The CDC Leaders

"Our focus is to help this organization increase its effectiveness in utilizing our human capital."

- Gilbert Camacho, MS

Gilbert Camacho, MS

Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity

Gilbert Camacho, MS, became director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity in October 2005. Mr. Camacho's office handles alternative dispute resolution and enforcement of Title 7 in additions to concerns of Equal Employment Opportunity.

Prior to coming to CDC, Mr. Camacho worked at the US Department of Agriculture, where he served as the director of Regional Operations and the Food Stamp program. He has extensive experience in diversity, equal opportunity and civil rights work, which includes working with a variety of public and private organizations including the Department of Defense, National Aeronautic and Space Administration, Gannett News, and the South African Policy Service and Ministry of Defense.

Mr. Camacho holds a bachelor of science in behavioral studies from the University of Southern Colorado and a master of science in applied behavioral counseling from The Johns Hopkins University. He is currently working on a PhD in human and organizational development (specializing in diversity and structural inequality) at Fielding Graduate University. In addition, he is certified trainer and mediator.