The 10 equity assistance centers are funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. They provide assistance in the areas of Race, Gender, and National Origin equity to public school districts to promote equal educational opportunities.

Equity Assistance Center Programs

REGION II
Lander Center for Education Research 
http://www.touro.edu/edgrad/EAC/
Dr. Velma Cobb, Director
Touro College
School of Education
43 W. 23rd Street, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Office: (212) 463-0400 ext. 5386
Fax: (212) 627-3692
E-mail: velma.cobb@touro.edu

REGION III
Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium
http://maec.org/
Ms. Susan Shaffer, Director
5272 River Road, Suite 340
Bethesda, Maryland
Office: (301) 657-7741
Fax: (301) 657-8742
E-mail: sshaffer@maec.org

REGION IV
Southeastern Equity Assistance Center
http://www.southeastequity.org
Mr. Jerry Graniero, Director
Southeastern Equity Alliance, Inc.
1401 East Broward Blvd., Suite 304
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Office: (954) 765-3553
Fax: (954) 523-3340
E-mail: jerry@southeastequity.org

REGION V
Great Lakes Equity Center
http://glec.education.iupui.edu/
Dr. Seena M. Skelton, Director
Indiana University
902 West New York Street
Indinapolis, Indiana 46202
Office: (317) 278-6832
Fax: (317) 274-6864
E-mail: smskelto@iupui.edu

REGION VI
South Central Collaborative for Equity
http://www.idra.org/South_Central_Collaborative_for_Equity/
Dr. Bradley Scott, Director
Intercultural Development Research
Association
5815 Callaghan Road, Suite 101
San Antonio, Texas 78228
Office: (210) 444-1710
Fax: (210) 444-1714
E-mail: bradley.scott@idra.org

REGION VII
Midwest Equity Assistance Center
http://www.meac.org
Dr. Charles Rankin, Director
Kansas State University
1100 Bluemont Hall, Room 401
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
Office: (785) 532-6408
Fax: (785) 532-5548
E-mail: crankin@ksu.edu

REGION VIII
Metroplitan State College of Denver
http://www.mscd.edu/eac/
Ms. Kathy Rigsby, Director
P.O. Box 173362, Campus Box 63
Denver, Colorado 80217-3362
Office: (303) 556-6065
Fax: (303) 556-3912
E-mail: krigsby@mscd.edu 

REGION IX
Equity Assistance Center 
ttp://www.wested.org/cs/we/viw/pj/595
Dr. Rose Owens-West, Director
WestEd
300 Lakeside Drive, 25th Floor
Oakland, California 94612-3530
Office: (510) 302-4246
Fax: (510) 302-4242
E-mail:  rowensw@wested.org

REGION X
The Equity Program
http://educationnorthwest.org/equity-program
Ms. Joyce Harris, Director
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL)
101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 500
Portland, Oregon 97204
Office: (503) 275-0664
Fax: (503) 275-0452
E-mail: joyce.harris@educationnorthwest.org