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"Promoting Civil and Human Rights Around The World"


Member Organizations 
Last Updated June 30, 2008
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 * Responsibilities for laws prohibiting in: E—Employment, H— Housing, and P—Public Accomodations, A—has responsibilities for dealing with Hate/Bias Crimes. C—has Community Relations responsibilities. L—facilitates landlord/tenant conflicts. Statutes also prohibit discrimination in other area(s) listed.

NON-PROFIT GROUPS

Gay & Lesbian Action & Support Group
473 Plainfield Road
Edison, NJ 08820-2630

IAOHRA INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS  

Homer C. Floyd, Executive Director
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
301 Chestnut Street, Suite 300
Harrisburg, PA 17101

Gwendolyn J. Durham
2402 Trescott Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32308

Hortencia Delgadillo
3132 W. Calle Toronja
Tucson, AZ 85741

Sandra D. Leek, Executive Director
Indiana Civil Rights Commission
100 N. Senate Ave. N103
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Mary Woo-Simms
British Columbia Human Rights Commission
306-815 Homby Street
Vancover, B.C. V67 2E6

Paula Haley, Executive Director
Alaska Human Rights Commission
800 "A" Street - Suite 204
Anchorage, AK 99501

Michael T. Cash, Executive Director
Fairfax County Human Rights Commission
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 318
Fairfax, VA 22580

William Burnett
Fort Worth Human Relations Commission
1000 Throckmorton Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102

Norma Esparza
Fort Worth Human Relations Commission
1000 Throckmorton Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102 

Estrus Tucker
Fort Worth Human Relations Commission
1000 Throckmorton Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102

Germaine Covington, Executive Director
Seattle Office for Civil Rights
810 Third Avenue - Suite 750
Seattle, WA 98104-1627 

Rocco J. Claps. Director
Illinois Department of Human Rights
100 West Randolph, Suite 10-100
Chicago, IL 80801 

James L. Stowe, Executive Director
Columbus Community Relations Commission
1111 East Broad Street, 302
Columbus, OH 43205 

Robert McCallum
Columbus Community Relations Commission
1111 East Broad Street, 302
Columbus, OH 43205

Robert Short
Columbus Community Relations Commission
1111 East Broad Street, 302
Columbus, OH 43205

Gail P. Williams, Executive Director
Hillsborough Equal Opportunity & Human
Relations Department
P.O. Box 1110
Tampa, FL 33601

Wendell L. Pryor
760 Downing Street
Denver, CO 80218

Beverly L. Watts
1705 Fraser Drive
Louisville, KY 40205

Leon W. Russell, Human Rights/EEO Officer
Pinellas County Office of Human Rights
400 S. Ft. Harrison Avenue
Annex Building, 5th Floor
Clearwater, FL 33758

Gerald Foday, Executive Director
City of Fort Wayne
Metropolitan Human Relations Commission
One Main Street, Room 680
Fort Wayne, IN 48802-1804

Sonya A. Morris, Judge
2301 E. Columbus Drive
East Chicago, IL 46312

Mary L. Hagler
2301 E. Columbus Drive
East Chicago, IL 46312

Joan Walls
City of Champaign
102 North Neil
Champaign, IL 61820 

Jackie Watters
City of Champaign
102 North Neil
Champaign, IL

John C. Campbell, Commissioner
Gay & Lesbian Action & Support Group
473 Plainfield Road
Edison, NJ 08820-2630

Carol Lynn Fine, Esq.
Legal Services of Northwest Jersey
34 West Main Street, Suite 301
Somerville, NJ 08876 

Carol Lynn Fine, Esq.
Legal Services of Northwest Jersey
34 West Main Street, Suite 301
Somerville, NJ 08876

Jennifer Vidis, Executive Director
Cook County Commission on Human Rights
69 W. Washington
Chicago, IL 60602

Sandra D. Norman, Director
Virginia Human Rights Council
900 E. Main Street, 4th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219

Maye Johnson
City of Fort Wayne
Metropolitan Human Relations Commission
One Main Street, Room 680
Fort Wayne, IN 48802-1804 

Stephen A. Glassman, Chairperson
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
301 Chestnut Street, Suite 300
Harrisburg, PA 17101  

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA—NATIONAL 

Gerald A. Reynolds, Chairperson
Abigail Thernstrom, Vice Chair
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
624 9th Street, N.W, Suite
700 Washington, D.C. 20425
(202) 376-7700 (Voice)
http://www.usccr.gov/
Oversight responsibilities.  

Stephanie Johnson Monroe, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
400 Maryland Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20202
(202) 245-6700
1-800-873-5327 -Toll Free (Voice)
Discrimination in education.  

Naomi Earp, Chair
Office of Program Operations
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
1801 L Street, NW.
Washington, D.C. 20507
(202) 663-4002 (Voice)
(202) 663-4110 (Fax)
www.eeoc.gov  

Winston Wilkinson, Director
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 619-0257 (Voice)
http://www.dhhs.gov/ocr/
Discrimination in delivery of health and human services.  

