ONDRAY T. HARRIS

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Employment

Legal Advisor, January 2015 – present

- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission/Fulcrum IT and Government Consulting Solutions. Advise on and examine Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, JOBS Act, and etc. EDGAR filing/disclosure requirements pursuant to the Regulations S-K prescribed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933.

Legal and Policy Advisor, June 2013 – December 2014 Independent consultant and legal counsel for governmental and advocacy organizations, focusing on internal investigations, public administrative reviews, and to support national lobbying interests:

- Reagan National Airport/ DCA.

Investigated security breach issues, safety issues (including runway safety and the use of firearms on-site), allegations of discrimination, and drug use by key control personnel.

- Center for American Racial Equality (CARE).

Oversaw and represented operational and legal matters for a national grassroots organization that strengthens personal freedom, economic opportunity, and racial diversity.

- U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Reviewed legal matters and recommended final legal decisions for internal disputes that had external legal implications.

Public Employee Relations Board (PERB), Washington, DC Executive Director, April 2011 – May 2013

PERB is a quasi-judicial independent agency that adjudicates labor cases among agencies, labor unions, and union members.

• Held hearings; ruled on motions; administered the oath; issued subpoenas; ruled on procedural issues and discovery; decided cases on the pleadings; wrote and issued legal decisions and orders.

• Represented Agency in court litigation.

• Mediated disputes and monitored contract negotiations between management and unions.

• Reviewed arbitrators’ final decisions.

• Oversaw investigations.

• Ensured enforcement of Agency decisions.

• Managed Agency staff and appointed mediators, fact-finders and arbitrators.

• Managed Agency appropriations.

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Community Relations Service (CRS), Washington, DC Director, May 2007 – October 2010

Nominated by President Bush on May 22, 2007. Confirmed by U.S. Senate on March 13, 2008.

• Directed the Agency in carrying out its Congressional mandate to work with communities across the United States in resolving race, color, and national origin conflicts and in employing strategies to prevent and respond to alleged violent hate crimes committed on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or disability.

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• Received the U.S. Attorney General’s Outstanding Achievement Award for my work at CRS.

• Directed and developed the legal team’s practice and strategy.

• Directed the scope of conciliation, mediation, and technical assistance to be provided to communities facing crises in the aforementioned jurisdictional areas.

• Set policy for the Agency.

• Briefed the White House, the Attorney General, and other DOJ colleagues on critical services offered, needed and/or provided by CRS. Represented the Agency in interactions with other agencies and on matters before Congress – e.g., “Jena 6.”

• Performed outreach to communities across the nation through meetings, public speaking engagements and conferences, as well as assisted those communities in achieving and maintaining peace in schools, in neighborhoods, in tribal communities, and with competing sovereignties and governmental entities.

• Created a five-year strategic plan for the growth of CRS, for employees’ training requirements, job advancement, increasing women’s presence in upper management, efficacy, and morale.

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Washington, DC Deputy Chief, June 2005 – May 2007

• Litigated cases on behalf of the U.S. personnel, and managed line attorneys in Employment Litigation Section of DOJ.

• Directed and reviewed investigations conducted by the section’s attorneys for Title VII and USERRA cases.

• Created the legal strategy and resolved difficult problems in high-stakes litigation.

• Drafted or reviewed all court filings, memoranda, letters, and documents prepared by attorneys.

• Conducted performance reviews of attorneys.

• Trained attorneys in proper methods of practicing law.

• Performed legal research and writing on complex topics.

• Met with private minority organizations and EEOC to help form better relations with DOJ. LeClair Ryan, Richmond, VA

Partner, February 2004 – June 2005

• Practiced management-side labor and employment law.

• Litigated cases and counseled employers concerning contracts, creditors’ rights, personnel policies, employment discrimination, employment law compliance audits, and labor issues, as well as FMLA, FLSA, ADEA, OSHA, Title VII, Sarbanes-Oxley, and the ADA.

• Represented employers, as first chair, in state and federal courts, before administrative agencies, and before arbitrators in defense of such claims as wrongful discharge, breach of employment contract, employment discrimination, wage payment violations, non-competition agreement violations, and unfair labor practices.

• Directed employment law seminars.

Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, VA Assistant Attorney General, March 1999 – February 2004

• In the Employment Law Area, acted as first and second chair in litigation and grievance hearings.

• Designated as the legal representative for the Commonwealth in grievance appeals to circuit courts and the Court of Appeals.

• In State court, litigated employment, tort and contract issues. 3

• In Federal court, litigated Title VII, Title VI, ADA, ADEA, First Amendment matters, and other employment law cases. Representation included written and oral arguments, as well as many jury trials.

• Consulted with agencies and their counsel on employment law issues.

• Conducted research, performed all other aspects of litigation, wrote briefs and memoranda.

• Acted as the sole counsel for the Virginia Council on Human Rights (Commonwealth’s equivalent to the EEOC), providing Council legal advice in all aspects and representing the Council/Board when necessary.

• Assisted in organizing employment law seminars and other training for agencies.

• In the Creditors’ Right/Secured Transactions Area, acted as first chair in debt collection and other civil litigation through both negotiation and litigation.

• Gave legal advice and acted as counsel for state agencies.

• Tried over 50 cases.

Krumbein and Associates, Richmond, VA

Associate, March 1998 – March 1999

• Counseled clients on bankruptcy procedures and laws.

• Performed legal research and writing.

• Represented clients in bankruptcy court.

Virginia State Bar, Richmond, VA

Intern, January – May 1996

• Determined if probable cause existed to begin ethics investigations.

• Corresponded with complainant explaining Bar’s disposition of their complaints.

• Drafted Agreed Dispositions and memoranda to investigators.

• Drafted Legal Ethics Opinions including Nos. 1670, 1671 and 1673. Other Employment

Signet Investments, Signet Financial Services, and Signet Bank, Richmond, VA March 1990 – May 1993

Provided clients with stock quotes, informed clients of mutual fund activity and occurrence of T-bill auctions, and performed S&P research for clients. Arranged the purchase/sell of stock for traders and processed transactions for IRA accounts. Researched commercial and retail accounts. Located, organized, and provided subpoenaed business transactions to the courts. Education

University of Virginia

Trial Advocacy School, January 2002, Charlottesville, VA Washington & Lee University

J.D., 1996, Lexington, VA

Hampden-Sydney College

B.A. History, 1989, Hampden-Sydney, VA

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Bars and Clearances

• Member of the Virginia State Bar, District of Columbia Bar, and the U.S Supreme Court Bar.

• Top Secret Clearance beginning in 2007.

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