Commission on Civil Rights - Chair and Commissioners
Membership Roster
| Seat | Appointment | Name | Term (Start) | Term (End) | Attorney | Ward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayoral | Jared Widseth | 01/01/2018 | 12/31/2020 | Yes | - |
| 2 | Mayoral | VACANT | 01/01/2018 | 12/31/2020 | 8 | |
| 3 | Mayoral | Parinaz Kassemi | 01/01/2018 | 12/31/2020 | - | |
| 4 | Mayoral | Jeffrey Cobia | 01/01/2018 | 12/31/2020 | 12 | |
| 5 | Mayoral | Kathryn Stevens | 01/01/2018 | 12/31/2020 | - | |
| 6 | Mayoral | Anika Robbins (Chair) | 01/01/2018 | 12/31/2020 | 5 | |
| 7 | Mayoral | Paul Hurckman | 01/01/2018 | 12/31/2020 | 5 | |
| 8 | City Council | Cassandra Shepherd | 01/01/2019 | 12/31/2021 | Yes | 7 |
| 9 | City Council | Siddeeqah Shabazz | 01/01/2019 | 12/31/2021 | 9 | |
| 10 | Mayoral | Mariam Mokri | 01/01/2019 | 12/31/2021 | Yes | 6 |
| 11 | Mayoral | Leili Fatehi | 01/01/2019 | 12/31/2021 | Yes | 11 |
| 12 | City Council | Mary Fee | 01/01/2019 | 12/31/2021 | Yes | 10 |
| 13 | Mayoral | Libby Simones | 01/01/2019 | 12/31/2021 | 3 | |
| 14 | City Council | Amy Bergquist | 01/01/2019 | 12/31/2021 | Yes | 3 |
| 15 | City Council | Bennett Hartz | 01/01/2020 | 12/31/2022 | Yes | 5 |
| 16 | City Council | Cindy Lord | 01/01/2020 | 12/31/2022 | Yes | 11 |
| 17 | Mayoral | David Farrar | 01/01/2020 | 12/31/2022 | 7 | |
| 18 | City Council | Cindy Devonish (Vice-Chair) | 01/01/2020 | 12/31/2022 | Yes | 1 |
| 19 | Mayoral | Lee Linderman | 01/01/2020 | 12/31/2022 | 1 | |
| 20 | Mayoral | Kayseh Mohamud Magan | 01/01/2020 | 12/31/2022 | 3 | |
| 21 | Mayoral | Janelle Shoemake (Treasurer) | 01/01/2020 | 12/31/2022 | 10 |
Contacting the Commission
As volunteers, commissioners do not receive individual city email addresses. The Commission may be contacted via email at [email protected]. Emails will be provided to the Commission Secretary for review.
Correspondence can also be mailed to: Commission on Civil Rights, care of Commission Liaison, at 350 S. 5th St - Room 239 - Minneapolis, MN 55415. Mailed correspondence will be shared with the Commission Secretary.
Finally, those interested in providing written comment may ask the Commission Liaison to distribute materials to the commissioners during the public comment section of each regular monthly Commission meeting.
Please note any email or written submission to the Commission may be made available to the public.
Applying to the Commission
Vacancy Notices and Applicant Process may be found: here
Last updated Jun 15, 2020
