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Equal Opportunity Office

 Capt. Darrell Bogan  Capt. Rebecca Brown  Tech Sgt. Richard Conyers  Tech Sgt. Jeff Nix  Staff Sgt. Dalia Nesmith  Staff Sgt. Jessica Coleman
Capt. Darrell Bogan Capt. Rebecca Brown Tech. Sgt. Richard Conyers Tech. Sgt. Jeff Nix   Staff Sgt. Dalia Nesmith Staff Sgt. Jessica Coleman
 
Our Mission: To enhance mission effectiveness by assisting leadership at all levels in conducting Equal Opportunity programs, Human Relations Education and training, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services.

Our Goals: To foster an environment in which everyone can rise to the highest possible level based on merit, fitness, and capability; as well as maintain a trusted utilized channel for presenting allegations of unlawful discrimination based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, (in addition to age, physical and mental disability, and reprisal actions for civilians), and sexual harassment.

Our Customers: Military members, family members of active duty personnel, retired personnel, current and former Department of Defense civilian employees, and applicants.


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NEWCOMERS ORIENTATION
30-minute mandatory briefing for all military and full-time DoD civilians newly assigned as a second or subsequent permanent change of station. Informs about DoD and Air Force policies and programs related to EO. Orientation should be accomplished within the first UTA of the newcomer's arrival.

FIRST DUTY STATION
2.5 hour mandatory briefing for military and DOD civilians at their first permanent duty station
. Provides in-depth lesson of EO issues and rights of complainant. Civilians must attend within 30 duty-days of arrival. Military must attend within 3 UTA's of arrival.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AWARENESS
Upon commanders' request. Focuses on sexual harassment awareness including strategies for preventing and addressing work place harassment.

DIVERSITY AWARENESS
Upon commanders' request. Provide tools necessary to understand that cultural differences exist and are vital to mission accomplishment.

KEY PERSONNEL BRIEFING
Familiarize commanders, first sergeants, command chief master sergeants, and others in key positions, of local human relations climates and the wing's EO programs.
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COMPLAINT CLARIFICATION
Military complaints of discrimination may be reported based on race, color, national origin, religion, and sex. Civilian complaints of discrimination may be reported based on age (40+), physical/mental disabilities, reprisal, race, color, national origin, religion, and sex to the EO office within 45 days of occurrence or personnel action.

INCIDENT CLARIFICATION
An Equal Opportunity and Treatment Incident (EOTI) is an overt act motivated by, or has overtones of, unlawful discrimination. Incident clarifications help the commander determine if an alleged incident negatively impacts the base's human relations climate.

UNIT CLIMATE ASSESSMENTS (UCA)
Biennial requirement for military units with 50+ members or upon Commanders' request. Assesses human relations climate and identifies positive & negative factors impacting the mission.

OUT AND ABOUTS
A process used to gather EO and human relations-associated information affecting base personnel, to include visits to individual units, base facilities and off-base establishments.

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94th Equal Opportunity
& Alternative Dispute Resolution
Capt Bogan, EO Director/ADR Manager
Capt Brown, Deputy EO Director
TSgt Conyers, EO Specialist/NCOIC
TSgt Nix, EO Specialist
SSgt Nesmith, EO Specialist

Phone Numbers
678-655-5042
DSN 625-5042

Address
1430 First Street
Bldg 838, RM 1128
Dobbins ARB, GA 30069

Hours
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday thru Friday and UTA Weekends

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