Alphonso Jackson, Secretary
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
Room 5100
451 7th Street, SW.
Washington, D.C. 20410
(202) 708-1112 (Voice)
http://www.hud.gov/about/index.cfm  

ALABAMA 

Raphael A. Maharaj, Chair
MOBILE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
205 Government Plaza - Suite 524, South Tower
Mobile, Alabama  36644-1827
(251) 208-7786 (voice)
(251) 208-7894 (Fax)
e-mail: HRC@cityofMobile.org
Jurisdiction: Municipality
(P)*    

ALASKA  

Grace Merkes, Chair
Paula M. Haley, Executive Director
ALASKA STATE COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
800 A Street , Suite 204
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3669
(907) 276-7474 Ext. 241 (Voice)
(907) 278-8588 (Fax)
(907) 276-3177 (TDD)
Email contact:
Paula_Haley@gov.state.ak.us
Jurisdiction: State of Alaska
(E H P C)*
Other: Government Practices, Finance,
Coercion.    

Chris Lyou, Chair
Barbara A. Jones, Executive Director
ANCHORAGE EQUAL RIGHTS COMMISSION
632 W. 6th Avenue – Suite 110
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
(907) 343-4342 (Voice)
(907) 343-4395 (Fax)
(907) 276-4894 (TDD)
JonesBAR@ci.anchorage.ak.us (E-mail)
Jurisdiction: Municipality
(E H P A C L)*



ARIZONA

Carole Coles Henry, Director
PHOENIX EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT
Phoenix City Hall
200 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
602-262-7716 (Phone)
602-534-1557 (TTY)   

CALIFORNIA  

Rabbi Allen I. Freehling, Executive Director
LOS ANGELES CITY HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION
200 N. Spring Street
City Hall, Room 1625
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 978-1660
Fax: (213) 978-1668
E-mail: rabbi.allen.freehling@lacity.org     

Robin Toma, Executive Director
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COMMISSION ON
HUMAN RELATIONS
320 W. Temple Street, 1184
Los Angeles, California 90012
Phone: 213 974-7611    

Janet Ruggiero, Chair
Barbara Lehman, Executive Director
HUMAN RIGHTS / FAIR HOUSING COMMISSION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
1112 I Street, Suite 250
Sacramento, California 95814
(916) 444-6903 (Voice)
(916) 444-6630 (Fax)
exec_dir@cwo.com (E-mail)
(H)*    

Malcom Heinicke, Chair
Virginia M. Harmon, Executive Director
SAN FRANCISCO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
25 Van Ness Avenue
Suite 800
San Francisco, California 94102-6033
(415) 252-2500 (Voice)
(415) 431-5764 (Fax)
1-800-735-2922 (TDD)
hrc.info@sfgov.org (E-mail)
Jurisdiction: City and County of San Francisco
(E H P A C L)*
   

COLORADO  

Dr. Delio Tamayo, Chair
Wendell L. Pryor, Executive Director
COLORADO CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION
COMMISSION
1560 Broadway, Suite 1050
Denver, Colorado 80202-5143
(303) 894-2997 (Voice)
(303) 894-7830 (Fax)
(303) 894-7832 (TDD)
Jurisdiction: State of Colorado
(E H P C L)*
Other: Discrimination in advertising.



Lucia Guzman, Executive Director
AGENCY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Minoree Yasui Plaza
201 W. Colfax Avenue, Dept. 1102
Denver, Colorado  80202-5332
(720) 913-8450 (Voice)
(303) 640-3132 (TDD)
www.denvergov.org/humanrights (Website)
Jurisdiction: City and County of Denver
(E H P C)*
Other:  Commercial space, health and
welfare services.   

Veronica White, Chair
Barbara Shannon-Banister, Executive Director
CITY OF AURORA COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIVISION
15151 East Alameda Parkway, 4th Floor
Aurora, Colorado 80012
(303) 739-7580 (Voice)
(303) 739-7258 (Fax)
(303) 739-7297 (TDD)
Bshannon@auroragov.org (E-mail)
Jurisdiction: City of Aurora
(EHPC)*



CONNECTICUT
 

Andrew Norton, Chair
Raymond P. Pech, Executive Director
CONNECTICUT COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
21 Grand Street, Room 400
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
(860) 541-3400 (Voice)
(860) 246-5419 (Fax)
(860) 541- 3459 (TDD)
raymond.pech@ct.gov (Email)
Jurisdiction: State of Connecticut
www.state.ct.us/chro
(E H P C L)*
Other: Credit    

Marianne Landry, Chair
Lillian I. Ruiz, PhD, Executive Director
HARTFORD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
550 Main Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
(860) 543-8595 (Voice)
(860) 722-6486 (Fax)
(860) 722-8331 (TDD)
Email: Lazue001@hartford.gov
Jurisdiction: City of Hartford
(A C L)*



DELAWARE
 

Calvin Christopher, Chair
Juana Fuentes-Bowles, Director
DELAWARE DIVISION OF HUMAN RELATIONS
820 North French Street, 4th Floor
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(302) 577-5050 (voice)
(302) 577-3486 (Fax)
Email: Juana.Fuentes-bowles@state.de.us
Jurisdiction: State of Delaware
(H P A C L)*    

Anthony J. Deluca, Administrator
DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Labor Law Enforcement
4425 North Market Street, 3rd Floor
Wilmington, Delaware 19802
(302) 761-8200(Voice)
(302) 761-6601 (Fax)
Jurisdiction: State of Delaware
(E C)*



