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Protecting & Enforcing LGBTQ+ Civil Rights
October 20, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Civil Rights Roundtable of Greater New York & New Jersey
Presents:
Protecting & Enforcing LGBTQ+ Civil Rights
on Wed., October 20th at 1 pm for
the Healthcare & Education Panels
Register Here:
Webinar Registration – Zoom (zoomgov.com)
For questions or to request an accommodation, please contact:
Michael Rojas, Outreach and Education Coordinator
Michael.rojas@eeoc.gov | 929-506-5331
Agenda
Day 1 (October 20)
1:00-1:45 PM | Opening Remarks / Introduction of Keynote Speaker:
Michael Goldberger, Chief of Civil Rights, Civil Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York / Co-Chair, Civil Rights Roundtable
Keynote Speaker:
Pamela S. Karlan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
2:00-3:15 PM | Healthcare
Moderator
· Ellen Blain, Co-Chief, Civil Rights Unit, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
Federal Government Panelist
· Linda Colón, Regional Manager, Eastern and Caribbean Region, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NYS Government Panelist
· Sara Mark, Special Counsel, Social Justice Division and Health Care Bureau, New York State Office of the Attorney General
NJ Government Panelist
· Aarin Michelle Williams, Interim Chief of Strategic Initiatives & Enforcement,
New Jersey Division on Civil Rights
NYC Government Panelist
· Kyle S. Rapiñan, Agency Attorney II, Law Enforcement Bureau, New York City Commission on Human Rights
Advocacy Organization Panelists
· Nikki Easterday, Staff Attorney, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc.
· Celeste Fiore, Founder and Chair, Trans Affirming Alliance
4:00-5:15 PM | Education
Moderator
· Bill Poorten, Senior Attorney, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
Federal Government Panelists
· Coleen Chin, Senior Attorney, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
Kelly Horan Florio, Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey
NYS Government Panelist
Travis England, Deputy Bureau Chief, Civil Rights Bureau, New York State Office of the Attorney General
NJ Government Panelist
· Tisha Leonardo-Santiago, Bilingual Community Relations Specialist, New Jersey Division on Civil Rights
NYC Government Panelist
· Daryl Cochrane, Manhattan Community Service Center Director, New York City Commission on Human Rights
Advocacy Organization Panelist
· Jeanne LoCicero, Legal Director, ACLU NJ
5:15-5:30 PM | Closing Remarks (brief thank you & reminder about Day 2)
· Michael Campion, Chief, Civil Rights Unit, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey