Commissioners
Commissioners
Robert C. Bonner
Commission Chair
Luis S. Garcia
Commission Co Vice-Chair
Hans Johnson
Commission Co-Vice Chair
Irma Cooper
Commissioner
Patti Giggans
Commissioner
James P. Harris
Commissioner
Jamon R. Hicks
Commissioner
Sean Kennedy
Commissioner
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