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NIH Special Employment Committees Return
NIH Record News Brief
Vol. LV, No. 5
March 4, 2003
The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management has reestablished
the special emphasis programs employment committees. Operating
under Executive Order 11478, EEO Commission management directive
714 and other regulations that govern NIH's equal opportunity program,
the committees are responsible for providing advice, guidance and
recommendations to the OEODM director on employment and advancement
of special populations of employees in the NIH workplace. Each
committee has a common goal of assisting OEODM in maintaining an
environment that is conducive to the recognition, development,
promotion, understanding and utilization of employee abilities,
skills and knowledge to achieve maximum productivity.
Committees and their current chairs include the American Indian/Alaskan
Native employment council, Frank GrayShield, NHLBI; Asian American/Pacific
Islander employment committee, Dr. Bill Bunnag, CSR; Black employment
committee, Zita Givens, NIA; employees council on disAbilities,
Theresa Oliver, NIMH; Federal Women's Program Network, Joan Brogan,
OEODM, acting chair; and Hispanic employment committee, Eddie Ribas,
OD/OHR.
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