{"id":1985,"date":"2016-06-06T09:18:17","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T14:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1985"},"modified":"2016-06-06T09:14:01","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T14:14:01","slug":"careerexpo2016-charlotte-czarnecki-federal-investigator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1985","title":{"rendered":"CareerExpo2016: Charlotte Czarnecki Federal Investigator"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1832\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1985-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Charlotte_Czarnecki_Federal_Investigator_.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Charlotte_Czarnecki_Federal_Investigator_.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Charlotte_Czarnecki_Federal_Investigator_.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Charlotte Czarnecki<br \/>\nFederal Investigator, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission<br \/>\nOriginally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Charlotte graduated with her masters degree in communication arts and sciences in 1995. She worked in the Independent Living movement for three years, then earned a dual masters degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling and rehabilitation teaching. She now investigates complaints about employment discrimination.<!--more--><br \/>\n Charlotte is an active member of the National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota. She enjoys shopping, walking around the beautiful metro area, and reading good books.<\/p>\n<p>You can contact Minnesota State Services for the Blind on the web at www.MNSSB.org and find out about more events and upcoming Career Expos. Be sure to contact your State Services and stay in touch with the latest opportunities.<br \/>\n[gravityform id=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;true&#8221; description=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1834\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1985-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Charlotte_Czarnecki_Federal_Investigator_.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Charlotte_Czarnecki_Federal_Investigator_.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Charlotte_Czarnecki_Federal_Investigator_.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Charlotte_Czarnecki_Federal_Investigator_.mp3Charlotte Czarnecki Federal Investigator, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Charlotte graduated with her masters degree in communication arts and sciences in 1995. She worked in the Independent Living movement for three years, then earned a dual masters degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling and rehabilitation teaching. She now investigates complaints [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[348,263],"tags":[92],"class_list":["post-1985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-careerexpo","category-college","tag-education"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-w1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9568,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9568","url_meta":{"origin":1985,"position":0},"title":"Helping People Reach Their Goals: Lindsay Escalera\u2019s Journey in Vocational Rehabilitation","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"June 29, 2026","format":"audio","excerpt":"Podcast Summary: This episode offers an inside look at the rewarding role of a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor at State Services for the Blind of Minnesota through the journey of Lindsay Escalera. 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