Era Marshall will retire later this year
The Director of the Office of Equal Employment and Supplier Diversity will close out her 30-year career with the Smithsonian Dec. 31.
After 50 years of distinguished government service, 30 of them spent at the Smithsonian, Era Marshall, Director of the Office of Equal Employment and Supplier Diversity, will retire December 31.
Marshall has had an important impact on the Smithsonian, working with many of us over her three decades of service to the Institution. She began her tenure as the Director of the Office of Equal Employment and Supplier Diversity by implementing changes to the Smithsonian’s EEO policies that clarified the Smithsonian’s obligation to follow federal EEO guidelines.
Her commitment to diversity extends to our contracting practices. Marshall founded the Smithsonian’s Supplier Diversity Program as a marquee diversity initiative for the Institution. Her years of advocacy for small businesses was demonstrated as the Supplier Diversity Program received recognition from Congress, the Small Business Administration and the private sector as exemplary for attracting and engaging small businesses to share the Smithsonian’s mission.
Marshall has served on many boards, associations, and committees throughout her career. She chaired the Council of Service Directors, served as Vice President of the Council of Federal EEO and Civil Rights Executives, and participated in the Federal Dispute Resolution Conference Group, Council of Federal EEO and Civil Rights Executives, the EEOC Excel Conference planners and several other organizations.
As a true champion of equal employment opportunity and workplace diversity, Era Marshall has been instrumental in promoting equality for historically underrepresented groups not only at the Smithsonian, but also across the federal government. Her tireless advocacy has ensured that her legacy will long be felt at the Smithsonian and beyond.
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Posted: 21 October 2022
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