Equal Employment Anti-Discrimination

Founder and Chairman

John Treadwell as a civil rights advocate has spent over forty years being at the forefront working with anti-discrimination organizations such as the NAACP and others of legal struggles to secure full civil rights for African-Americans and others. He has been involved in affirmative action programs, get out to vote campaigns, voter education, quality education for African-American Students and others, job opportunities, housing segregation, mediation and conciliation to resolve complaints, investigating employment complaints, and health care and community input, as well as labor and management relations. As a former EEOC Senior Investigator, he spent twenty years exposing unlawful discrimination in the workplace at the EEOC Phoenix District Office. He was the first African-American hired when the office was established in 1971. Mr. Treadwell is the founder of the Cholla Striders & Jesse Owens Memorial Track Clubs. He has been responsible for numerous athletes getting track and field scholarships. Mr. Treadwell has a Bachelor of Science Degree and Master of Arts Degree.  He is very dedicated to helping children to get off the streets and earn track and field scholarships. He is a proud father and grandfather. Mr. Treadwell knows that discrimination of any kind can be prevented if it is taken seriously by everyone. He truly believes in the statement “Injustice Anywhere Threatens Justice Everywhere” made by the late Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mr. Treadwell has always said he will not leave fighting discrimination at the feet of his children and grandchildren. We need everybody in this battle.

President and Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder

Mr. Millsaps’ has an extensive background in civil rights advocacy. He has been a longtime supporter of the NAACP, since 1993 and has done volunteer work with the ACLU seeking to break down disenfranchisement for voter’s rights. He currently serves as an advisor to the Phoenix NAACP President. Millsaps has also appeared on radio programs discussing equal employment opportunity issues and has been a keynote speaker for several events. Glenn made his start in the work of equal employment opportunity and civic duty while he served in the United States Marine Corps. His career has been served at the local, state and federal levels. During this time Millsaps’ has learned the intricacies of employer driven discriminatory workplace practices. When he served in the Marine Corps he organized to seek improved working conditioning at several Marine Corps installations, which is where he found unequal treatment for women in the armed forces because of under representation and broken promises by recruiters. After leaving the armed forces and entering into the work force he saw corruption in the workplace and exposed it at the highest levels possible. Millsaps’ holds several advance degrees but takes more joy in the education he has received from his work in the community. Glenn has filed thousands of charges of employment discrimination claims on behalf of victims. This work has included helping disabled veterans and Title VII victims under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.  He was inspired to help co-found the EEAD after being the victim of employment discrimination and “blacklisted” by a former employer.  He finds it important to always mention, “It would have not been possible to survive the ordeal, if not for the sleepless nights I spent learning from mentors who have been long time civil rights advocates.” Millsaps has been on both sides of the fence and knows how to fight employment discrimination and win!

Millsaps’ goal in life is embodied in an old proverb: “While it is divine in a man to be blind in justice.”

Director

Destiny K. Mihalik-Millsaps has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Psychology with honors Cum Laude, Masters of Science in Psychology (Thesis: The Effectiveness of a Parenting Education Intervention For High School Students), and is in the final stages of completing her PhD in Clinical Psychology (Dissertation Topic: White Racism and how it effects a White Female’s Social Status Within an Interracial Marriage to a Black Male.)  Destiny Millsaps was recently recognized for her outstanding academic achievement by way of being inducted into the International Honor Society in Psychology Psi Chi. In addition, she completed Winston Salem State University’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (Mediation) certificate course. Her professional background consists of working as a Child Protective Services Investigator, Elementary School Counselor, Behavioral Counselor, Therapeutic Group Home Supervisor, as well as a Special Education Teacher.  Her passion is advocating on behalf of children and their families.  Destiny is often noted for quoting the African Proverb: Many of us would rather live in a familiar hell than go to unknown heavens.

Executive Board Member

Practice Areas

Education Law(40%); Employment Law(35%); Civil Rights(25%)

Admitted:1984, California; 1990, Nevada

Law School:University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D.

Member:State Bar of Nevada; State Bar of California; Washoe County Bar Association.

Biography:Adjunct Professor, Education Law, University of Nevada, Reno, Fall 2003. Legal Redress Committee Chair, Reno-Sparks Branch of NAACP. Formerly with: Blanck & Blanck; Wingrad & Blanck.

Languages:Russian and English

Cases:Alexander v. Underhill 416 F.Supp.2d 999 (D.Nev. 2006); Nichols v. Dancer 567 F.3d 423 (9th Cir. 2004).

Paralegal- Committee member

Legal Experience:       Has worked in the legal field as a legal secretary and paralegal since 1988

Memberships:              NALA and Sierra Nevada Association of Paralegals

Education:                   University of Phoenix, AA degree in Accounting; University of California at Los Angeles (Paralegal Program)

Biography:                  California native; moved to Reno, Nevada with husband in 2005