Commissioners

Former Commissioners:

• Lael Rubin - former Deputy District Attorney, appointed 11-1-2016 by the Board of Supervisors, reappointed 7-24-2018, end of term 6-30-2023
• Priscilla Ocen - Commission Chair, Loyola Law School Associate Professor, appointed 11-1-2016 by the Board of Supervisors, end of term 1-21-2022
• Xavier Thompson - President of Baptist Ministers’ Conference and Senior Pastor of the Southern Saint Paul Church, appointed 11-1-2016 by Supervisor Ridley-Thomas, end of term 12-10-2021
• Casimiro U. Tolentino - former Administrative Law Judge for the State of California, appointed 7-24-2018 by the Board of Supervisors, end of term 11-30-2021
• Hernán Vera - attorney and former president and CEO of Public Counsel, appointed 11-1-2016 by Supervisor Solis, end of term 11-21-2020
• Heather Miller - Rabbi, Beth Chayim Chadashim, appointed 11-1-2016 by the Board of Supervisors, end of term 6-28-2018

Former Executive Directors:

• Danielle Butler Vappie, Esq. - Interim Executive Director, March - October 2023
• Brian K. Williams, Esq. - inaugural Executive Director, appointed 11-1-2016 by the Board of Supervisors, last day with the Commission was 2-28-2023

Former Chairs & Vice Chairs:

Jan 2017 - Jul 2018

• Robert Bonner, Chair
• Xavier Thompson, Vice-Chair

Jul 2018-Jul 2019

• Patti Giggans, Chair
• Priscilla Ocen, Vice-Chair

Jul 2019-Jul 2020

• Patti Giggans, Chair
• Lael Rubin, Vice-Chair

Jul 2020-Jul 2021

• Lael Rubin, Chair
• Hernan Vera, Vice-Chair

Jul 2021-Nov 2021

• Priscilla Ocen, Chair
• Casimiro Tolentino, Vice-Chair

Nov 2021-Jan 2022

• Priscilla Ocen, Chair
• Sean Kennedy, Vice-Chair

Jan 2022-Jul 2022

• Sean Kennedy, Chair

Jul 2022-Jul 2023

• Sean Kennedy, Chair
• Jamon Hicks, Vice-Chair

Jul 2023-Jul 2024

• Sean Kennedy, Chair
• Jamon Hicks, Vice-Chair

Jul 2024-Jul 2025

• Robert Bonner, Chair
• Luis S. Garcia, Co Vice-Chair
• Hans Johnson, Co Vice-Chair