New equity officer hired
Dennis will deal with compliance, help establish diversity training program
Anne Arundel County has hired a new compliance officer to oversee human resource complaints and handle diversity training for employees.
Alanna Dennis, now director of equity compliance for Bowie State University, will start in the role Aug. 30, according to County Executive Steve Schuh.
Dennis replaces the first county compliance officer, Angela Davis, who was let go in late June after two months on the job. Neither county officials nor Davis have commented on the reason for her departure.
The position was created in part to establish and manage an internal diversity training program that will become standard for all county employees.
In a statement, Schuh In a statement, Schuh called diversity training “a crucial tool to building trust and understanding amongst every employee who serves.”
As headof the equity compliance office at Bowie State, Dennis has worked to ensure the university complies with federal Title IX, Equal Employment Opportunity and Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.
She also investigates and mediates discrimination, harassment and retaliation complaints.
“As a compliance educator, mediator and investigator, my door will always remain open as an impartial resource providing guidance, creating training and outreach initiatives, as well as in developing a conciliation program,” she said in a statement.
Dennis, who will make $110,000 a year, has also worked in compliance for local health systems and was an assistant attorney general in Maryland, where she focused on administrative law cases.
The announcement comes as Schuh’s
Alanna Dennis, now director of equity compliance for Bowie State University, will start in the role Aug. 30, according to County Executive Steve Schuh.
Dennis replaces the first county compliance officer, Angela Davis, who was let go in late June after two months on the job. Neither county officials nor Davis have commented on the reason for her departure.
The position was created in part to establish and manage an internal diversity training program that will become standard for all county employees.
In a statement, Schuh In a statement, Schuh called diversity training “a crucial tool to building trust and understanding amongst every employee who serves.”
As headof the equity compliance office at Bowie State, Dennis has worked to ensure the university complies with federal Title IX, Equal Employment Opportunity and Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.
She also investigates and mediates discrimination, harassment and retaliation complaints.
“As a compliance educator, mediator and investigator, my door will always remain open as an impartial resource providing guidance, creating training and outreach initiatives, as well as in developing a conciliation program,” she said in a statement.
Dennis, who will make $110,000 a year, has also worked in compliance for local health systems and was an assistant attorney general in Maryland, where she focused on administrative law cases.
The announcement comes as Schuh’s
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