About us

Gwendolyn Wiggins has worked in the area of civil rights enforcement for over 10 years, managing the EEOC and HUD discrimination complaint process, including mediations/conciliations, investigations and compliance trainings for employers and housing providers. 

She worked for local governmental agencies in the Kissimmee/Orlando, Florida area for over 30 years. Prior to rejoining the City of Orlando’s Office of Human Relations (OHR) as the Human Relations Official (2016-2022), she had previously worked for the City of Orlando for ten years (2000-2010) in the City Attorney’s Office and in the Office of Human Relations (Fair Employment Practice Agency & Fair Housing Assistance Program).   

During her absence from the OHR office she stayed involved with promoting anti-discrimination laws by performing EEO law trainings, diversity inclusion trainings and civil rights presentations for the FBI, Orange County Public School System and various other entities.  

Prior to returning to the OHR office in 2016, she practiced as a private attorney in the area of employment, criminal and family law.  She is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family and County Court Mediator and has been a County Court Mediator for the Ninth Circuit (Orange & Osceola Counties) since 2007. She has been an adjunct instructor at various local colleges in the Orlando area since 2001.   She was a board member on the International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies (IAOHRA) from 2017-2022. 

She holds a Juris Doctorate (J.D.), Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Bachelors of Art in Organizational Management and an Associate Degree (legal studies).