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Utah NRCS Civil Rights Committee Members

The Utah Civil Rights Committee serves the following functions:

  • Serves as an advisory body to the Deputy Equal Opportunity Officer (DEOO) to promote and assist in meaningful and effective affirmative employment consistent with the goals and objectives set forth by leadership.
  • Provides feedback on the performance of the civil rights outreach program, identifies areas of weakness, and makes recommendations for improvements to the DEOO.
  • Identifies emerging areas needing special attention by the DEOO and Utah NRCS leadership.
  • Make recommendations to the DEOO regarding policies, practices, and procedures as they affect civil rights within Utah.

Additionally, this Committee shall strive to present and promote dignity and respect for all individuals and groups. This effort will exemplify the essence of civil rights equality for human beings, in the understanding that this pursuit embraces the positive associated human values to which all are entitled. 

Utah Civil Rights Newsletter

Utah Civil Rights Committee Members
Title Name Phone Location Email Start Finish
Deputy Civil Rights Officer Sylvia Gillen (801) 524-4551 Salt Lake City Sylvia.Gillen@ut.usda.gov N/A N/A
Civil Rights Liaisons (Ex-Officio) Todd Nielson (801) 524-4549 Salt Lake City Todd.Nielson@ut.usda.gov N/A N/A
National Civil Rights Comm. (Ex-Offico) Juan Hernandez (801) 524-4552 Salt Lake City Juan.Hernandez@ut.usda.gov N/A N/A
Civil Rights Liaison NRCS (Ex-Officio) Kerry Goodrich (801) 629-0580 x15 Ogden Kerry.Goodrich@ut.usda.gov 10/1/05 9/30/08
Member Teresa Wilde (801) 524-4554 Salt Lake City Teresa.Wilde@ut.usda.gov 10/1/07 9/30/10
Past Chair (Ex-Officio) Norm Evenstad (801) 524-4569 Salt Lake City Norm.Evenstad@ut.usda.gov 10/1/05 9/30/08
Civil Rights Committee Chair Wayne McAllister (435) 789-2100 x135 Vernal Wayne.Mcallister@ut.usda.gov 10/1/05 9/30/08
Civil Rights Committee Secretary Dee Cummings (801) 524-4564 Salt Lake City Dee.Cummings@ut.usda.gov 10/1/02 9/30/08
Civil Rights Committee Member Travis Thomason (435) 336-5853 x105 Coalville Travis.Thomason@ut.usda.gov 10/1/05 9/30/08
Civil Rights Committee Member Nathaniel Todea (801) 524-4573 Salt Lake City Nathaniel.Todea@ut.usda.gov 10/1/07 9/30/11
Outreach Coordinator (Ex-Officio) Marnie Wilson (801) 524-4591 Salt Lake City Marnie.Wilson@ut.usda.gov N/A N/A
Civil Rights Committee Member Lisa Rice (801) 524-4558 Salt Lake City Lisa.Rice@ut.usda.gov 10/1/05 9/30/08
Civil Rights Committee Member Christa Bess (435) 586-2429 x18 Cedar City Christa.Bess@ut.usda.gov 10/1/04 9/30/08

 
Civil Rights
Committee Member		 Vacant       10/1/07 9/30/11
Civil Rights Committee Member (RD) Cindy Gibson (801) 524-4334 Salt Lake City (RD) Cindy.Gibson@ut.usda.gov N/A N/A
Civil Rights Committee Member (FSA) Robin Sadlier (801) 524-4536 Salt Lake City (FSA) Robin.Sadlier@ut.usda.gov N/A N/A
Civil Rights Committee Member (Ut Dept. of Ag & Food/Soil Conservation Committee) Jake Jacobsen (801) 538-7171 Salt Lake City (USC) jakejacobson@utah.gov N/A N/A
Civil Rights Committee Member (UACD) Bill Rasmussen (435) 789-2100 x37 Vernal Bill.Rasmussen.2@ut.nacdnet.net N/A N/A
Extension Service Vacant          
Member (RC&D) Lori McNease (435) 722-4621 x107 Roosevelt Lori.McNease@ut.usda.gov 10/1/07 09/30/10

Last Modified:  11/01/2007

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