State of Maryland Commission on Civil Rights

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Staff Directory

​​William Donald Schaefer Tower
6 Saint Paul Street, Suite 900
Baltimore, MD 21202-1631

Main: 410.767.8600
Toll free: 1.800.637.6247
Maryland Relay 7-1-1
Fax: 410.333.1841
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm​​

EXECUTIVE MANAGERS & STAFF
Alvin O. Gillard, Executive Director, 410.767.8585
Cleveland L. Horton II, Deputy Director, 410.767.8591
Glendora Hughes, General Counsel, 410.767.8576
Kara N. Hunt, Ph.D.​, Director of Education & Outreach, 410.767.7656​ ​

Martine Chery, Assistant Director for Administration
Gerald Ford​​, Executive Associate, 410.767.8576​

COMMISSIONERS
410.767.8576
Stephanie Suerth, MPA, CCEP​, Chairperson
Janssen E. Evelyn, Esq., Vice Chairperson​
Diane E. Bernier, Commissioner
Eileen M. Levitt, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Commissioner
Rabbi Binyamin Marwick, Commissioner
Magdalena S. Navarro, MSc, Commissioner
Isabella Firth Shycoff​, Commissioner
Jeff Rosen, Commissioner
Gina McKnight-Smith, PharmD, MBA, Commissioner​

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
410.767.4504
Glendora Hughes, General Counsel 
Terrence Artis, Assistant General Counsel
Jaya N. Underwood​, Paralegal

ADMINISTRATIVE & SUPPORT SERVICES
410.767.8576​
Rene​é Hickman, Fiscal Specialist

Martine Chery, Assistant Director for Administration​

EDUCATION & OUTREACH UNIT
Kara N. Hunt, Ph.D.​, Director of Education & Outreach, 410.767.7656
Dia Drake-Sprague​, Education & Outreach Associate, 410.767.8602
Ngeri Azuewah​, Education & Outreach Associate, 410.767.8560

INTAKE (UNIT I)
410.767.8600
Cleveland L. Horton II, Deputy Director, 410.767.8591
Awilda Pena, Unit Supervisor, 410.767.8563
Octavia Browning, Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.8568​ 
Phillip Wikes, Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.8562
TBD​, Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.8594
Aneika Peoples, Office Secretary, 410.767.8050

INVESTIGATIONS (UNIT II)

Cleveland L. Horton II, Deputy Director, 410.767.8591
Cecelia M. Assam, ​Unit Supervisor, 410.767.8573
Tovie Campbell, ​Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.6547​
Tarik Donaldson, ​Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.8312
Merissa Pimenta, Civil Rights Officer. 410.767.8609

Louis Dukes,​ Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.6626


INVESTIGATIONS (UNIT III)
Cleveland L. Horton II, Deputy Director, 410.767.8591​
Maria Andrews, Unit Supervisor, 410.767.8577​
Ryan Murray, ​Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.8611​
LaVonne Oliver, ​Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.8311
Sade Sanders, Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.8603​

TBD, Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.8587
Jalisa Hunter, Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.8608​​


INVESTIGATIONS (UNIT IV)
Cleveland L. Horton II, Deputy Director, 410.767.8591​
Alesha Bell, Unit Supervisor, 410.767.8561
Rafiel Bowen, Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.8597
Chris Errera, Civil Rights​ Officer, 410.767.1404​
Jessica Haskins​, ​Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.8605

Paul Dismukes, Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.6459
Gary Monroe, Civil Rights Officer, 410.767.8578

​​Contacting the Commission

MCCR can be contacted in several ​ways:

By Mail
6 Saint Paul Street, Suite 900
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-1631

By Telephone
410.767.8600 (Español-marque el 2)
1.800.637.6247 
Maryland Relay 7-1-1

By Fax
410.333.1841

By Email
mccr@maryland.gov

MPIA Requests

To file a Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) request, please address correspondence to:

Gerald T. Ford
Maryland Commission on Civil Rights
6 Saint Paul Street, Suite 900
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-1631

With your MPIA request, please include a charge number (EEOC/HUD/MCCR) and a copy of a bill of complaint filed with a court of jurisdiction.
 
Fees are 25 cents per copied page plus postage (if mailed). Invoices will be mailed and must be paid in full before the file will be released to the requesting party.

Accessibility

MCCR undertakes every effort to make all of our documents and services available and accessible to the public. For example, Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) services are available upon request for those with limited English proficiency or that are deaf or hard of hearing. MCCR will also assist with securing an interpreter free of charge if requested in advance of an appointment. MCCR offices are accessible to those with mobility limitations. We welcome your request for an accommodation when utilizing MCCR's services.
 
If you have a recommendation, inquiry, or feedback regarding how MCCR can be more accessible, please contact MCCR at 410.767.8600 or mccr@maryland.gov.

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