The Council

The National Council of Hispanic Employment Program Managers (NCHEPM) is the nation’s premiere authority on and advocate for efforts to improve and accelerate Hispanic participation and representation in the Federal government. For more than 25 years, the NCHEPM has worked to share vital information and resources to assist Hispanic Employment Program Managers and other DEIA practitioners in building coalitions and networks to enhance the recruitment, development and retention of Hispanics and other underserved communities in the federal workforce. The NCHEPM develops and implements partnerships, programs and initiatives to inform the work of these practitioners and thereby improve the success and sustainability of the work they undertake.  

The NCHEPM is composed of an Executive Board and members representing various federal agencies and organizations.

Chair

Vice Chair

Secretary

Public Relations & Communications Coordinator

Membership Coordinator

Treasurer

The bulk of the work of the NCHEPM is conducted via its five subcommittees:

• Coalitions and Partnerships Committee. The goal of this Committee is to develop robust, two-way relationships with Hispanic and other local and national Minority-Serving Institutions and organizations, as well as other federal councils, committees, agencies, and Employee Resource Groups/Affinity Groups.
• K-16 Outreach Committee. The goal of this Committee is to bring awareness of federal career and career development opportunities to the Hispanic community, encourage students to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, and expose Hispanic high school and college students to federal mentoring, shadowing, and paid and unpaid internship/externship/fellowship opportunities and programs.
• Training/Continuing Education Committee. The goal of this Committee is to work collaboratively with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Chief Learning Officers Council (CLOC), Council members and federal agencies to: review current data and trends; identify learning needs; determine barriers to developmental/promotion opportunities; and develop solutions and pilot programs to mitigate identified barriers, fill skill gaps in DEIA practitioners and promote training opportunities aimed at enhancing the professional expertise of Hispanic and other minority employees.
• Programs Committee. The goal of the Programs Committee is to plan and implement social and networking activities, to include speed mentoring events, fireside chats, and observance month celebrations. The Committee will publish a calendar of events and program activities.
• Recruitment and Hiring. The goal of this Committee is to improve the recruitment and hiring of Hispanic and other underrepresented groups to the federal government. This Committee will utilize current and available data made available by DEIA practitioners via Applicant Flow Data (AFD) reports, the MD-715, DVAAP and FEORP reports, the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), and Agency DEIA Assessments and Strategic Plans to share with Members best practices, standardized Find & Apply employment workshop templates and train-the-trainer sessions, and implement career consultations, resume reviews and mock interviewing sessions for federal employees and the public.