Director - Arlette Cooper Tinsley

Arlette Cooper Tinsley has worked for the Columbus Human Rights Commission since 1995. She enjoys working with the proficient Commission staff that includes Deputy Director Lorraine Smith and Secretary Cindy Winterrowd, and the diverse group of all-volunteer, City Council-appointed Commissioners who shape Commission policies and procedures. Arlette earned both her Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate degrees at the University of Virginia, and is licensed as an attorney in Indiana and Kentucky. Before coming to the Commission, she worked for a battered women and rape crisis shelter as a staff attorney. She lives in Columbus with her husband and their two children. Arlette volunteers at her children's school, serves on the Heritage Fund's Outreach Committee, and has served on the Board of Directors of Bartholomew Area Legal Aid, Inc., as well as on the board of the William R. Laws Foundation.