Office of Civil Rights

The Office of Civil Rights is responsible for ensuring Agency compliance with Federal statutes that prohibit discrimination in hiring, employment and program delivery.  The Civil Rights staff serves as principle advisors to the Administrator and Agency senior staff on all civil rights issues and policies. 

Employees also provide a variety of civil rights support services to the Agency, both in our Washington, DC headquarters and regional field offices across the nation.  The Civil Rights Office is responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of affirmative employment, special emphasis programs, compliance reviews, student/internship opportunities, EEO complaints process, alternative dispute resolution and related training.

Topics

• USDA Civil Rights Policy (pdf)
• 2024 AMS Language Access Plan (pdf)
• Affirmative Employment Plan 2022 (pdf)
• AMS Anti-Harassment Policy
• USDA Anti-Harassment Policy Statement 2021 (pdf)
• Civil Rights, Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
• Civil Rights - Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
• “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” Poster

Posters

• And Justice for All Posters 
• AMS Civil Rights EEO Complaints Contact and Timeline Poster (pdf)

Contacts

If you feel you have been discriminated against you have 45 days from the date of the incident to contact the AMS Civil Rights Office:

Phone: (202) 604-3729
Fax: (202) 690-0609

• File a Program Discrimination Complaint as a USDA Customer
• File an Employment Opportunity Complaint as a USDA Employee
• Learn about Conflict Complaints Division and the EEO conflict complaint process.

Mail:
1400 Independence Avenue, SW,
Room 3521-S, Stop 0206
Washington, DC 20250

AMS Office of Civil Rights Staff

Clifton Gilchrist, Director
(202) 720-0583

Ali Muhammad, Deputy Director
(202) 791-8511

Ebony Broadwater, Program Assistant
(202) 720-1748

Linda Alston, EEO Specialist
(202) 720-1736

Adrienne Burch, EEO Specialist
(202) 960-8475

Brittany Dorsey, EEO Specialist
(202) 893-0334

Spencer Gates, EEO Specialist
(202) 420-1363

Mark Roberts, Complaints Manager
(202) 604-3729

Carmen Humphrey, Division Chief
(202) 690-4077

Dexter Coburn, Alternate Dispute Manager
(202) 720-9528

Farlane McGilvery, EEO Counselor
(202) 720-0961