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NRCS New York Civil Rights Advisory Committee

Vision Statement

To achieve fairness, dignity, and respect for all employees and clients of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in New York State.

Mission Statement

To provide counsel and recommendations to the State Conservationist on Civil Rights issues and concerns of clients and employees as well as to keep clients and employees informed of Civil Rights issues and activities.

NRCS New York Civil Rights Advisory Committee Members

Name Position Phone Office
Walowsky Jr., David
CRAC Chairperson		 Civil Engineering Technician 315-477-6531 Syracuse, New York
Vacant
Vice-Chairperson		      
Wishoff, Angela
CRAC Secretary		 State Office Secretary 315-477-6504 Syracuse, New York
Morier, David
Member at Large		 District Conservationist 585-394-0525
Extension 3		 Canandaigua, New York
Pullano, James
Member at Large		 District Conservationist 315-386-3582 Canton, New York
Groveman, Jonathon
Outreach Coordinator		 Public Affairs Specialist 315-477-6524 Syracuse, New York
Odekirk, Theresa
Employment Advisor		 Human Resources Officer 315-477-6512 Syracuse, New York

 

Special Emphasis Program Managers

Name Position Phone Office
LoPinto, Ciro
American Indian/Alaska Native
Special Emphasis Program Manager		 Soil Conservationist 607-565-3454 Waverly, New York
Daubert, Suzy
Asian American/Pacific Islander
Special Emphasis Program Manager		 Soil Conservationist 607-723-1384 Binghamton, New York
Karim, Anwar M.
Black Special Emphasis Program Manager		 District Conservationist 585-473-2120
Extension 102		 Rochester, New York
Heller, Joseph
Disability Special Emphasis Program Manager		 Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Coordinator 845-883-7162
Extension 104		 Highland, New York
Luchsinger, Ellen
Federal Women's Program Manager		 Civil Engineering Technician 518-431-4110
Extension 4		 Albany, New York
Edwin Almodovar
Hispanic Special Emphasis Program Manager		 Assistant State Conservationist (FO) 585-343-9167 Batavia, New York
Hall, Dan
Veteran Special Emphasis Program Manager		 Human Resources Specialist 315-477-6512 Syracuse, New York

NRCS New York Civil Rights Advisory Committee Documents

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NRCS New York Civil Rights Advisory Committee By-Laws (PDF; 78 KB)

NRCS New York Civil Rights Advisory Committee Fact Sheet (PDF; 68 KB)

NRCS New York Civil Rights Advisory Committee Diversity Calendar (PDF; 856 KB)

NRCS New York Civil Rights Compliance Review Guide (PDF; 241 KB)

USDA Facilities Accessibility Requirements Checklist for New York (PDF; 138 KB)

NRCS New York Outreach Documents

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New York Outreach Plan (PDF; 41 KB)

Field Office Civil Rights Assessment and Outreach Plan (PDF; 26 KB)

New York County Census Data (PDF; 33 KB)

Directions for completing Field Office Civil Rights Assessment and Outreach Plan (PDF; 81 KB)

USDA, NRCS and New York State Policy Documents

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USDA Non-Discrimination Statement (PDF; 50 KB)

ASCR Diversity Mission Statement (PDF; 605 KB)

USDA Civil Rights Policy Statement  (PDF; 297 KB)

NRCS Civil Rights Policy (PDF; 422 KB)

NRCS New York Civil Rights Policy (PDF; 37 KB)

NRCS Anti-Harassment Policy Statement  (PDF; 171 KB)

NRCS New York Anti-Harassment Policy Statement (PDF; 26 KB)

Equal Opportunity Statement

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs).

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination write to:

USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
800-795-3272 (voice)
202-720-6382 (TDD).

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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