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  

James Loots, Chair
Kenneth Saunders, Executive Director
D. C. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS &
MINORITY BUSINESS
441 4th Street, N.W. ,Suite 970
Washington, D. C. 20001
(202) 724-1385 (Voice)
(202) 724-3786 (Fax)
(202) 724-6573 (TDD)
Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
(E H P C A L)*



FLORIDA  

Rita B. Craig, Chair
Derick Daniel, Executive Director
FLORIDA COMMISSION ON HUMAN
RELATIONS
2009 Apalache Parkway, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32302
(850) 488-7082 (Voice)
(850) 488-3026 (Fax)
Jurisdiction: State of Florida
(EHRC)*
Other: Private Clubs    

Ida Rawls Reynolds, Executive Director
ALACHUA COUNTY OFFICE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
P.O. Box 1467
105 SE One Avenue, Suite # 1
Gainesville, Florida 32602
(352) 374-5275 (Voice)
(352) 338-3205 (Fax)
(904) 374-5284 (TDD)
Jurisdiction: Alachua County
irr@alachua.fl.us    

CITY OF BRADENTON
Community Development Department
912 7th Ave. E.
Bradenton, Florida 31206
(941) 932-9600 (Voice)   

Eddie Labrador, Director
BROWARD COUNTY OFFICE OF EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY
115 South Andrews Avenue
Room A 680
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
(954) 357-7800 (Voice)
(954) 357-5746 (Fax)
(954) 357-6181 (TDD)
(E H P A) *    

Eleanor Breland, Executive Director
CITY OF CLEARWATER EQUITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
City of Clearwater
112 S. Osceola Ave., 1st Floor N.
P.O. Box 4748
Clearwater, Florida 33758-4748
(727) 562-4060 (Voice)
(727) 562-4059 (Fax)
eleanor.breland@myclearwater.com
Jurisdiction: Upper Pinellas County
(E H C P)*  

Marcos Regalado, Director
Erigene Belony, Chairperson
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BOARD

111 NW 1 Street, Suite 620

Miami, Fl. 33128

305-375-5272-Voice

305-372-6017-Fax

305-372-6093-TTY

Email: mr13@miamidade.gov

www.miamidade.gov/eob

Jurisdiction: Countywide

 

Rebecca Hale, Internim Executive Director
ESCAMBIA-PENSACOLA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
14 West Jordan Street, 2E
Pensacola, FL 32501
(850) 437-0510 (Voice)
(850) 437-0515 (Fax)

CITY OF GAINESVILLE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT
200 E. University Avenue, Room 313
P.O. Box 490, Station 57
Gainesville, FL 32602
(352) 334-5077 (Voice)
(352) 334-2292 (TDD)
http://www.cityofgainesville.org/hr/recruitemp/ree.shtml
Jurisdiction: City of Gainesville
(E H P L)
Other: Credit



Gail P. Williams, Executive Director
HILLBOROUGH EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND HUMAN RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
700 Twiggs St., Suite 830
P.O. Box 1110
Tampa, Florida 33601
(813) 272-6554 (Voice)
(813) 276-2734 (Direct)
(813) 276-2217 (Fax)
(813) 272-7121 (TDD)
williamsg@hillsborough.county.org
(E-mail)
Jurisdiction: Unincorporated Hillsborough County
(E H P C L)*
Other: Procurement and contracting.    

James Crooks, P.H. D, Chair
Charlene Taylor Hill, Executive Director
JACKSONVILLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
117 W. Duval Street, #350
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
(904) 630-4911 (Voice)
(904) 630-4918 (Fax)
Jurisdiction: City of Jacksonville – Duval County
(E H A C)*
 

Paul Valenti, Program Director
LEE COUNTY DEPT. OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
P.O. Box 398
Fort Myers, Florida 33902-0398
(941) 335-2245 (Voice)
(941) 335-2677 (Fax)
(941) 335-2940 (TDD)
Jurisdiction: Lee county, Florida
(E P C)*    

Jan Zimmerman, Chair
Shirley James, Executive Director
ORLANDO HUMAN RELATIONS
City of Orlando
400 S. Orange Ave., 9th Floor
Orlando, FL  32801
(407) 246-2122 (Main)
(407) 246-3449 (Direct)
(407) 246-2308 (Fax)
(407) 246-3454 (TTY)
shirley.james@cityoforlando.net

www.cityoforlando.net  

Harry L. Lamb, Jr., Director
PALM BEACH COUNTY OFFICE
OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
215 N. Olive Avenue, Suite 130
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
hlamb@co.palm-beach.fl.us
 
(561) 355-4884 (Voice)
(561) 355-4932 (Fax)    

Leon W. Russell, Director
PINELLAS COUNTY OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
400 S. Ft. Harrison Avenue
Annex Building, 5th Floor
Clearwater, Florida 33758
(727) 484-4880 (Voice)
(727) 484-4157 (Fax)
lrussell@co.pinellas.fl.us

(E H P)*   

Theresa D. Jones, Director
ST. PETERSBURG COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT
175 Fifth Street North
City Hall Building
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
(813) 893-7151 (Voice)
(813) 892-5064 (Fax)
Theresa.Jones@stpete.org
(E-mail)
Jurisdiction: Lower Pinellas County
(E H P C L)*    

