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Human Rights CommissionColumbus Human Rights Commission
123 Washington Street #5 • Columbus, IN 47201 • (812)376-2532 Phone • (812)375-2752 Fax
(812)375-2720 TDD
Office Open 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. Monday thru Friday


Department Head  

Director - Arlette Cooper Tinsley

DirectorArlette 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 Lula Young, 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.
 

Staff
Deputy Director - Lorraine Smith
Secretary - Lula Young

 
2007-2008 Officers
Chairperson - Gil Palmer
Vice Chairperson -
Tony McClendon
Secretary -
John Roberts
Treasurer -
Akua Ofori-Boateng
 
Commissioners Term Expires
Jay Myers 2008
Gilbert A. Palmer 2008
Rosalind Pegram 2010
Greg Lewis 2009
John Roberts 2008
Ian Kohen 2010
Jason Staley
2010
Tony McClendon 2009
John Stroh 2009
Akua Ofori-Boateng 2009
Trena Carter 2008
   
City Council Liaison: T. Craig Hawes
Commission Attorney: Eric Hayes
 

 

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