Cynthia (Cin-dee) D. Dunn

Director, IRS, Tax Exempt and Government Entities, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Cynthia D. Dunn currently serves as the Director of the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Tax Exempt and Government Entities, within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cynthia has held this position in Washington, DC since 2004. She started her federal government career in 1980 as a GS-01 Clerk Typist under the Stay-in-School Program. She began her career in the field of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity in 1992.

Before her exciting career in the IRS, Cynthia also held several employment positions at agencies such as Export-Import Bank, Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Defense. Cynthia attended the University of Maryland - College Park and the European Division - Nuernberg, West Germany. She honorably holds multiple life memberships with the following employee organizations: National Image, Inc., Blacks in Government, Federally Employed Women, Society of American Indian Government Employees, Federal Asian Pacific American Council, and Deaf in Government.

Cynthia is a proud recipient of the 2018 “Woman of the Year” award given by the National Image, Inc., the recipient of the 2018 “Champion for Diversity” award given by Federally Employed Women (FEW), and the recipient of the 2019 “Spirit” award given by the Society of American Indian Government Employees. Cynthia resides in Waldorf, MD. She has two sons and five grandchildren.

In addition to Cynthia Dunn’s multiple years in the federal government, her hard work and dedication has given her the opportunity to present and provide resourceful information for those who are looking for guidance in their careers. Cynthia has conducted training sessions. Those who attend the sessions will gain amazing insight on how to be successful in the workplace.

Panel Information

Wednesday, July 27

8:30 AM EST

How to Prevail and/or Deal with Workplace Conflict

In workplaces around the country; including the federal government, workplace harassment has risen. What is a hostile environment in the workplace? Learn how to identify issues of harassment and what to do in various harassment situations. Understand management responsibilities dealing with harassment allegations and where to locate your agency anti-harassment policy. What are the differences between an anti-harassment program and the EEO federal sector complaint process? How does harassment affect the workplace environment and what are the costs to the individual, team and agency? Find out answers to these questions to better understand the differences and remedies. Join an interactive discussion of several scenarios to determine “is this workplace harassment?” Learning ways to be proactive and tips to help prevent a hostile environment. You can make a difference!

Thursday, July 28

10:15 AM EST

Commit to Excellence by Climbing the Ladder to Career Success!

Are you committed to Climbing the Ladder to Career Success? Where do you see yourself in five years? 10 years? 20 years? By attending this workshop, participants will learn the tools necessary to identify barriers that may prevent them from moving forward in their career. They will learn ways to identify personal career aspirations. During the workshop, the presenter will share tips on how to become an effective leader and continue to climb the ladder to career success. Participants will gain the knowledge to not only assist themselves with climbing the ladder to career success but also to assist others.