Theresa D. Jones, Human Relations Officer/Director
Community Affairs Department
TAMPA OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
102 E. 7th Ave. – 1st Floor
Tampa, Florida 33602
(813) 274-8611 (voice)
(813) 274-5835 (voice)
(813) 274-5854 (Fax)
Jurisdiction: City of Tampa
(E H P C)*    

GEORGIA  

Brenda Hodges-Tiller, Chair
Gordon L. Joyner, Administrator
COMMISSION ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE #1002
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-9000
(404) 656-7707 (Voice)
(404) 656-4399 (Fax)
Email: GJoyner@gceo.state.ga.us
Jurisdiction: State of Georgia
(E H C)*    

Terence Dicks, Chair
Frank Thomas, Executive Director
RICHMOND COUNTY HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION
360 Bay Street, Suite 240
Augusta, Georgia 30901
(706) 821-2506 (Voice)
(706) 821-2501 (Fax)
Jurisdiction: Richmond County
(E C)*



HAWAII
 

Coral Wong Pietsch, Chair
William Hoshijo, Executive Director
HAWAII CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
830 Punchbowl Street, Room 411
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
(808) 586-8636 (Voice)
(808) 586-8655 (Fax)
(808) 586-8692 (TDD)
hcrc@aloha.net
Jurisdiction: State of Hawaii
(E H P)*
Other: Access to state and state funded
services because of disability.    

ILLINOIS  

Rocco J. Claps, Director
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
100 West Randolph, Suite 10-100
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-6200 (Voice)
(312) 841-1436 (Fax)
(312) 263-1579 (TDD)
Rocco_Claps@cms.state.il.us

Website: www.state.il.us/dhr
Jurisdiction: State of Illinois
(E H P C A)*    

James Sledge, Executive Director
ILLINOIS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 5-100
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-6269 (Voice)
(312) 814-6517 (Fax)
(312) 814-4760 (TDD)    

Sheila Schultz, Chair
Jennifer D. Vidis, Executive Director
COOK COUNTY COMMISSION ON HUMAN  RIGHTS
69 W. Washington Street, Rm. 2900
Chicago, Illinois 60641
(312) 603-1100 (Voice)
(312) 443- 6050 (Fax)
(312) 629-6929 (TDD)
 jevidis@cookcountygov.com (E-mail)
Jurisdiction: Cook County, Illinois
(E H P C)*
Other: Credit transactions.    

Sandra R. Houston, Executive Director
DANVILLE HUMAN RELTIONS COMMISSION
17 West Main Street
Danville, Illinois 61832
(217) 431-2280 (Voice)
(217) 431-2237 (Fax)
Email: danville@danville.net
Jurisdiction: City of Danville
(E H P C L)*   

Mr. Wesley Scott, Ph D, Chair
Olufemi Folarin, Human Resources Director
ELGIN HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
150 Dexter Court
Elgin, Illinois 60120-5555
(847) 931-6100 (Voice)
(847) 931-5610 (Fax)
(847) 931-5616 (TDD)
Jurisdiction: City of Elgin
(E H P A C )*
Other: Contract compliance    

Hollis Settles, Chair
Paula A. Haynes, Executive Director
EVANSTON HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
2100 Ridge Avenue
Room 1500
Evanston, Illinois 60201-2798
(847) 866-2920 (Voice)
(847) 448-8130 (Fax)
(847) 328-4080 (TDD)
Jurisdiction: City of Evanston
humanrelations@cityofevanston.org
(E-mail)
(E H A L)*    

Clarence N. Wood, Chairman/Commissioner
Ken Gunn, First Deputy Commissioner
Chicago Commission on Human
Relations

740 N. Sedgwick, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 744-4111 (Voice)
(312) 744-1081 (Fax)
kgunn@cityofchicago.org
   

Sandy E. Robinson, II, Director
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS
800 E. Monroe, Room 108
Municipal Center, E. Building
Springfield, Illinois 62701
(217) 789-2271 (Voice)
(217) 789-2268 (Fax)
srobinson@cwlp.com
  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction: City of Springfield
(E H P C L)*



INDIANA
 

Alpha Blackburn, Chair
Gregory Scott, Executive Director
INDIANA CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
Indiana Government Center North
100 North Senate, N103
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 232-2600 (Voice)
(317) 232-6580 (Fax)
(800) 743-3333 (TDD)
(800) 628-2909 (TOLL FREE)
Jurisdiction:  State of Indiana
(E H P A C)*
Other:  Education credit. 

 

Gilbert A. Palmer, Chair
Arlette Cooper Tinsley, Director
COLUMBUS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
123 Washington Street #5
Columbus, Indiana 47201
(812) 376-2532 (Voice)
(812) 375-2752 (Fax)
(812) 375-2720 (TDD)
Jurisdiction: City of Columbus
(E H P A C)*
Other: Education, credit. 

