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D i s t r i c t o f C o l umb i a

Office of Human Rights

Highlights of Fiscal Year 2014

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The District of Columbia Officeof Human Rights (OHR) works toeradicate discrimination, increaseequal opportunity and protect humanrights for individuals who live in, workin, or visit the District of Columbia.The agency enforces local and federalhuman rights laws, including the DCHuman Rights Act, by providing a legal

process to those who believe theyhave been discriminated against. OHRalso aims to end discrimination inthe District through proactive policyand awareness initiatives, and byidentifying and investigating practicesthat may be discriminatory.

In addition, OHR oversees the LanguageAccess Program and the Citywide YouthBullying Prevention Program.

DC Human Rights Act of 1977

The District of Columbia Human RightsAct of 1977 (HRA) bans discriminationin the areas of employment, housing,public accommodations and educa-

tional institutions based on 19 protect-ed traits. The Act – one of the most pro-gressive non-discrimination laws in thenation – allows individuals who believethey were the targets of discriminationto file complaints with OHR and receivedamages or remedies if discriminatorybehavior is found. The Act only appliesto discriminatory incidents that occurin the District.

Protected Traits

The HRA prohibits discrimination basedon these 19 traits: race, color, religion,national origin, sex, age, marital status,personal appearance, sexual orienta-tion, gender identity or expression,family responsibilities, political affili-ation, disability, matriculation, familialstatus, genetic information, source of

income, place of residence or business,and status as a victim of an intrafamilyoffense. Some exceptions apply.

Our Mission


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Director’s MessageProgram AreasComplaints of DiscriminationInitiatives & AwarenessLanguage Access ProgramBullying Prevention ProgramLooking ForwardMeet the Staff

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“Increased efficiency in investigations, and an unprecedentednumber of campaigns educating the public about their civilrights, made fiscal year 2014 one of the most productive in thehistory of the office.”

Contents

– Mónica Palacio, Directo


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social media strategies helped achieve oumission and make the District more welcominand safe for all communities.

OHR’s dynamic outreach work in housing anacross many communities meant an increas

in the number of inquiries and complaints filewith our office. All the while our investigatoand mediators have sustained exceptionservice, and have become more efficient aneffective in their work. In fact, we have manageto dramatically reduce the number of cases thastay with our office for more than six months, sindividuals who file complaints can expect timedeterminations after we accept their case.

Thank you for taking the time to learn aboour important work in this report and for yousupport of our efforts to prevent discriminatioin the District.

Sincerely,

Mónica Palacio

Dear Friends of OHR,

As I reflect on the work of our office over thelast year, I feel great pride in what we haveaccomplished. District residents and visitors havean exceptional team working on their behalf,dedicated to ending and addressing all formsof discrimination. The OHR team is constantlybrainstorming innovative ways to tacklediscrimination. It is a team that prides itself onprofessionalism and fairness. I could not be morepleased to serve as the leader of this agency.

In the last year, we have invested in significantlyexpanding our outreach and awareness efforts to

ensure District residents and visitors know theirrights under our anti-discrimination laws, andunderstand how to file complaints with OHR whenthey believe those rights have been violated. Thisinvestment in outreach has led to a 41 percentincrease in the number of complaints docketedwith our office, and a dramatic increase in thenumber of partnerships we built with communityorganizations, advocates and private companiesand associations. For example, our new HumanRights Liaison program trained 24 representativesfrom direct service providers to identify potentialdiscrimination and assist their clients in filingcomplaints or reaching out to our office.

Our team also took a fresh look at long-standingissues of discrimination and unfair treatmentin the District and launched new innovativestrategies to address them. We worked closely withpartner agencies, taxi companies and advocatesto tackle discrimination and accessibility-relatedissues in taxicabs, including the creation of a newtaxi-specific complaint form. We also executedour #SafeBathroomsDC campaign, which allowed

Since becoming Director of OHR in November 2013, MónicaPalacio has emphasized thorough and efficient investigationsof discrimination and innovative approaches for reportingdiscrimination and educating residents about the District’s humanrights laws.

Mónica Palacio, Director

Director Palacio’s Biography

Read Director Palacio’s biography atohr.dc.gov/page/palacio.


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Complaints ofDiscriminationIndividuals who believe theyexperienced discrimination in

the District can file a complaintwith our office. Our staff willmediate and investigate thecomplaint cost-free, and make adetermination that can result indamages being awarded.

