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Vicki Simons

Senior Advisor to Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, EPA
Former Responsibilities
I served as a White House Fellow within the White House Leadership Development Program from October, 2016 through September 2017; developed policy and guidance on improvements to federal customer service at citizen-facing agencies; also served as the Executive Director of the Core Federal Services Council, a corps of 30 agencies whose programs directly serve the American public (e.g., Internal Revenue Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Veterans Administration, Passport Services)
Current Responsibilities
I provide advice and guidance to OW senior management on civil rights (equal employment opportunity, affirmative employment), diversity, and inclusion. I work on an agency workgroup to identify efficiencies in EPA's regional and field offices.
Areas of Expertise
- Civil rights
- Diversity Inclusion
- Environmental Justice
- Employee Development
- Communication/Outreach
- Organizational Development
- Team-building
- Innovative Problem-Solving
Academic Background
- B.A. degree in Communications from Howard University
- J.D. degree from University of Maryland School of Law
Contact
To meet Vicki Simons, please send an email with the subject line "ECN" to John Reeder (reeder@american.edu) and Candra Reeves (cr0910a@student.american.edu).