Press Release: FDIC Appoints Amanda J. Lavis as Director of Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 31, 2024
FDIC Appoints Amanda
J. Lavis as Director of Office of Equal Employment
Opportunity
WASHINGTON – The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC) today announced its Board of Directors has approved
the appointment of Amanda J. Lavis as Director of the agency’s new
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO).
In June, the
FDIC Board announced the creation of the OEEO to serve as a single
point of entry for employee complaints of discrimination and
retaliation. In this role, Ms. Lavis will lead the OEEO’s work to
intake, investigate, and report on complaints of employment
discrimination within the FDIC workplace. The OEEO, along with the
agency’s new Office of Professional Conduct (OPC), will report
directly to the FDIC Board.
Ms. Lavis was selected from among
several highly qualified candidates after a competitive, nationwide
public solicitation. Most recently, she served as Chief Culture
Officer for the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
(DEVCOM), where she was the primary EEO advisor to the Commanding
General and executive leadership.
She previously served as the
State of Hawaii’s EEO Officer, serving as the primary EEO advisor to
the Governor and Executive Branch. As an attorney and partner at
Rhoads & Sinon LLP, Ms. Lavis worked with financial institutions and
other private and public sector clients on employment issues and all
aspects of EEO compliance.
Ms. Lavis has a Juris Doctor from
the Villanova University School of Law, a Master of Business
Administration from Shippensburg University, and a Bachelor of Science
in International Business from Messiah University.
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