Language AccessProgramOur team builds the capacity ofDistrict agencies to ensure theycommunicate with limited ornon-English proficient customersin their preferred language. Wealso investigate complaintswhen services are denied.

Citywide Bullying

Prevention ProgramThe program aims to ensureschools, youth-serving agencies,and youth-serving governmentgrantees create and implementbullying prevention policiesbased on best practices.

Policy & AwarenessInitiativesOur team develops policyand awareness initiativesand conducts extensiveoutreach to proactively preventdiscrimination and educate thepublic about civil rights laws.

Our primaryfocus continues

to be addressingcomplaints ofdiscrimination.

The driving principle behind OHR’s work is that all people

deserve the opportunity to achieve their full potential free ofdiscrimination. To prevent discrimination and address it when itoccurs, OHR’s work is concentrated into four areas.


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Individuals who believe they have been subject to discrimination inemployment, housing, public accommodations, or educational insti-tutions in the District may file a complaint with OHR online or at ouroffice. Our complaint process is cost-free and does not require anattorney. After the initial complaint questionnaire is submitted, anintake interview will be held, and OHR will determine whether we havejurisdiction to investigate the case. Details about the alleged discrim-inatory incident will also be gathered during the interview. If OHR hasjurisdiction, it is docketed and sent through to mandatory mediation,

where the parties will work with one of our mediators to find anagreement that can quickly resolve the case. If an agreement cannotbe reached in mediation, OHR begins a full investigation, which caninclude interviewing witnesses, and reviewing relevant documentsand policies. After a legal sufficiency review, the Director, with theassistance of the General Counsel, will determine if there is probablecause of discrimination and may send the case to the Commission onHuman Rights if probable cause is found. The Commission will reviewthe case and hold hearings to make a final determination and mayaward damages if discrimination is found.

Employment Cases

388

Public Accommodation Cases

63Educational Institution Cases

7Language Access Cases

9

Housing Cases

36

FY12 FY13 FY14

31 33

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279 288

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341 357

Total Docketed Cases

504

504 388 36

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OHR docketed 504complaints in FY14,including one Director’sInquiry, a 41 percent

increase in casesdocketed over FY13. Inaddition, 1,306 complaintinquiries were filed withour office.

Complaints of Discrimination

Complaint Process

OHR Staff: Which of the following is your favoriteDC landmark? 22%

Ben’s Chili Bow

26%

Frederick Douglass House

30%

Howard Theatre

22%

Carnegie Library


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Settlement Amounts Commission Penalties

$2.12 Msettlement agreement totalacross the 186 settled cases

$426 Kamount of penalties ordered

by the Commission

Mediated Cases

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44.7%percentage of mediated casesthat ended with a settlement

New Cases at Commission

6number of new cases certified

to the Commission

Commission Background Cases

4criminal background cases

received by the Commission

Mandatory MediationComplaints of discrimination filed with our office must go througha mandatory mediation process. An OHR mediator works with bothparties to assist them in finding a mutually agreeable resolution.Agreements can be monetary, or can include other reparations such asjob reinstatement, employee training or changes in business practices.If the parties do not settle the case, OHR begins a full investigation.If an agreement is found, the case will be closed without a formalinvestigation. In FY14, OHR mediated 416 cases, of which 186 weresettled. Over $2.12 million was awarded in settlement agreements.

Commission on Human RightsWhen probable cause of discrimination is found by OHR, a final attemptto encourage settlement is made. If the attempt fails, the case iscertified to the Commission on Human Rights for a final determination.An adminstrative law judge at the Commission will review the caseand recommend a determination to a panel of three Commissionersappointed by the Mayor, who will agree with or modify the determination.In FY14, six new cases were certified to the Commission and 13 caseswere closed by decision or order, with $426 thousand in penaltiesordered. The Commission also received four criminal backgroundcases to review. It currently has seven cases pending.

Sex was the mostcommon protected traitin FY14 docketed cases,followed by race andthen disability. Publicaccommodations sawthe largest increase indocketed cases by areaover FY13, and genderidentity and expressionthe largest increase byprotected trait.

