Lisa Gray

Accomplishments:  Trusted and respected by client agencies. Considered expert among peers for handling discrimination cases.  Selected as member of national team that designed and implemented an Alternative Dispute Resolution program.   Selected to and successfully tried first case to interpret MSHA's new ventilation regulations.  Handled collateral duties as Federal Women's Program Manager for the Solicitor of Labor without a reduction in caseload. Recipient of several performance awards. Taught investigators to write more effective citations which increased the number of penalties paid without trials.

Responsibilities: Tried cases in federal and administrative courts.  Analyzed case files to make litigation recommendations to supervisors and agency directors. Worked closely with senior career staff and political appointees in plotting strategy for handling policy issues during trials. Conducted and defended depositions. Wrote and answered discovery.  Negotiated case settlements. Wrote trial and appellate briefs. Prepared and responded to pre-trial motions.  Presented complex technical information through expert witnesses at trials. Researched and drafted legal opinions. Conducted computerized legal research. Trained and supervised regional staff in the ADR program. Expertise included Family and Medical Leave Act, Mine Safety and Health (MSHA), Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA), whistle-blower discrimination and Wage and Hour regulations, and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).  Collateral duties as Federal Women’s Program Manager for the Solicitor of Labor.

Accomplishments:  Designed and implemented structure for statewide government relations committee.  Recruited and selected members of the inaugural government relations committee.

Responsibilities: Sole responsibility for lobbying and monitoring legislation during annual session of the Virginia General Assembly.  Helped CEO form a legislative agenda.  Developed relationships with legislators and lobbied for support of Red Cross positions on essential legislation.  Testified in front of legislative subcommittees. Wrote testimony for CEO to present to legislative subcommittees.

Accomplishments: Streamlined intake procedures. Redesigned complaint forms. Reduced inherited case backlog.

Mediated disputes and facilitated settlement of claims.  Advised the public on jurisdictional and compliance matters. Wrote complaints to accused businesses. Assigned cases to investigators and tracked progress. Enforced the Commonwealth of Virginia Human Rights Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title IX, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Screened complaints for investigation. Hired and supervised all employees in the intake section. As a FEPA, teamed with EEOC to handle cases covered by state and federal civil rights laws. Made jurisdictional determinations. Provided advice to agency director on intake procedures and record keeping. Proposed changes to enabling legislation for the agency. Conducted legal research. Prepared weekly and monthly reports.

Member of steering committee and design team for the Corporation's award-winning ADR program.  Engaged in ADR. Facilitated civil rights and ADR training for employees, supervisors, service members and project directors. Selected training materials for purchase. Crafted policy and regulations that applied to the agency and federal grant recipients. Designed training modules for employees, volunteers and management. Enforced Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Sections 501, 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and related EEOC MD 110 management directives, legislation, policies, and executive orders. Wrote final agency decisions in discrimination cases. Supervised collateral duty Equal Opportunity Counselors. Investigated discrimination complaints and wrote reports of findings. Advised field offices and volunteer supervisors on compliance matters. Reviewed investigation files submitted by contractors. Worked with general counsel's office, union and management officials to resolve complaints. Conducted legal research.

Accomplishments: Wrote and revised several policy statements on civil rights issues. Part of team that created and conducted the Corporation's first in-house managerial training on cultural diversity. Part of team that received an OPM award for the design of a new ADR program for the agency.

Accomplishments: Investigate discrimination cases for several federal agencies. Selected as member of training team for AmeriCorps*VISTA National Integrated Training Project.    Instructor for Evans-Smith Leadership Training Institute of Virginia Union University. Prevented a split in a large congregation by engaging them in the conflict resolution process. Hired to write inaugural church constitutions for several area churches. Facilitate cultural diversity training for AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteers.

Responsibilities:  Self-employed as an investigator and trainer serving federal and state government, private industry, churches, and nonprofits. Deliver human resources training packages using standardized or custom designed curricula. Write and facilitate custom training modules in all aspects of employment law. Conduct leadership training. Teach federal grantees, project directors, volunteer supervisors and volunteers the requirements of civil rights laws.

Electronic document review with experience using Concordance, Kroll OnSite, Ring Tail Virtual Partner and Summation among others. Assignments include long-term work at major law firms that specialize in antitrust litigation, securities and complex litigation. Substantive evidentiary review.  Extensive experience in document review for second request production. Initial document pull and organization.  Document coding.  Privilege review.  Privilege log production.  Document redaction. Quality control review.  Firms worked for include Arnold & Porter, Hogan & Hartson, Howrey, McGuireWoods, Swidler Berlin, and WilmerHale

Contract position. 

Accomplishments:  Recipient of Teamwork Award for contribution to the implementation of the company’s ADR program. Frequently invited to speak on conflict resolution methods at departmental meetings.  Had a 100% resolution rate in mediated cases. Designed and delivered civil rights training modules for all employees and management.

Responsibilities:  Conducted new employee orientation sessions. Conducted training for supervisory employees on sexual harassment, cultural diversity, and labor law. Mediated disputes between coworkers. Coached employees on resolving conflict with peers and supervisors.  Investigated discrimination complaints and wrote reports of findings. Recommended appropriate responses when discrimination was evident.  Wrote position statements in response to EEOC charges. Monitored compliance with remedies. Counseled managers and supervisors on compliance matters.  Enforced Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and related legislation of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.  Conducted legal research.  Prepared weekly and monthly activity reports.

Accomplishments: Built a new ministry based on the needs of those to be served. Developed leadership structure which emphasized consensus building rather than majority rule. Created successful fellowship which incorporates spiritual, social and educational components. Mentored and trained a new group of church leaders.  Saw steady increase in attendance at all events sponsored by the Women’s Ministry.  Sought out as teacher and advisor for most ministry components within the church. Created ways for the ministry to meet the diverse needs of women and their families. Selected to represent church by teaching at regional training conferences.

Responsibilities:  Initially responsible for planning and bringing structure to a new women's ministry for a congregation of 2000 members. Supervised and trained volunteer staff. Provided resources and referrals to community services. Extensive public speaking duties included teaching classes for adults and children. Preached during worship services. Facilitated leadership meetings. Planned and delivered developmental training activities for entire church membership. Worked with volunteers and paid staff, supervising them in planning conferences, celebrations, and seminars.  Coordinated event planning with fellow ministry directors and church employees for the optimal use of resources. Served as mentor to others aspiring to become ministers. Budget development and oversight. Prepared monthly meeting agendas and quarterly activity reports. Other duties as assigned.

Accomplishments:  Selected to handle cases that were appealed to federal and administrative courts because of legal experience, attention to detail and consistently meeting case deadlines. Created intake system for ADR cases at the formal stage and designed related forms. Provided training to peers on methods for evaluating whether cases should be submitted for ADR.  Part of team that implemented a system to reduce a case backlog without a departmental manager at the helm.  Selected to mentor and provide training to new employees.

Responsibilities:  Evaluated, processed and attempted to resolve formal discrimination complaints filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and related Executive Orders and agency policy. Wrote procedural decisions for the acceptance or dismissal of formal discrimination complaints. Conducted civil rights training for headquarters employees. Educated complainants about case procedures.  Served as primary contact and coordinator for the ADR process at the formal complaint stage. Managed investigations assigned contract investigative firms from the inception to completion. Provided link between the Office of Chief Counsel, the Office of Human Capital and other TSA components to expedite the investigative process. Resolved disputes that arose during the investigative process. Conducted legal research. Maintained paper and electronic case files. Prepared weekly and monthly activity reports.