{"id":329,"date":"2024-01-20T11:55:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T11:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langstrategies.com\/?page_id=329"},"modified":"2024-01-20T12:49:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T12:49:41","slug":"maria-johnson-cicala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/langstrategies.com\/meet-the-team\/maria-johnson-cicala\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria Johnson Cicala"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"329\" class=\"elementor elementor-329\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-549fffa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"549fffa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98fff88\" data-id=\"98fff88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d8155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96d8155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div id=\"Content\" role=\"main\"><div class=\"content_wrapper clearfix\"><div class=\"sections_group\"><div class=\"entry-content\"><div class=\"mfn-builder-content mfn-default-content-buider\"><div class=\"section mcb-section mfn-default-section mcb-section-0022e5999\"><div class=\"section_wrapper mcb-section-inner mcb-section-inner-0022e5999\"><div class=\"wrap mcb-wrap mcb-wrap-09acd25e2 five-sixth tablet-five-sixth mobile-one valign-top clearfix\" data-desktop-col=\"five-sixth\" data-tablet-col=\"tablet-five-sixth\" data-mobile-col=\"mobile-one\"><div class=\"mcb-wrap-inner mcb-wrap-inner-09acd25e2\"><div class=\"column mcb-column mcb-item-88e0f4757 one tablet-one mobile-one column_column\"><div class=\"mcb-column-inner mcb-column-inner-88e0f4757 mcb-item-column-inner\"><div class=\"column_attr mfn-inline-editor clearfix\"><p>Throughout her illustrious career, Maria has led change and pioneered successful initiatives at the corporate and government levels. She is responsible for human resources, supplier and workforce diversity, and executive leadership at Lang Strategies, LLC.<\/p><p><b>Expertise<\/b><br \/>Maria was Fannie Mae\u2019s first vice president for diversity and work-life initiatives. During her 12-year tenure, she led one of the top award-winning diversity programs in the country. She was responsible for designing programs to increase the diversity of the workplace, increase contracting with minority and women-owned businesses, and creating programs to foster an environment of inclusion at all levels of the organization. She also revamped the Human Resources Call Center processes and procedures to improve service delivery and morale.<\/p><p>Prior to joining Fannie Mae in 1992, Maria was appointed by former DC Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly to design and serve as the first chief administrative judge for the District of Columbia\u2019s Office of Employee Appeals Temporary Appeals Panel, an agency formed exclusively to hear employee appeals resulting from the first major downsizing of city government. She was also a commissioned officer in the United States Navy Reserve Judge Advocate General\u2019s (JAG) Corps for 15 years.<\/p><p><b>Accomplishments<\/b><\/p><ul><li>First African American woman to serve in the U.S. Navy JAG reserves.<\/li><li>Designed the cutting edge Corporate Justice System at Fannie Mae, a unique internal employee grievance program designed for the non-union work environment.<\/li><li>Presidential appointed\/ senate confirmed vice chair of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection board, a federal labor adjudicatory agency, from 1983-1990.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Credentials<\/b><br \/>Maria received her Juris doctorate (JD) from Georgetown University Law Center and her undergraduate degree from Howard University. She is a member of the bar for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States Supreme Court. She is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA). Maria was recognized by the Network Journal as one of the \u201c25 Influential Black Women in Business.\u201d<\/p><p><b>Personal<\/b><br \/>Maria is a self-proclaimed workaholic. When she is not working, she enjoys reading about such topics as military history, espionage and legal thrillers. You can also find her out on the greens with her golf clubs and swimming laps in the pool when the weather permits.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria Johnson Cicala Maria Johnson Cicala, Human Resources &#038; Diversity Throughout her illustrious career, Maria has led change and pioneered successful initiatives at the corporate and government levels. 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