OHR Staff: Which type of case do you find to be themost challenging? 23%

Ed. Inst. Cases

31%

Employment Cases

31%15%

Housing CasesPA Cases


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FY14 Docketed Cases by Area and Protected TraitOf the 504 complaints docketed in FY14, some were filed with more than one protected trait. Therefore, the protectedtraits below outnumber the total number of cases docketed.* Fields marked with an “X” indicate the particular trait is noprotected under the Human Rights Act for that area type.

Employment HousingPublic

AccommodationsEducationalInstitutions

Age 52 2 2 0

Color 6 0 2 0

Disability 57 13 15 2

Familial Status X 1 0 0

Family Responsibilities 8 0 0 0

Gender Identity & Expression 2 0 27 0

Genetic Information 0 X 0 X

Marital Status 2 1 0 0

Matriculation 1 0 0 X

National Origin 44 2 4 1

Personal Appearance 1 0 7 1

Place of Residence or Business X 1 0 X

Political Affiliation 1 0 0 0

Race 63 9 17 4

Religion 6 0 0 0

Sex 90 1 3 1

Sexual Orientation 20 1 1 0

Source of Income X 7 2 0

Status as a Victim of anIntrafamily Of fense

X 0 X X

Retaliation is not a protected trait, however OHR accepts cases for which retaliation is claimed. In FY14, OHR docketed 11retaliation cases in employment, four in housing, seven in public accommodations and two in educational institutions.

There were 25 cases docketed in FY14 with claims of a violation under the DC Family and Medical Leave Act.

* In FY14, protected traits were recorded differently than in past years, leading to the total number of traits reportedbeing slightly less per case than in FY13. This change did not impact mediations, investigations or determinations.

OHR Staff: In your opinion, which of the following isthe least known protected trait?

Genetic Information

50%

Source of Income

11%

Matriculation

39%


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Total Inquires in FY14

OHR Staff: In your opinion, which initiative wasOHR’s most notable success last year? 7% 43% 29% 21%

#SafeBathroomsDCLanguage Access EventsIncreased ComplaintsTaxi Investigation

Investigation Initiatives#SafeBathroomsDC

The #SafeBathroomsDC campaign (see page10) – which asked the public to submit reportsof single-stall public bathrooms that were notgender-neutral as required – resulted in 146reports of non-compliance to our office viaTwitter and an online submission form. Over60 businesses changed their bathrooms to becompliant, while 17 were docketed for formalcharges because of a failure to respond orfailure to become compliant. The remaining 69businesses were either still within their grace

period at the end of FY14 or were misreportedand already compliant. Additional reports havecontinued to be submitted in FY15.

The 2013 Commission on Human Rights Awards honored Dr. Edgar Cafor his contributions to the advancement of human rights in the Distriespecially his lifetime of work on behalf of low-income and marginalizcommunities. Also honored were the Youth Human Rights Ambassadowith the best projects focusing on human rights in the District. TAmbassador program – run by the Commission and GeorgetowUniversity Law Center – sends law students into District schools teach students about human rights in the District and beyond.

Below: Commission on Human Rights Chief Judge David Simmons,Chairwoman Nkechi Taifa, and honoree Dr. Edgar Cahn at the Awards.

Commission on Human Rights Award

Taxi Discrimination Complaints

OHR partnered with the DC Taxicab Commission(DCTC) to launch a joint taxicab discriminationcomplaint form, ensuring taxi-relatedcomplaints are submitted to andinvestigated by both agencies. The newform is the result of an OHR Director’sInquiry into DCTC’s handling of customercomplaints, which revealed that DCTCfollowed its policies and procedures forinvestigations, but only categorized a smallfraction of complaints as discriminatory. Thejoint complaint form has increased the numberof complaints that allege discrimination, andis one part of a larger effort to educate driversand residents about District non-discrimina-tion laws.

Above: GLBT Affairs Director Sterling Washington

with #SafeBathroomsDC sign.


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Initiatives & Awareness

OHR Staff: What is your favorite OHR outreachcampaign from the last few years?

1015%21%

#SafeBathroomsDC#TransRespect

39%

#DC19

25%

Immigrants Contrib

#DC19 Campaign

Appearing throughout the Metro system in September and October, the#DC19 campaign uses icons and simple messages to quickly educatepassing commuters about the extensive anti-discrimination protectionsavailable in the District. The campaign focuses on eight of the protectedtraits – age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, and sexualorientation – and encourages residents to file a complaint with OHR if theybelieve they have been discriminated against in the District. To see all thecampaign advertisements, visit ohr.dc.gov/page/DC19.

