At their first meeting of the year on Monday, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission elected new officers and established committees to tackle the Commission’s priority issue areas for 2024.
Commissioner Gloria Lara was elected to chair the Commission in 2024. She will serve as chair through the first meeting of 2025 when the body will again choose leaders for the year ahead.
“I want to thank to Chair Roberson and Vice Chair Elhasan for their leadership, and for being powerful role models for how the Commission can and should be led,” said Commission Chair-elect Gloria Lara. “I look forward to serving as Chair in what is an exciting time for the Commission, particularly as we enter an election year with so many issues in the forefront that impact what we do. I ask for your help, your suggestions and more exemplary work from both the Commission and the department in the year ahead.”
Also elected to serve as officers in 2024 were Commissioner David Worthams and Commissioner Luke Londo. Worthams will serve as Vice-Chair of the Commission and Londo will serve as Secretary.
At their Oct. 23, 2023 meeting, the commission voted on priority issue areas for 2024 and established committees to take the lead on these issues. At their January 2024 meeting, Commissioners volunteered to serve on one of the three committees.
Voting Rights Committee: Commissioner David Worthams was named chair of the Voting Rights committee. He will be joined by Commissioners Portia Roberson and Richard Corriveau.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee: Commissioner Luke Londo will chair the DEI committee, with Commissioners Rosanne Barker and Gloria Lara also serving.
Juvenile Justice Committee: Commissioner Zenna Elhasan will chair the committee on Juvenile Justice. She will be joined by Commissioners David Worthams and Chair Gloria Lara.
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission was created by the Michigan Constitution to safeguard constitutional and legal guarantees against discrimination. The commission is charged with investigating alleged discrimination against any person because of religion, race, color or national origin, genetic information, sex, age, marital status, height, weight, arrest record, and physical and mental disability.
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights serves as the operational arm of the Commission.
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