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On Friday, October 25, 2019, GCEO hosted a delegation of women from Brazil visiting Georgia as a part of the, "Women's Leadership in Entrepreneurship and the Digital Economy" program under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program.

Allona Lane Cross was appointed to serve as the Executive Director of the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity (GCEO) by Governor Brian P. Kemp on October 24, 2019.

On September 15, 2019, Jazmyn Frye was promoted to be the Director of Equal Employment for the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity where she enforces the Georgia Fair Employment Practices Act and manages the Equal Employment Division.

On Tuesday, October 22, 2019, the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity & the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission conducted joint education & outreach for Gwinnett County School's Career Connections Exhibition at the Infinite Energy Center.

The Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity had the pleasure of hosting International Visitors from Hungary during their visit to Georgia.

The Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity was honored to host Duke University Student, Emil Zakarian this summer as an Intern with the Agency.

On Wednesday, July 10, 2019, the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity's Equal Employment Division was delighted to visit the Dekalb County Board of Health to conduct Harassment Prevention training for managers and staff. 

For the second year in a row, the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity (GCEO) has participated in the Atlanta Bar Association's Summer Law Internship Program (SLIP).

On May 1, 2019, Maurice Foster was promoted to be the Director of Fair Housing for the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity where he enforces the Georgia Fair Housing Law and manages the Fair Housing Division.

On May 1, 2019, Allona Lane Cross was promoted to be the Deputy Director of the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity (GCEO)-Office of the Governor where she serves as second in command of the agency.