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HHS Names New Head of OCR

03/08/06 

This is a recent announcement from the Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS): 

“Winston Wilkinson replaced Richard M. Campanelli as the director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), according to a recent press release by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

“Wilkinson was an OCR deputy director from 1988 to 1990, and returns to HHS after running Winston Wilkinson & Associates, a business consulting firm. Prior to that, he held senior positions at the Department of Education and served as an elected member of the Salt Lake [UT] County Council. 

“Campanelli, OCR’s director since 2002, will become counselor for human services policy, a position he has acted in since early 2005. He will advise HHS on issues relating to children, families, seniors, people with disabilities, civil rights, privacy, and faith and community-based activities.”

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