Equal Rights Officer
Bureau of Aeronautics
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Shannon Clary
Shannon Clary joined the Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA) in the fall of 2011 as a senior equal rights officer. Shannon works closely with BOA project managers, consultants and contractors to resolve labor compliance issues on airport construction projects. Her role is to ensure that airport construction projects meet contract requirements for prevailing wages, payments to subcontractors and non-discriminatory practices, which includes auditing for Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO), Title VI, Title VII compliance and managing the bureau’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program.
Shannon has worked at WisDOT since 2010. She was a labor compliance coordinator for the department’s Division of Transportation Systems Development. Shannon monitored labor compliance issues for the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) for the highway program in the state’s Southwest Region.
Shannon has a unique position in the State of Wisconsin, She is the only Equal Rights Officer (ERO) staff member who covers an entire state for airport labor compliance. At this time, no other state has a compliance officer with this breadth of responsibility.
In her free time, Shannon enjoys playing pool, watching shows at Madison’s Barrymore Theatre, and most of all, spending time with family in the Madison area.
For questions regarding labor compliance, please contact Shannon at shannon.clary@dot.wi.gov or call 608) 264-7607.
