Employment Complaint Resolutions Points of Contact
If you have questions about the EEO complaint process, you can find helpful information on the Employment Complaint Resolutions page. You can also contact your Equal Employment Opportunity Officer or the Office of Civil Rights and Adjudication, EEO Division.
If you think you have experienced discrimination - Please contact the appropriate official within 45 calendar days of the date of the alleged discriminatory incident, or effective date of the alleged discriminatory personnel action. An EEO counselor will be assigned to you to attempt to facilitate resolution of your allegations.
An individual can complete the EEO Counseling Intake Questionnaire before EEO counseling. This form contains the necessary information collected during counseling. You must make contact with an EEO official within 45 days, with or without the intake form.
EEO Counseling Intake Questionnaire (Feb 2025) (pdf)
To invoke the EEO process:
- Headquarters employees- please contact the Office of Civil Rights and Adjudication, Employment Complaint Resolution Staff or call OCRA at (202) 564-7272.
- Regional EPA employees- please contact your Equal Employment Opportunity Officer or OCRA.
Office of Civil Rights and Adjudication, Equal Employment Opportunity Division contacts :
| Name | Role | Phone Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Darden | Deputy Director, OCRA and Acting Division Director, EEOD | (202) 564-1587 | Darden.Cynthia@epa.gov |
| Nadar Baker | EEO Counseling Coordinator, Equal Employment Manager | (202) 564-0431 | baker.nadar@epa.gov |
| Ennise Henderson | EEO Specialist | (202) 565-2906 | henderson.ennise@epa.gov |
Region Equal Employment Opportunity Officers (EEOOs):
| Region | Name | Role | Phone Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brenda Murcia | EEO Officer | (617) 918-1186 | Murcia.Brenda@epa.gov |
| 2 | Vacant; contact Mehta Sandeep | EEO Counselor | (913) 551-7763 | mehta.sandeep@epa.gov |
| 3 | Joyelle Hackett | EEO Officer | (215) 814-2901 | hackett.joyelle@epa.gov |
| 4 | Naima Halim-Chestnut | EEO Officer | (404) 562-8000 | Halim-Chestnut.Naima@epa.gov |
| 5 | Gaila Johnson | EEO Officer | (312) 886-1480 | Johnson.Gaila@epa.gov |
| 6 | Sheila Veasley | EEO Officer | (214) 665-7532 | Veasley.Sheila@epa.gov |
| 7 | Vacant; contact Jannette Graves | (212) 637-3124 | Graves.Jannette@epa.gov | |
| 8 | Mario Merida | EEO Officer | (303) 312-6297 | Merida.Mario@epa.gov |
| 9 | Gina Edwards | EEO Officer | (415) 947-4284 | Edwards.Gina@epa.gov |
| 10 | Victoria Plata | EEO Officer | (206) 553-8580 | Plata.Victoria@epa.gov |