393-1241
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement	888 16th St NW Suite 640 Washington, DC 20006	Phone: (202) 347-4223 (202) 347-5095
Latino Scholastic Achievement Corporation	11616 Ridgegate Drive Whittier, CA 90601	Phone: (562) 406-4821
League of United Latin American Citizens LULAC National Office	2000 L Street, NW Suite 61 Washington, DC 20036	Phone: (202) 833-6140 Fax: (202) 833-6135
LULAC Washington Office	2000 L Street, NW Suite 610 Washington, DC 20036	Phone: (202) 833-6130 Fax: (202) 833-6130
MANA, A National Latina Organization	1725 K Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20006	Phone: (202) 833-0060 Fax: (202) 496-0588
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund	634 S Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90014	Phone: (213) 629-2512
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health	1501 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036	Phone: (202) 387-5000
National Association of Hispanic Federal Executives	Post Office Box 469 Herndon, VA 20172-0469	Phone: (703) 787-0291 Fax: (703) 787-4675
National Association of Hispanic Journalists	1000 National Press Building Washington, DC 20045-2001	Phone: (202) 622-7145 Fax: (202) 622-7144
National Association of Hispanic Nurses	501 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036	Phone: (202) 387-2477 Fax: (703) 483-7183
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund	1122 West Washington Blvd., 3rd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90015	Phone: (213) 747-7664 Fax: (213) 747-7606
National Council of Hispanic Employment Program Managers	P.O. Box 230294 Centreville, VA 20120	Fax: (703) 266-9055
National Council of La Raza	1111 19th Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20036	Phone: (202) 785-1670 Fax: (202) 785-0851
National Hispanic Business Association	1712 E. Riverside Drive, Suite 208 Austin, TX 78741	Phone: (512) 495-9511 Fax: (512) 495-9730
National Hispanic Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees
National Hispanic Environmental Council	106 N. Fayette Street Alexandria, VA 22314	Phone: (703) 683-3956 Fax: (703) 683-5125
National Hispana Leadership Institute	1901 North Moore Street, Suite 206 Arlington, VA 22209	Phone: (703) 527-6007 Fax: (703) 527-6009
National Hispanic Medical Association	1411 K Street, NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005	Phone: (202) 628-5895 Fax: (202) 628-5898
National Image, Inc.	924 West Colfax Avenue Suite 6 Denver, CO 80204	Phone: (303) 534-6534 Fax: (303) 534-0796
National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc.	1700 K Street, NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20006	Phone: (202) 223-3915 Fax: (202) 429-2223
National Puerto Rican Forum	1946 Webster Avenue, 3rd Floor Bronx, NY 10457-4249	Phone: (646) 792-1010 Fax: (646) 792-1020
National Society of Hispanic MBAs	1303 Walnut Hill lane Suite 300 Irving, TX 75038	Phone: (877) 467-4622 Fax: (214) 596-9325
Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration	1100 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036	Phone: (202) 778-0710
SER-Jobs for Progress National, Inc.	1925 W. John Carpenter Fwy.#575 Irving, TX 75063	Phone: (972) 506-7815 Fax: (972) 506-7832
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science	P.O. Box 8526 Santa Cruz, CA 95061-8526	Phone: (831) 459-0170 Fax: (831) 459-0194
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers	5400 E. Olympic Blvd. Suite 210 Los Angeles, CA 90022	Phone: (323) 725-3870 Fax: (323) 725-0316
Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists	13337 South Street Suite 349 Cerritos, CA 90703	Phone: (714) 560-7732
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce	2175 K Street NW Suite 100 Washington, DC 20037	Phone: 800-USHCC86 (202) 842-1212 Fax: (202) 842-3221
United States Hispanic Leadership Institute	431 S. Dearborn Street Suite 1203 Chicago, IL 60605	Phone: (312) 427-8683 Fax: (312) 427-5183

