SHEREÉ CLECKLEY

• Assumes Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Chief responsibilities in their absence, including effectively managing team operations and ensuring seamless workflow while remaining adaptable and reliable in challenging situations
• Serves as CISA or EEO/DEIA Office representative in meetings and working groups for internal and external stakeholders on mission objectives, partnerships, and regulatory reporting
• Serves as budget officer assisting with development of EEO/DEIA office's overall multimillion dollar budget and spend plans in consultation with EEO/DEIA Chief
• Independently reviews agency policy, work products, and media through DEIA lens to ensure policies, procedures, practices, and programs are applied consistently and equitably and recommends policy changes and improvements
• Regularly drafts leadership messaging and talking points on DEIA matters to workforce or for public engagements
• Serves as guest speaker for CISA or EEO/DEIA office in public and private forums on variety of topics
• Regularly serves as interview and selection panelist for vacant positions throughout agency
• Drafts Statements of Work and terms for EEO/DEIA Office three contracts
• Responsible for developing CISA's three-year DEIA Strategic Plan, including determining progressive strategies to advance along DEIA Maturity Model, with proven 40% progression since 2022
• Reviews and recommends mandatory, agency-wide DEIA training for entire workforce with average rating of 4.5 on 5.0 scale
• Develops and reviews policies, guidance, and brochures as resources for entire workforce of 3100+ employees and contractors
• Regularly reviews, interprets, and analyzes workforce diversity demographic composition for CISA front offices, divisions, and mission-enabling offices, complete with recommendations for continued excellence and success in attracting and retaining highly talented and diverse workforce
• Regularly plans, organizes, and participates in diversity outreach events, career panels, and speaking engagements to Minority-Serving Institutions of interest to CISA operations and diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Plans and coordinates agency-wide DEIA initiatives and activities with EEO/DEIA Chief, such as Unity Day, Flash Mentoring, and Employee Association Group Empowerment Speaker Series to promote inclusion and provide leadership access and training to CISA workforce
• Serves as training facilitator for CISA Core Academy EEO/DEIA 101 Training and CISA divisional and mission-enabling office leadership on EEO and DEIA matters
• Writes DEIA-centered articles for office newsletter, The People Connection, to educate and keep workforce abreast of hot DEIA topics and best practices

Special Emphasis Program Manager Collateral Duties for Disability Program Manager

• Assists with processing reasonable accommodation requests of employees and applicants
• Regularly reviews and reports on CISA's demographic composition for individuals with targeted and non-targeted disabilities while maintaining proper data management principles and adhering to privacy and sensitive data considerations
• Manages bimonthly Disability Employee Association Group meetings to include special observance programming, including securing guest speakers and discussing workforce demographic composition and diversity
• Developed Reasonable Accommodation process for HireVue job announcements and applicants
• Assisted with coordination of the Neurodiverse Federal Workforce Initiative to assess how to successfully scale attracting, hiring, and working with neurodiverse talent

• Provided leadership and direction for all Decennial Investigations & Adjudication Office EEO matters, including case management, contract budget management, staff assignment, and oversaw adherence to office policies
• Managed and tracked status and completion of case processing in accordance with EEOC regulations, 29 C.F.R. 1614 and MD-110
• Managed and tracked status and completion of staff non-EEO tasks to ensure timely completion in accordance with applicable deadlines by HR, OPM, or OCR
• Provided direct supervision to eight (8) DIAO subordinate employees to include regular briefings, providing relevant training and guidance on policies, programming, and legal updates, and performance plans and ratings

