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Commissioners



Commissioners

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Robert C. Bonner

Commission Chair

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Luis S. Garcia

Commission Co Vice-Chair

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Hans Johnson

Commission Co-Vice Chair

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Irma Cooper

Commissioner

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Patti Giggans

Commissioner

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James P. Harris

Commissioner

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Jamon R. Hicks

Commissioner

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Sean Kennedy

Commissioner

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Arthur Calloway II

Commissioner

Historical Information

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