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Doing Business with DOT

DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

DBE Certification Appeals Program

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Hispanic Employment Program Managers
Organization	Address	Email
Milton Belardo, Esq U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary	400 7th St, SW Room 5414A Mail Stop: DOCR (S-32) Washington, DC 20590	Milton.Belardo@ ost.dot.gov
Dr. J Carlos Manduley Federal Aviation Administration	400 7th St., SW Room 2420 Mail Stop: ACR 6-E Washington, DC 20590	carlos.manduley@ faa.gov
Pamela Waters Federal Highway Administration	400 7th St, SW Room 4132 Mail Stop: HCR-20 Washington 20590	pamela.waters@ fhwa.dot.gov
Deborah Martinez Midwestern Resource Center (Chicago)	Olympia Fields, IL
Brenda Bell Maritime Administration	400 7th St, SW Room 7302 Mail Stop: MAR-318 Washington, DC 20590	brenda.bell@ marad.dot.gov
Maria Caminos-Medina Research and Special Programs Administration	Volpe National Transportation System Center 55 Broadway, R-1128 Mail Stop: DTS-802 Cambridge, MA 02142	maria.a.caminos-medina@volpe.dot.gov
Scott Holland Research and Special Programs Administration (Alternate)	400 7th SW Room 7108 Mail Stop: DCR-1 Washington, DC 20590	scott.holland@ rspa.dot.gov
Francisco Gonzalez, III Federal Railroad Administration	1120 Vermont Ave Room 6044 Mail Stop: 25 Washington, DC 20590	F.Gonzalez@ fra.dot.gov
Lonnie Ramos Federal Railroad Administration	1120 Vermont Ave Room 6044 Mail Stop: 25 Washington, DC 20590	lonnie.ramos@ fra.dot.gov
Frances Brown Transportation Administration Service Center	400 7th St, SW Room 2225 Mail Stop: SVC-190 Washington, DC 20590	frances.brown@ tasc.dot.gov
Cynthia Roscoe Bureau of Transportation Statistics	400 7th St, SW Room 3430 Mail Stop: K-5 Washington, DC 20590	cynthia.roscoe@ bts.gov
Kelly Ryan Surface Transportation Board	1925 K St, NW Suite 880 Washington, DC 20423	RyanK@ stb.dot.gov
Phyllis D. Alston National Highway Safety Administration	400 7th St, SW Room 6128 Mail Stop: NOA-20 Washington, DC 20590	PAlston@ nhtsa.dot.gov
Eugene Jenkins Federal Transit Administration	400 7th St, SW Room 9100 Mail Stop: TCR-1 Washington, DC 20590	Eugene.Jenkins@ fta.dot.gov Phone: (202) 366-0793
Leslie McBroom Office of the Inspector General	400 7th Street, SW Room 7107 Mail Stop: JM-20 Washington, DC 20590	leslie.a.mcbroom@ oig.dot.gov
Vicki Garcia St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	180 Andrews St Massena, NY 13662-0520	vicki.garcia@ sls.dot.gov
Carmen Sevier Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	400 7th St, SW Room 8203 Mail Stop: MC-CR Washington, DC 20590	carmen.sevier@ fmcsa.dot.gov
Federal Relay Service	TTY: (800) 877-8339 Voice/Hearing: (800) 877-8339 VCO: (800) 877-6280 Speech-to-Speech: (877) 877-8982

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Contact Information

The DOT Hispanic Employment Program welcomes your comments, especially comments on how we can improve our web site. Comments on specific programs will be forwarded to the responsible office within the Departmental Office of Civil Rights. We strive to respond to every comment with an answer or an appropriate referral as quickly as possible. Most comments will be responded to within 10 business days.

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Hispanic Employment Initiatives DOC    PDF    HTML

Executive Orders

EO 13171, Hispanic Employment in the Federal Government

EO 13230, Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans Commission

Information

Hispanic Employment in Federal Agencies, Report to the President, June 2003

Office of Personnel Management Hispanic Employment Initiatives

Hispanics in the Nation and Federal Workforce
Office of Personnel Management's Diversity Profile on Hispanics

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