 

Connie Berber, Chair
Clotis White, Executive Director
EAST CHICAGO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
4506 Tod Avenue
East Chicago, Indiana 46312
(219) 391-8477 (Voice)
(219) 391-8544 (Fax)
cwhite@eastchicago.com
(E-mail)
Jurisdiction: East Chicago, Indiana
(E H P C)*    

Robert Dion, PhD, Chair
Diane Clements, Executive Director
EVANSVILLE & VANDERBURGH COUNTY
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Room 133 Civic Center
1 N.W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Evansville, Indiana 47708
(812) 436-4927(Voice)
(812) 436-4929 (Fax)
(812) 436-4928 (TDD)
dclements@evansvillegov.org
  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction: City of Evansville and County of Vanderburgh
(E P C)*   

Gerald Foday, Executive Director
FORT WAYNE METROPOLITAN HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
1 East Main Street, Room 680
City-County Building
Fort Wayne, Indiana  46802
(260) 427-1146 or 2759 (Voice)
(260) 427-1126 (Fax)
(260) 427-1342 (TDD)
Jurisdiction: City of Fort Wayne
(E H P C)*
Other: Education   

Finis Springer, Chair
Doris Carbins, Executive Director
GARY HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
839 Broadway, 1st Floor
Gary, Indiana 46402-1236
(219) 883-4151 (Voice)
(219) 882-0373 (Fax)
carbhrc@ci.gary.in.us
(E-mail)
Jurisdiction: City of Gary
(E H P C L)*   

Ronald Mullins, Chair
Tina Franks, Executive Director
HAMMOND HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
5925 Calumet Ave, Room 115
Hammond, Indiana 46320
(219) 853-6502 (Voice)
(219) 853-6538 (Fax)
relations@gohammond.com (E-mail)
(H E P A C)*   

Robert Ranson, Administrator
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
City-County Building, Suite 1501
200 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 327-5262 (Voice)
(317) 327-4482 (Fax)
(317) 327-5186 (TDD)
Jurisdiction: Marion County
(E H P)*   

Rhonda Edmonds, Chair
April Evans, Executive Director
MARION HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
301 S. Branson Street
City Building
Marion, Indiana 46952-4052
(317) 668-4408 (Voice)
(317) 668-1788 (Fax)
HumanRelations@marion-in.com
  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction: City of Marion
(E H P A C L)*
Other:  Education    

Judi Huber, Chair
Nancy Widelski, Executive Director
MICHIGAN CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
City Hall
100 East Michigan Blvd.
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
Nancyw@emichigancity.com

(219) 873-1429 (Voice)
(219) 873-1562 (Fax)
Jurisdiction: City of Michigan City, Indiana
(E H P C)*   

Opal M. Ivey, Chair
Phyllis Bartleson, Executive Director
MUNCIE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
300 North High Street
Muncie, Indiana 47305
(317) 747-4854 (Voice)
(317) 741-1332 (Fax)
Jurisdiction: City of Muncie
(E H C)*   

Isabelle Gonzoles, Chair
Lonnie Douglas, Executive Director
SOUTH BEND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
301 S. St. Louis Boulevard
South Bend, Indiana 46601
(574) 235-9355 (Voice)
(574) 235-9803 (Fax)
ldouglas@ci.south-bend.in.us
(E-mail)
Jurisdiction: City of South Bend
(E H P A C L)*
Other: Education.
   

IOWA 

David Lesdhtz, Chair
Ralph Rosenburg, Executive Director
IOWA CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
(515) 281-8084 (Voice)
(515) 242-5840 (Fax)
Ralph.rosenburg@icry.state.ia.us
(E-mail)
Jurisdiction: State of Iowa
(E H P C L)*
Other: Credit, Education.  

Momodu Kamara, Chair
Louise Woziak Lorenz, Executive Director
CEDAR RAPIDS CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
City Hall Second Floor, 50 2nd Avenue Bridge
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401-1256
(319) 286-5036 (Voice)
(319) 286-5136 (Fax)
louisel@cedar-rapids.org (E-mail)
Jurisdiction:  City of Cedar Rapids
(E H P C)*
Other:  Credit, Education.  

Vince Jurgena, Chair
Judith J. Morrell, Executive Director
DAVENPORT CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
226 W. 4th Street
Davenport, Iowa  52801-1306
(563) 326-7888 (Voice)
(563) 326-7956 (Fax)
(563) 326-7959 (TDD)
Jurisdiction:  City of Davenport
(E H P C)*
Other:  Credit  

James O’Daye II, Chair
Emily Bchafa, Acting Director
DES MOINES HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
602 E. First Street, 2nd Floor
Argonne Armory Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1812
(515) 283-4284 (Voice)
(515) 237-1643 (Fax)
(515) 283-4081 (TDD)
actionctr@dmgov.org
   (E-mail)
http://www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/
(website)
Jurisdiction: City of Des Moines
(E H P A C L)*
Other: Municipal practices, city contracts and urban-renewal projects.  

Shane Oswald, Chair
Kelly R. Larson, Executive Director
DUBUQUE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
1300 Main, City Hall Annex
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4732
(563) 589-4193 (Voice)
(563) 589-4299 (Fax)
(319) 539-4193 (TDD)
dbqhrc@mwei.net
  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction: City of Dubuque
(E H P C)*
Other: Credit, Education   

Judy Clark, City Clerk
FORT MADISON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
811 Avenue E
P.O. Box 240
Fort Madison, Iowa 52627

(319) 372-7700
Fax (319) 372-7758   

Lisa Beckmahn, Chair
Stephanie Bowers, Human Rights Coordinator
IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
410 East Washington St.
Civic Center
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
(319) 356-5022 (Voice)
(319) 356-5009 (Fax)
Jurisdiction: City of Iowa City
(E H P C)*
Other: Credit.   