Right: The religious discrimination ad from the #DC19 campaign.

Through policy initiatives, awareness efforts, and outreach to communitymembers and organizations, OHR works to proactively prevent discrimination andinform individuals they can file complaints if discrimination occurs.

Campaigns and initiatives in FY14 include:

#SafeBathroomsDC Campaign

Launched in April, the #SafeBathroomsDC campaign aims to rapidly increathe number of single-occupancy gender-neutral public bathrooms in thDistrict by using an innovative reporting method. Previously, reportina single-occupancy bathroom that was not compliant would requisubmitting an OHR complaint form. The new method allows individuals submit complaints with a tweet or through a short form on our websitOne-hundred and forty-six businesses were reported to OHR in FY14, makinthe District a safer place for transgender and gender non-conforminpeople. To see the campaign advertisements, visit ohr.dc.gov/bathrooms

Accessible DC Project

OHR released an Accessible DC guidebook that explains how makingrestaurants accessible for people with disabilities is good for business, andprovides both simple and more difficult tips for becoming an accessiblerestaurant. OHR staff visited four high-development corridors to speakwith restaurant owners and managers about the campaign and to askthey “Take the Pledge” to become more accessible. Over 500 guidebookswere mailed to restaurants, with more coming in FY15. To download theguidebook and learn more about the project, visit ohr.dc.gov/accessibleDC.

Right: OHR staff talks with restaurant manager about Accessible DC project.

146reports of non-compliance were

received via the campaign in FY14


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OHR Staff: What do you believe is OHR’s mosteffective outreach method? 17%21%41%21%

Attending EventsCommunity PartnershipsAd Campaigns Trainings

Above: Human Rights Liaisonsreceive their certificates after the

all-day training.

HUMAN RIGHTSLIAISON PROGRAMOur new Human Rights LiaisonProgram invites direct serviceproviders from communityorganizations to an all-daytraining intended to enhancerepresentatives’ ability to identifypotential discrimination againsttheir clients and file complaintswith OHR. After completion ofthe training, representatives actas a point of contact within theirorganizations for colleagues

who have questions about theDistrict’s non-discrimination lawor OHR’s complaint procedure.The Program, launched inSeptember, has trained 24Human Rights Liaisons from19 organizations across twotraining sessions. OHR continuesto act as a resource for theliaisons when questions arise.

FAIR HOUSINGSYMPOSIUM

Over 160 people attendedour 13th Annual Fair HousingSymposium, hosted with theEqual Rights Center and DCDepartment of Housing &Community Development. Theevent raises awareness abouthousing discrimination issuessuch as steering.

Below: Symposium attendees listento Director Palacio speak.

FAIR HOUSINGOUTREACH

Our outreach team participatedin 78 housing discriminationrelated events, meetings andpresentations as part of ourefforts to raise awareness amongresidents in the District. Ourstaff attended dozens of tenantassociation meetings, presentedto civil rights lawyers and builtpartnerships with housingadvocacy organizations. As aresult, OHR has seen an increasein housing discrimination casesand inquiries in FY14.


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OHR Staff: Which corridor have you seen the mostAccessible DC pledge s tickers?

1250%

14th St. NW

9%

Eastern Market SE

14%

Georgia Ave. NW

27%

H St. NE

increase in social media followers on

OHR’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

outreach events ormeetings were held in

all 8 wards

views of Facebook posts

about the #DC19 campaign

thirty-fiveattendees at LGBT Employment Town Hall

15Metro stationswith a #DC19

advertisementin September or

October

143 outreach meetings &events attended by OHR

160 attendees at annualfair housing symposium

63%

6,923

146reports via #SafeBathroomsDC

By the Numbers:

OHR Outreachand Impact

520Accessible DC guidebooks mailed to District

restaurants to encourage accessibility

24

64attendees

at launch of#SafeBathroomsDC

78housing outreach

meetings andevents attended

community leaders trained to be

Human Rights Liaisons


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OHR Staff: How many cups of joe do you drink perday to fuel your civil rights work?OHR Staff: On any given day, which DC team are yourooting for? 15%

Wizards

38%

Washington Football

38%

Nationals

9%

Capitols

#DC19 CAMPAIGN

This disability campaign

ad (at right) is one of

eight ads in the #DC19

campaign aimed at raising

awareness about civil rights

protections in the District.

