AAAA Board Meets with White House and Agency Officials

On September 15 and 16, 2011, AAAA Board Members participated in its annual meetings with federal agency officials in Washington, D.C. AAAA President Gregory Chambers, Immediate Past President ReNee Dunman and Legislative Chair John Gonzalez met with Cecilia Munoz at the White House. Board Members also met with Claudia Withers, Chief Operating Officer and Dexter Brooks, Director of Federal Sector Programs, at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Ms. Liz Montoya, Chief of Staff, Office of Personnel Management, addressed the AAAA board on September 16th, during its meeting at the AAAA National Office.

In all of the meetings, AAAA members commended President Obama for issuing his Executive Order on Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce. (See blog posts on this issue). AAAA also offered to serve as a resource on this Order, in light of the fact that our members have been engaged in diversity and inclusion efforts for many years. Members also inquired about the relationship between diversity and inclusion and affirmative action and emphasized the importance of maintaining a relationship between the two.

These meetings were arranged by Legislative Chair John Gonzalez and AAAA Board Member Delia Johnson. Ms. Johnson also represents federal EEO professionals in Washington, DC. We thank Members Gonzalez and Johnson for their leadership in maintaining and enhancing AAAA's presence among policy makers in Washington.