Dr. Gail Dooley, Chair
Karen Mackey, Executive Director
SIOUX CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
405 6th Street - City Hall
Sioux City, Iowa 51101
(712) 279-6326 (Fax)
Jurisdiction: City of Sioux City
(E H P A C L)*   

Nikki Rainey-Thomas, Chair
David Meeks, Executive Director
WATERLOO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
620 Mulberry Street
Waterloo, Iowa 50703
(319) 291-4441 (Voice)
(319) 291-4295 (Fax)
walter.reed@waterloo-ia.org
(E-mail)
Jurisdiction: City of Waterloo
(E H P A C)*
Other:  Credit

 

Sue Paterson-Nielsen, Director
WEST DES MOINES HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
318 5th Street
P.O. Box 65320
West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
(515) 222-3664 (Voice)
(515) 222-3669 (Fax)
Jurisdiction: City of West Des Moines
(E H P A C L)*
Other: Municipal practices, city contracts and urban-renewal projects
.  

KANSAS

Errol V. Williams, Chair
William V. Minner, Executive Director
KANSAS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
900 Southwest Jackson, Suite 851-South
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1258
(913) 296-3206 (Voice)
(913) 296-0589 (Fax)
(913) 296-0456 (TDD)
Jurisdiction: State of Kansas
(E H P C)*   

Jennell Tebbetts, Chair
Patty Gilligan, Director
EMPORIA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
522 Mechanic
P.O. Box 928
Emporia, Kansas 66801
(316) 341-4291 (Voice)
(316) 343-4254 (Fax)
emphr@valu-line.net
  (Email)
Jurisdiction: City of Emporia
(E H P C L)*    

Bessie Walker, Chair
Toni Ramirez Wheeler, Interim Executive Director
LAWRENCE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
947 New Hampshire Street, Suite 200A
P.O. Box 708
Lawrence, Kansas 66044-3076
(785) 832-3310 (Voice)
(785) 832-3315 (Fax)
humanrelations@ci.lawrence.ks.us (Email)
Jurisdiction: City of Lawrence, Douglas County
(E H P A C L)*  

Cornell Mayfield, Director
MANHATTAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Human Resources Department
City Hall
1101 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, Kansas 66502
(913) 537-0056 (Voice)   

Jina McDonald, Chair
Kaye J. Crawford, Executive Director
SALINA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
300 West Ash Street, P.O. Box 736
Salina, Kansas 67402-0736
(785) 309-5745 (Voice)
(785) 826-7244 (Fax)
(785) 826-7333 (TDD)
Kaye.Crawford@salina.org
  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction: City of Salina
(E H P C L)*   

Allen H. Martin, Executive Director
TOPEKA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
620 South East Madison Street, #170, 2nd Floor
Topeka, Kansas 66607-1118
(785) 368-3606 (Voice)
(785) 368-3609 (Fax)
(E H P L)*   

KENTUCKY 

Priscilla Johnson, Chair
Linda Strite Mumane, Executive Director
KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
The Heyburn Building, 7th Floor
332 West Broadway
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
(502) 595-4024 (Voice)
(502) 595-4801 (Fax)
(502) 595-4084 (TDD)
http://kchr.ky.gov
 
Jurisdiction:  State of Kentucky
(E H P C)*   

Rabbi Marc A. Kline, Chair
William D. Wharton, Executive Director
LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
162 East Main Street, Suite 226
Lexington, Kentucky 40507-1318
(859) 252-4931(Voice)
(859) 252-7057 (Fax)
(602) 252-5932 (TDD)
Lfuchrc@qx.net (E-mail)
(E H P C A)*    

Reverend Clay Calloway, Chair
Carolyn Miller-Cooper, Interim Executive Director
LOUISVILLE AND JEFFERSON COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
410 W. Chestnut Street, Suite 300A
Louisville, Kentucky  40202
(502) 574-3631 (Voice)
(502) 574-1216 (Fax)
(502) 574-4332 (TDD)
carolyn.miller-cooper@louisvilleky.gov
  (E-mail)
http://www.louisvilleky.gov/humanrelations
(E H P A C)*
   

LOUISIANA

Loyce Pierce Wright, Executive Director
LOUISIANA COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
1001 N. 23rd Street, Room 262
Baton Rouge, Louisiana  70802
(225) 342-6969 (Voice)
(225) 342-2063 (Fax)
(888) 248-0859 (TDD)
Lrraby@bellsouth.net
 
lpwright@bellsouth.net  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction:  State of Louisiana
(E P C)*
Other:  Apprenticeship and training practices: financial practices.   

