NRCS in North Carolina works to ensure compliance with Agency policies for conservation and equal opportunity programs, and accountability for the delivery of quality and timely service to our customers. USDA is an equal opportunity employer, provider and lender
Mission Statement
To facilitate fair and equitable treatment of USDA customers and employees while ensuring the delivery and enforcement of civil rights programs and activities.
Guiding Principles
The North Carolina (NC) Civil Rights Advisory Committee (CRAC) believes in the strength of diversity, the value of maintaining a positive attitude in the workplace, and in our relationships with fellow employees and our customers. We are committed to treating everyone with dignity and respect and have made it a priority to both listen and learn.
Objectives
1. Ensure representation from various grades, disciplines, and workforce diversity.
2. Provide the communication link through which NRCS employees can bring matters to the attention of management.
February is Black History Month, also referred to as African American History Month. This month provides an opportunity for our country to celebrate generations of Black Americans whose courage, advocacy, and patriotism have enriched our communities and strengthened our country. When Dr. Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week in 1926, he realized the importance of providing a theme to focus the attention of the public. This year, the Black History Month 2023 national theme is “Black Resistance,” which explores how African Americans and allies across all nationalities have resisted historic and ongoing oppression, in all forms, since the nation’s earliest days. In honoring Black trailblazers and change-makers, we gain inspiration for the work that remains to fulfill our sacred responsibility to form a perfect union.
Throughout the month, USDA will highlight Black American agricultural trailblazers—past and present—on our social media accounts. USDA also will create learning and dialogue opportunities across our organization. Our celebration of Black contributions is not something that only deserves to be highlighted this month. That’s why, 365 days a year, we will continue to value and support the rich and substantive contributions of Black Americans to food, agriculture, forestry, science, nutrition, international trade and rural prosperity for many years to come.
Key Contacts
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Channa Proctor
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Committee Chair
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Roger Toledo
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Committee Vice-Chair
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Katie Gibbs
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Area 1 Representative
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April Smith
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Area 2 Representative
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Sara Sweeting
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Area 3 Representative
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Tramell Forney
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Veterans Program Manager
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Twanda Smith
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Asian American, Pacific Islander Program Manager
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Julius George
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Black Program Manager
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Kim Poteat
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Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender Program Manager
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Gabriela Velez Rodriguez
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Hispanic Emphasis Program Manager
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Rebecca McCarty
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Disability Emphasis Program Manager
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Lance Parker
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American Indian/Alaska Native Program Manager
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Kristian Turner
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Federal Women's Program Manager
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What Can You Do if You Believe Discrimination Has Occurred?
Contact the EEOC promptly if you suspect discrimination. Do not delay, because there are strict time limits for filing a charge of discrimination (180 or 300 days, depending on where you live/ work). You can reach the EEOC in any of the following ways:
Submit an inquiry through the EEOC’s public portal at https://publicportal.eeoc.gov/Portal/Login.aspx
Call 1–800–669–4000 (toll free)
1–800–669–6820 (TTY)
1–844–234–5122 (ASL video phone)
Visit an EEOC field office at http://www.eeoc.gov/field-office
E-Mail info@eeoc.gov
Additional information about the EEOC, including information about filing a charge of discrimination, is available at www.eeoc.gov.