• Served as subject-matter expert (SME) and senior advisor to office leadership; briefed Agency's EEO Director in risk management on complex issues and internal processes
• Served on interview and selection panels to fill vacant specialist positions
• Independently evaluated policies, made recommendations, and developed and implemented policy revisions to ensure quality and efficacy with Agency's mission
• Conducted legal analysis on relevant laws, interpreted directives and regulations, court decisions, and Executive Orders related to equal employment opportunity, civil rights, diversity, equity and inclusion, and labor practices
• Regularly reviewed federal legislative policies and procedures to determine applicability and compliance with emerging laws and directives for EEO
• Regularly assessed current program initiatives to measure continued effectiveness
• Planned and managed staff assignments, provided training and development activities to 8 subordinate employees to improve efficiency in EEO operations
• Oversaw staff review of assignments and evaluation of EEO processing to ensure alignment and compliance with applicable regulations
• Reviewed performance statistics to assess program and policy analyses and adjust strategy accordingly to meet agency objectives
• Oversaw final agency decisions on various matters such as recruitment, selection, accessibility and reasonable accommodations, separations, and in accordance with federal EEO and Civil Rights Laws, agency regulations and policies; and, where appropriate, orders compliance and remedial actions

• Served as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Lead reviewer and drafter of final actions which include accept/dismiss, discrimination decisions, breach determinations, compensatory damages decisions, and examined employee grievances to determine proper jurisdiction
• Served as legal adviser and made recommendations to EEO Director, EEO Branch Chiefs, and staff regarding EEO cases and research areas that were complex or novel
• Conducted regulatory reporting on program measures and progress to external authorities (Congress, White House, EEOC)
• Reviewed Statements of Work for Agency's contracts
• Served on several interview panels for positions of Senior EEO Specialists, Presidential Fellows, and EEO Assistants
• Processed informal/formal conflict of interest determinations on discrimination cases for subordinate agencies
• Independently reviewed reports of investigation for legal sufficiency and made determinations on whether supplemental investigation was required
• Reviewed and interpreted laws, directives, rules and regulations pertaining to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and recognized protected classes
• Regularly researched for updates to federal laws, rules and regulations concerning EEO and employment law
• Regularly monitored statutory processing deadlines to ensure timely compliance
• Maintained complaint database and agency files
• Identified areas of improvement for EEO staff and developed resources for efficiency
• Independently coordinated with external organizations to create and deliver training to workforce, and developed internal training decks
• Developed Microsoft Word templates to streamline form letters

• Conducted client intake and legal counseling, provided comprehensive legal representation, performed legal research, drafted memoranda, briefed supervising attorney, interpreted laws, and presented findings.

• Researched and analyzed relevant changes in legislation and made recommendations based on potential impact on agency's operational rules and jurisdictional authority, and briefed those changes with senior staff, which included Chief Judge, Deputy Chief Judge, Principal Administrative Law Judges and General Counsel
• Drafted thirty (30) responses for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests
• Worked with senior staff members and Administrative Law Judges in preparing materials for jurisdictional meetings, trainings, and presentations
• Served as office's internal Contract and Procurement Lead to manage eight (8) external contracts and Memoranda of Understanding with other agencies and SDB-certified businesses
• Prepared agency responses to Annual Performance and Financial Oversight hearings before D.C. Council
• Prepared case files and exhibits for administrative hearings
• Maintained information in 200+ cases in eCourt database for proper record-keeping

• Provided administrative support for five (5) senior associates and their direct reports, including calendar management, adherence to established timelines, developing and editing presentations, recommending streamlined processing of activities for better workflow, and handling ad-hoc assignments to assist their direct reports as needed
• Prepared and reconciled expense reports and reduced expense report backlog by 50% within one week
• Regularly tapped to participate in high-level projects concerning professional development programs for Learning and Development Department

• Conducted prospective client intake interviews and counseling to determine the legal issue and potential conflicts of interest, logged and prepared billable hour reports for corporate clients
• Prepared oral and written briefings on cases and legal research findings and drafted various business and employment contracts
• Researched and analyzed federal and local laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to relevant litigation and civil actions
• Prepared and filed 100+ immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, motions, and pleas with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and Board of Immigration Appeals
• Assisted in business formation, including drafting over twenty-five (25) Articles of Organization/Incorporation, Federal Employer Identification Number assignment, and completion and submission of tax election forms
• Assisted in preparing clients, witnesses, and materials for litigation