Brenecia Watson

Brenecia Watson is director of Equal Employment Opportunity. Ms. Watson supports agency efforts to protect America’s pensions by promoting the creation of a model EEO program based on equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion. She oversees PBGC EEO programs, directing and reporting on affirmative employment, EEO training initiatives, conflict resolution and EEO complaint processing. She reports directly to the PBGC director. She came to PBGC in June 2016 after serving as the EEO director at the Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground. Prior to that she was deployed to Bagram, Afghanistan, in 2010-2012 as an EEO officer. Ms. Watson was selected by the Department of the Army to be an equal opportunity advisor in 1998. She was a Distinguished Honor Graduate of the Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute. She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in human resource administration from St. Leo University, Florida, and a dual Master of Arts degree in human resource development and management from Webster University, Missouri. As an EEO professional, Ms. Watson deployed to Kuwait and Afghanistan in support of Operation New Dawn, where she spearheaded efforts to stand up a sexual harassment and assault response and prevention program, provided EEO training, alternative dispute resolution, complaint processing and advisory services. Ms. Watson completed her 22-year career with the Army as a noncommissioned officer, retiring in 2005 having participated in the Persian Gulf War, and the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina.