Governor Deal Appoints Travis Stegall to State Equal
Opportunity Board of Commissioners.
DECATUR, Ga., September 29, 2016 - Governor Deal appoints
Travis Stegall, Executive Director of the T.R. Stegall Education Foundation, to
the state board of Commissioners of the Commission on Equal Opportunity.
Mr. Stegall is the 1st Vice Chairman of the DeKalb GOP, a
graduate of the Conservative Policy Leadership Institute, Department of
Community Affairs Economic Development Academy, and resides in Decatur,
Georgia.
The Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity has a Board of
Commissioners that consists of business and community leaders statewide.
"I am so honored and humbled to have been selected for
such a great responsibility in our state, and appreciate Governor Deal
entrusting me with it" says Mr. Stegall
The Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity (GCEO) has two
divisions to include the Equal Employment Division and the Fair Housing
Division. The staff consists of an
Executive Director and Administrator, Melvin J. Everson, Deputy Director and
two Division Directors along with a team of investigators.
The Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity was created in
1978 by the passage of House Bill 1711, authored by the late Representative
J.C. Daugherty (District 33) of Atlanta, Georgia. The legislation was enacted
to safeguard individuals within the State of Georgia from discrimination in
public employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex,
handicap and age with respect to employment.
The legislation was known as the "Fair Employment Practices Act of
1978." Since its passage,
additional amendments have been passed to include additional protection from
discrimination.
Executive Director and Administrator Melvin Everson,
says..." After following Travis for years...it's a great honor and
privilege to have Travis serve on the board."
Source: DeKalb GOP
Comments
The appointment of Travis Stegall to this commission is a
good sign. We elected Travis to be 1st
Vice Chair of the DeKalb GOP in 2015.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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