Legislative Policy Conference
Speakers
Sharon M. Wong
Sharon M. Wong returned in 2017 as the National President for OCA, a national Asian Pacific American (APA) social justice and civil rights advocacy organization for which she was National President in 2013 – 2014. She is a past Chair of the Asian American Government Executives Network (AAGEN), an organization of federal APA executives; and a Past President of the Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC). Ms. Wong served on the Maryland Commission for Women, and recently on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Board of Governors. She is a lifetime member of Blacks in Government (BIG) and the Federally Employed Women (FEW)
Ms. Wong was selected as the Executive Director for Strategic Recruitment, Diversity & Inclusion for the 3rd largest Federal agency in November 2016. In this capacity, she leads strategic recruitment, and diversity and inclusion management. Prior to this role, Sharon served as the Deputy Director (and Acting Director) for OPM's Office of Diversity & Inclusion (ODI), the office that leads and manages the government-wide diversity and inclusion effort.
Ms. Wong came to OPM in September 2011, after serving as the D&I Officer at NASA/GSFC, where she led the D&I efforts since the program inception, leaving NASA/GSFC with a #2 ranking for Diversity (out of 220+ agencies) in the Best Places to Work in Government, as well as a detail to NASA HQ to standup the NASA D&I program. Her work experiences include 15 years as a Lead Software Integration and Test Engineer at NASA, and in Strategic Planning and Outreach at NASA HQ.
Ms. Wong has received the NASA/KSC Equal Opportunity Award, the Astronaut Silver Snoopy Award, and an Outstanding Leadership Award from NASA/GSFC. She has also been recognized by external organizations such as AAGEN with the Stanley Suyat Memorial Leadership Award, and the Community Catalyst Award by the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA). She has a B.S. in Physics, a M.S. in Engineering Systems Analysis from the University of Central Florida (UCF), and a Diversity Management Certificate from Cornell University.