#SAFEBATHROOMSDCCAMPAIGN

This #SafeBathroomsDC

ad (at right) is one of four

ads aimed at encouraging

people to report public

single-stall bathrooms thatare not gender-neutral.


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Language Access Program

OHR Staff: Do you speak a language other thanEnglish?

1421%24%55%

A Little BitNoYes

The District iscelebrating 10 yearsof language access.

In celebration of the Language Access

statute’s 10th anniversary, our teamengaged diverse linguistic communitiesfrom across the District to collectivelyassess the last 10 years of languageaccess, and develop a shared vision forthe future. Our “DC Government SpeaksYour Language” event in June hadnearly 150 participants, representingnine different languages, who sharedfeedback on their experiences accessing

District government services. The tea

also worked to train 1,441 governmeemployees on how to provide qualitservice and continued its training oLanguage Access Coordinators fro34 agencies with major public contacAdditionally, 16 language accesinquires and nine complaints wedocketed with OHR, and investigationlaunched to ensure the reporteagencies are in compliance.

Through technical assistance, investigating complaints, agency complianceassessments, and outreach, our Language Access Program works to ensure limitedand non-English speaking people have equal access to government services.

Compliance ReportsAccess annual Language Access Compliancereports at ohr.dc.gov/page/languageaccess.

Chinese speaking participants provide feedback on language access services at “DC Government Speaks Your Language.


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Citywide Youth Bullying Prevention Program

OHR Staff: Where do you think bullying of youthoccurs most of ten?

1662%

Social Media & Texting

4%

After-School Activities

34%

Schools

Nearly all District

schools now havebullying preventionpolicies.

The Citywide Youth Bullying PreventionProgram completed the first phaseof a continuous effort to ensure allschools, youth-serving agencies andyouth-serving government granteesadopt bullying prevention policiesbased on best practices and effectivelyimplement them. By September,nearly all District schools and coveredagencies had bullying preventionpolicies, and the majority met therequirements included in the YouthBullying Prevention Act of 2012.

As the Program moves into its seconphase – focused on advising entitieon effective policy implementation our team will continue working witthe community to ensure all policiemeet legal requirements. Additionallwe will work to help adults, includinparents and educators, understand thimportance of an approach focused oproviding support both for the persowho is bullied and the person who bullying, instead of an over-reliance odiscipline.

Our Citywide Youth Bullying Prevention Program advises schools, agencies andgovernment grantees on implementing effective bullying prevention policies.

Know Your Policy Web PortalFind policy information for your schoolat ohr.dc.gov/page/knowyourpolicy.

Program Director Suzanne Greenfield and fellow Fahim Gulamali at “It Takes a District: Tools & Tips to Prevent Bullying.”


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97%of DC Public Charter Local Education

Agencies submitted a bullying preventionpolicy to the Program.

82%of bullying prevention policies submitted

by Public Charter Local Education Agencieswere fully compliant with all requirements.

100%of DC Public Schools and District

government agencies names in the Youth

Bullying Prevention Act are covered by asystem-wide bullying prevention policy thatis fully compliant with all requirements.

Phase 1: FY14Assist entities withadoption of policies

Phase 2: FY15Assess and assist entitiesin implementing policies

School Compliance Report

The “Bullying Prevention in DC Educational Institutions: Compliance Report foSchool Year 2013 - 2014,” prepared for OHR by Child Trends and the Robert Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, is the first Program report tassess the bullying prevention policies of District schools. It details the policcompliance levels for each Local Education Agency, and recommends next stepfor ensuring that our city is fully engaged in reducing bullying behaviors and theeffects, and for collecting appropriate data to assist covered entities in assessinthe success of their efforts. The full report is available at ohr.dc.gov/page/bullyingprevention/reports.

Know Your Policy Web Portal

To assist parents in obtaining information about bullying prevention, OHlaunched a Know Your Policy web portal that allows them to quickly acces

bullying prevention policies and points of contact by school and governmenagency. The web portal is available at ohr.dc.gov/page/knowyourpolicy.