Joe Ann Dupard Akpan, Executive Director
GREATER SHREVEPORT HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
610 Marshall Street, Suite 314
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101-3650
(318) 673-5070 (Voice)
unity@humanrelations-shreveport.org
(E-mail)   

Dr. Michael A. Cowan, Chair
Larry Bagneris, Executive Director
NEW ORLEANS HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
1300 Perdido Street, Room 8E07
New Orleans, Louisiana  70119
(504) 658- 4020 (Voice)
(504) 653-4023 (Voice)
(504) 563-8253 (Fax)
Jurisdiction:  City of New Orleans
(E H P C L A)*
Other:  Denial of equal protection    

MAINE

Paul K. Vestal JR, Commissioner
Patricia E. Ryan, Executive Director
MAINE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
State House,Station 51
Augusta, Maine 04333
(207) 624-6050 (Voice)
(207) 624-6063 (Fax)
(207) 624-6064(TDD)
patricia-ryan@state.me.us
  (E-mail)
www.state.me.us/mhrc
 
Jurisdiction:  State of Maine
(E H P L)*
Other:  Credit extension, education   

MARYLAND  

Thomas E. Owen, Chair
Henry Ford, Executive Director
MARYLAND COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS
6 St. Paul Street, 9th Floor
William Schaefer Tower
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-1631
(410) 767-8600 (Voice) or 1-800-637-6247
(410) 333-1841 (Fax)
(410) 333-1737 (TDD)
mchr@mail.mchr.state.md.us  (E-mail)
http://www.mchr@mail.mchr.state.md.us 
Jurisdiction: State of Maryland
(E H P C L)*
Other: Health care facilities.  

Shannon Avery, Chair
Alvin O. Gillard, Executive Director
BALTIMORE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION
10 North Calvert Street, Suite 915
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(410) 396-3141 (Voice)
(410) 396-9586 (Fax)
Alvin.Gillard@baltmorecity.gov  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction: Baltimore City
(E H P A C L)*
Other: Education.    

Mauricio E. Barreiro, Esq., Chair
Celestine Morgan, Executive Director
BALTIMORE COUNTY HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
105 West Chesapeake Ave, Suite 301
Court House, Suite 106
Towson, Maryland 21204-4712

(410) 887-5719 (Phone)
(410) 339-7520 (TDD)
(410) 887-6079 (Fax)
bcrc@co.ba.md.us
  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction: Baltimore County
(E H P C L)*
Other: Education and financing.   

Paul T. Graziano
Housing Authority of Baltimore City

6751 Gateway Drive
Columbia, MD 21040

(410) 396-3237 (Phone)
(410) 545-3238 (Fax)   

C. Vernon Gray, Administrator
HOWARD COUNTY OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, #239
Columbia, Maryland  21046
(410) 313-6430 (Voice)
(410) 313-6468 (Fax)
(410) 313-7201 (TDD)
rclanzy@co.ho.md.us
 
Jurisdiction:  Howard County, Maryland
Other:  Law enforcement, financing.   

Nancy Morrison, Chair
Odessa M. Shannon, Executive Director
MONTGOMERY COUNTY HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
110 N. Washington St., Suite 200
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(240) 777-8450 (Voice)
(240) 777-8480 (TTY)
(240) 777-8460 (Fax)
Odessa.Shannon@montgomerymd.gov
  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction: Montgomery County, Maryland
(E H P A C L)*   

Samuel N. Fontaine, Chair
Peggy Magee, Executive Director
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
1400 McCormick Drive, Suite 245
Largo, Maryland  20774
(301) 883-6170 (Voice)
(301) 883-2649 (Fax)
pamagee@co.pg.md.us
  (E-mail)
Website: www.co.pg.md.us 
Jurisdiction:  Prince George's County
(E H P A C L)*
Other:  Financial lending, Commercial Real
Estate  

Virginia Onley, Chair
Janet Kelly, Administrator
ROCKVILLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
111 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, Maryland 20850-2364
(301) 309-3388 (Voice)
(301) 251-9968 (Fax)
mbeers@ci.rockville.md.us
  (E-mail)  

MASSACHUSETTS  

Charles E. Walker, Jr., Chairman
Dorca Gomez, Director
MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
One Asburton Place, Room 601
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
(617) 727-3990 (Voice)
(617) 720-6053 (Fax)
(617) 720-6054 (TDD)
Jurisdiction: State of Massachusetts
(E H P C)*
Other: Education, mortgage, credit, and
services.  

Marla Erlien, Chair
Quoc Tran, Esq., Executive Director
CAMBRIDGE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
57 Inman Street, 2nd Floor
Cambridge, Massachusetts  02139
(617) 349-4396 (Voice)
(617) 349-4766 (Fax)
(617) 492-0235 (TDD)
qtran@ci.cambridge.ma.us
  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction:  City of Cambridge
(E H P A C L)*
Other:  Credit, delivery of city services.  

Victoria L. Williams, Executive Director
BOSTON OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
1 City Hall Plaza #957
Boston, Massachusetts 02201
(617) 635-4408 (Voice)
(617) 635-3290 (Fax)
Civilrights@cityofboston.gov
  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction: City of Boston
(H)*  

MICHIGAN 

Mark Bernstein, Chair
Linda V. Parker, Executive Director
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS
Capital Tower Building, Suite 800
110 W. Michigan Avenue
Lansing, Michigan 48933
(517) 335-3165 (Voice)
(517) 335-6513 (Fax)
(313) 961-1552 (TDD)
ParkerLV@mi.gov
  (Email)
http://www.mdcr.org (Website)
Jurisdiction:  State of Michigan
(E H P A C L)*
Other:  Education, public services.



