Executive Staff

Select any of the following executive staff members at the Civil Rights Department to learn more about them.


EXECUTIVE TEAM BIOGRAPHIES

EXECUTIVE TITLE BIOS

Director

Kevin Kish

Chief Deputy Director

Mary Wheat
Chief Counsel

Chief Counsel

Jamie Crook
Deputy Chief Counsel

Deputy Chief Counsel

Alexis McKenna

Assistant Chief Counsel Assistant Chief Counsel Nadia Aziz
Assistant Chief Counsel Assistant Chief Counsel Nelson Chan
Assistant Chief Counsel Assistant Chief Counsel Novella Coleman
Assistant Chief Counsel Assistant Chief Counsel Carmen L. Gibbs
Assistant Chief Counsel Assistant Chief Counsel Asaf Orr
Assistant Chief Counsel Assistant Chief Counsel Rumie Vuong
Deputy Director of Enforcement

Deputy Director of Enforcement

Jamie Gillette
Assistant Deputy Director - Employment Assistant Deputy Director - Employment Tina Walker
Assistant Deputy Director -Employment Assistant Deputy Director- Employment Jennifer Rocco
Assistant Deputy Director -Housing Assistant Deputy Director - Housing Maria Gonzalez
Deputy Director of Administration

Deputy Director of Administration

Arlyn Kihara
Deputy Director of Dispute Resolution

Deputy Director of Dispute Resolution

Chhaya Malik
Assistant Chief Counsel Assistant Chief Counsel of Dispute Resolution Nina Paul

Deputy Director of Executive Programs

Deputy Director of Executive Programs

Adam Romero
Assistant Chief Counsel of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Assistant Chief Counsel of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Rachael Langston
Assistant Deputy Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives Assistant Deputy Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives Alec Watts
Assistant Deputy Director of Quality Assurance and Reporting Assistant Deputy Director of Quality Assurance and Reporting

Brenda Valle-Balderrama
Assistant Deputy Director of Outreach and Education Assistant Deputy Director of Outreach and Education

Lily Harvey
Deputy Director of Strategic Initiatives & External Affairs

Deputy Director of Strategic Initiatives & External Affairs

Becky Monroe
Assistant Deputy Director of the Community Conflict Resolution Assistant Deputy Director of the Community Conflict Resolution

Marquez Equalibria
Deputy Director for Communications

Deputy Director for Communications

Rishi Khalsa
Chief Information Officer

Chief Information Officer

Steve Nash

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