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Our Mission

To advocate for employment equity and
provide information and training to New
York State on diversity and equal
employment opportunity issues.

About the Council

The NYS Affirmative Action Advisory Council was founded in 1978. The purpose of the Council is to serve as an advisory body to the President of the NYS Civil Service Commission on all existing and proposed policies, procedures, practices and programs relating to or affecting Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunities.

The Council is a membership organization comprised of administrators from 67 NYS agencies. It holds monthly business meetings and is governed by executive order and bylaws. The executive committee which is elected by the membership, sets the direction and coordinates the activities of the Council.

Executive Committee Members

Melvin Brown	Chairperson	NYS Dept. of Correctional Services
Karim Adeen-Hasan	Chair-Elect	NYS Office of General Services
Omoye Cooper		NYS Dept. of Labor
Carmen Cunningham		Office of Parks, Recreat. & Hist. Preserv.
Nancy Hernandez		NYS Dept. of Labor
Greg Jones		NYS Commission on Quality Care
Dolores Lark		NYS Office Mental Retardation & DD
Michelle Lawson		NYS Dept. of Health
Frances Rosales		NYS Thruway Authority
Gloria Thompson-Robinson		NYS Office Mental Retardation &DD
Heather Woolfolk		NYS Insurance Fund