Sherry Woods, Chair
Julie Steiner, Executive Director
ANN ARBOR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
220 E. Huron, 7th Floor
P.O. Box 8647
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107
(734) 994-2803 (Voice)
(734) 994-2590 (Fax)
jsteiner@ci.ann-arbor.mi.us
(E-mail)
Jurisdiction: City of Ann Arbor
(E H P)*  

Elton C. Anderson, Chair
Gerrad Phillips, Director
City of Detroit Human Rights Commission
DETROIT HUMAN RIGHTS DEPARTMENT
2 Woodward #1026
Detroit, Michigan  48226
(313) 224-4950 (Voice)
(313) 224-3434 (Fax)
(313) 224-4960 (TDD)
simmonr@itsd.detroit.ci.mi.us
  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction:  City of Detroit
(E H P C)*   

Armond Robinson, Chair
Ingrid Scott-Weekley, Equal Opportunity Director
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT
300 Monroe NW, Suite 840
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
(616) 456-3027 (Voice)
(616) 456-3728 (Fax)
(616) 456-3210 (TDD)
iweekley@iserv.net
  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction:  City of Grand Rapids
(E H A C)*   

George Kapp, Chair
Tom Miller, Director
SAGINAW HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
1315 S. Washington Avenue, #207
Saginaw, Michigan  48601
(517) 759-1318 (Voice)
(517) 759-1734 (Fax)
Jurisdiction:  City of Saginaw
(E H P A C L)*  

MINNESOTA 

Velma Korbel, Director
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Army Corps of Engineers Center
190 E. 5th Street, Suite 700
St. Paul, Minnesota  55101
(651) 296-5663 (Voice)
(651) 296-1736 (Fax)
(651) 296-1283 (TDD)
Velma.Korbel@state.mn.us
  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction:  State of Minnesota
(E H P A C L)*
Other:  Public Services, education.  

Anita Urvina Selin, Chair
Jayne Baccus Khalifa, Executive Director
MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS
350 South 5th Street, Room 239
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
(612) 673-3012 (Voice)
(612) 673-2599 (Fax)
(612) 673-2044 (TDD)
Jurisdiction: City of Minneapolis
(E H P C L)*   

Arthur Blakey, Chair
Tyrone Terrill, Director
CITY OF ST. PAUL HUMAN RIGHTS DEPARTMENT
240 City Hall
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102
(651) 266-8966 (Voice)
Tyrone.Terrill@ci.stpaul.mn.us
  (E-mail)
Jurisdiction: City of St. Paul
(E H P A C L)*
Other: Education, public services.   

MISSOURI 

Al Carter, Chair
Donna N. Cavitte, Executive Director
MISSOURI COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
3315 W. Truman Blvd., P.O. Box 1129
Jefferson City, Missouri  65102-1129
(573) 751-3325 (voice)
(573) 526-5090 (Fax)
(573) 340-7590 (TDD)
dcavitte@mail.state.mo.us
   (E-mail)
Jurisdiction:  State of Missouri
(E H P C)*   

Marie Glaze, Chair
Steve Hollis, Manager
CITY OF COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
13 North 8th Street
P.O. Box 6015
Columbia, Missouri  65205-6015
(573) 874-7488 (voice)
(573) 874-7681 (Fax)

HRC@GoClolumbiaMo.com
 

www.GoColumbia.com
     

Rev. Nelson "Fuzzy" Thompson, Chair
Phillip Yelder, Director
KANSAS CITY HUMAN RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
414 East 12th Street
4th Floor, City Hall
Kansas City, Missouri  64106
(816) 274-1194 (Voice)
(816) 274-1025 (Fax)
Jurisdiction:  City of Kansas City, MO
(E H P A C L)*   

Judy Johnson, Chair
Kathy Clancy, Executive Director
MAYOR'S COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS
1514 S. Glenstone
Springfield, Missouri 65804
(417) 841-3350 (Voice)
(417) 887-1892 (Fax)
Jurisdiction: City of Springfield
(E H P C)*
   

Jay Hudson, Executive Director
ST. LOUIS CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
1114 Market Street, Suite 932
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
(314) 589-6423 (Voice)
(314) 622-4190 (Fax)
(800) 735-2966 (TDD)
Jurisdiction: City of St. Louis
(E H P A C L)*
   

MONTANA 

Ryan Rusche, Chair
Katherine Kountz, Administrator
MONTANA HUMAN RIGHTS BUREAU
1625 11th Ave.
P.O. Box 1728
Helena, Montana  59664
(406) 444-2884 (Voice)
(406) 444-2798 (Fax)
Kkountz@state.mt.us

Jurisdiction:  State of Montana
(E H P A C)*Other:  Education, government services, finance and credit, insurance and retirement plans.
   

NEBRASKA  

Arnold Nesbitt, Chair
Anne Hobbs, Executive Director
NEBRASKA EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
301 Centennial Mall South, Fifth Floor
P.O. Box 94934
Lincoln, Nebraska