©2026 Seyfarth Shaw LLP EEOC-INITIATED LITIGATION: 2026 EDITION | 4 Shannon Royce (Chief of Staff) Shannon Royce began her role as Chief of Staff for the EEOC in April 2025. Previously, she served as Director of the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the first Trump administration. In that role, she led the Department’s efforts to build and support partnerships with faith-based and community organizations. She also served in executive leadership in several non-profit organizations and in legislative and legal roles to two U.S. Senators. Amanda Smith (Director of OCLA) Amanda Smith was appointed Director of the Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs (OCLA) in June 2025. She previously served as a senior advisor to the Republican National Committee and Communications Director at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the first Trump Administration, and worked in communications roles for two members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Most recently, Andrea Smith co-led government affairs communications at Lockheed Martin. Sharon Rose (Chief Operating Officer) Sharon Rose became COO for the agency on July 8, 2025. Previously, she served as senior counsel to the Office of the Solicitor at the Department of Labor and advised the Office of the Secretary and its agencies on a variety of regulatory, enforcement, and litigation matters. Before working in government service, Sharon Rose co-founded a boutique litigation firm, focusing on government enforcement and employment discrimination litigation. She also practiced in the Washington and Singapore offices of an international law firm. M. Carter Crow (Nominee for General Counsel) M. Carter Crow was nominated on November 19, 2025, for the position of EEOC General Counsel. At the time of publication, he has not yet been confirmed by the Senate. Crow obtained his law degree from University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1991 and entered private practice with Norton Rose Fulbright. Since 2022, he has served as the firm’s global head of the labor and employment practice.
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