Host R.Lynn Pingol is joined by Director Kara Jenkins of Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC) to share how small businesses can take advantage of NERC's program to teach non-discriminatory practices and creating equity based hiring practices that result in a diverse workforce!
About Kara Jenkins
Kara Jenkins serves as Administrator to the Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC). In this capacity, Ms. Jenkins oversees the processing of employment, housing and public accommodation complaints of discrimination relating to race, national origin, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, and gender identity or expression for the Nevada Equal Rights Commission The Nevada Equal Rights Commission has offices in Reno and Las Vegas, and Ms. Jenkins oversees a staff of 15 from both offices. She also provides outreach training to companies and community groups to help equip them to prevent discrimination. Ms. Jenkins was an appointee of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger before serving the State of Nevada as Ombudsman for Common-Interest Communities and now NERC. Ms. Jenkins graduated cum laude from Xavier University of Louisiana with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and earned her law degree with distinction from Loyola Law School, New Orleans for her clinical work at Loyola's Law Clinic and an Executive Education Certification from Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She also serves on the Governor’s Task Force to prevent sexual harassment.
Learn more about NERC: https://detr.nv.gov/NERC
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