It Takes a District: Tools & Tips to Prevent Bullying

Parents, government representatives, advocates, educators and youth gatherefor “It Takes a District: Tools & Tips to Prevent Bullying.” The OHR event includea series of workshops on bullying prevention, building resilience, and strategiefor addressing conflict, in addition to a resource fair. The event is part of a largeeffort to ensure parents and guardians are involved in the bullying preventiowork of the District, which is critical to successful prevention efforts.

How often doesbullying occur inDistrict middle

schools?

For bullying prevention tipsheets andresources in multiple languages, visitohr.dc.gov/page/bullyingprevention.

Note: The compliance numbers above arethrough November 2014 and vary slightlyfrom the earlier school compliance reportmentioned to the right.

30% of students

report being bullied

on school property

in last 12 months

12% of students

report being

electronically bullied

in last 12 months

13% of students

report missing one or

more days of school

because they felt

unsafe in past 30

days

Source: 2012 District of

Columbia Youth Risk Behavior

Survey Surveillance Report

OHR Staff: Whose work has most inspired you tomake a difference?

G. Steinem

11% 70% 15% 4%

Cesar ChavezMartin Luther King Jr.Harvey Milk


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Looking Forward

Row 1 (left to right): Attendees at #SafeBathroomsDC Launch Event; Director Palacio speaks at opening of Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charte

School; Programs from the Commission on Human Rights Awards. Row 2 (left to right): Suzanne Greenfield on radio show about bullying preventio

Participants at DC Government Speaks Your Language Community Forum; Teresa Rainey and Jaime Wojdowski tabling at a Pride event. Row 3 (left

right): Dog looks out of OHR bag at Capital Pride; Staff and interns volunteer at Capital Area Food Bank; Diana Godoy speaking to group at CentroNí

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It cannot be emphasized enough that OHR is at a special stage in its history. The investigation an

mediation of discrimination complaints are as important as ever, and we continue prioritizing th

completion of cases in a methodical and efficient manner. Yet OHR is expanding its proactive role i

discrimination prevention and is developing innovative methods to make the office more accessible t

constituents. In the next year, OHR will continue advancing its mission through creative prevention an

education efforts, outreach to new communities, and unique awareness campaigns to educate resident

and visitors. We are extremely excited about our next year, and we hope you are too.


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Meet the Staff

Our successful year is largely due to the hard work and greatideas of our incredible staff. At the top of most pages inthe report are the results of our staff survey. We hope thisprovides you with a glimpse of who our team is and how weview the non-discrimination work of our agency.

In the coming year, we are excited to work with Mayor MurielBowser and her administration in fulfilling the mutual visionof a District that promotes equality for all. Thank you for yoursupport in this effort .

Working to End Discrimination.

Mónica Palacio, Director

Josephine Ansah-Brew, Administrative Officer

Evelin Argueta, Receptionist

Sunu Chandy, General Counsel

Rahsaan Coefield, Director of Investigations

Thomas Deal, Human Rights Officer

Stephanie Franklin, Policy & Communications Officer

Sandy Gallardo, Human Rights Specialist

Carson Gardner, Human Rights Officer

Diana Godoy, Human Rights Officer

Suzanne Greenfield, Director of the Citywide Bullying

Prevention Program

Dianne S. Harris, Administrative Law Judge

J.P. Howard, Administrative Law Judge

Elliot Imse, Director of Policy & Communications

Ayanna Lee, Operations and HR Manager

Jewell Little, Attorney Advisor

Aimee Peoples, Human Rights Officer

Nellie Phelan, Mediator

Deidra Precia, Human Rights Specialist

Teresa Rainey, Community Outreach Coordinator

Gretta Rivero, Language Access Specialist

Eloisa Rocha-Bermudez, Human Rights Specialist

Al Santiago, Human Rights Officer

Melissa Sharpe-Jones, Human Rights Officer

David C. Simmons, Chief Administrative Law Judge

Akita Smith-Evans, Senior Human Rights Officer

Georgia Stewart, Mediation Manager

Winta Teferi, Language Access Program Director

Jaime Wojdowski, Human Rights Officer

Special thanks to Alexis Taylor, who served asOHR’s General Counsel for over 10 years, and leftthe agency in August 2014.


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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTSHighlights of Fiscal Year 2014

ohr.dc.gov

Phone: (202) 727-4559

Fax: (202) 727-9589

441 4th Street NW, Suite 570N

Washington DC 20001

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