The Equity and Compliance (E & C) Division plays an integral role in the District’s “Commitment to High Performance”. It is our goal to provide professional, high quality service regarding the various legal, ethical and compliance issues. To that end, the division has primary responsibility for these major areas: 

• Management of the legal compliance and legal affairs matters for the District
• Administration of the District’s Risk Management programs and procedures, to include: Worker’s Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, and general insurance policy management
• Direction of the District’s investigation processes and protocol
• Facilitation of the District’s policy preparation process
• Organization of the Open Records request process
• Coordination of the Reasonable Accommodations process under the ADA and Section 504
• Monitoring of the District’s Title IX efforts
• Provision of technical assistance relative to progressive discipline issues

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Department Staff

Damaris Garrett Chief of Equity and Compliance	Email
Darlene Ford-Dowling Executive Administrative Assistant	Email
Latasha Lowe Legal Compliance Officer/Title IX Coordinator	Email
Leslie Harris Planning Analyst (Risk Management)	Email
Stephanie Cosby Administrative Assistant (to Legal Compliance and Risk Management)	Email
Wendy Edwards Personnel Review Officer	Email
C. Michael Houze, Jr. Personnel Review Officer	Email
Claire Starkey Personnel Review Officer	Email
Teresa Reese Personnel Review Officer	Email
Margaret Hudgins Records Management Specialist	Email