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Committee for Ethnic Affairs

Members of the Committee for Ethnic Affairs

The Committee for Ethnic Affairs meets on the first Thursday of every month to advise the County Executive and the County Council in matters of public policy relating to the County's diverse communities. By emphasizing the richness of the County's linguistic and cultural diversity, the Committee for Ethnic Affairs promotes interaction among the many groups that represent these communities.
 

Statutory Reference

Members

Bylaws

Annual Reports

Meeting Notes

Brochure

Speakers' Series

Statutory Reference

Committee for Ethnic Affairs (26)
Created: Mo. Co. Code Section 27-53
Advises the County Executive and County Council on public policy that relates to ethnic affairs; promotes maximum involvement of all ethnic groups in the County in government, business and community affairs. The committee also assists the County in organizing an annual ethnic heritage festival. Members serve three-year terms without compensation.

Members

We encourage anyone wishing to serve on the Committee for Ethnic Affairs to contact us.

Member List 2010

  • Bellamy, Tyson Q. - Officer At-Large
  • Benton, Nadine
  • Bezwada, Arthur Pavan
  • Chen, Yen-Ju
  • Cruise, Charmaine T. - Secretary
  • Dawson, Walton E.
  • Edokobi, Emmanuel P.
  • Elhanafi, Enas - Chair
  • Hedaya, Joshua J. - Vice Chair
  • Iceland, Harry - Officer At-Large
  • Ismail, Lobna (Luby)
  • Karzai, Abdul G.
  • Mayne, Rayness R.
  • Moore, Hans I. - Officer At-Large (TBD)
  • Odzafi, Rev. Kennedy Kwasi
  • Puryear, Mark
  • Restrepo, Jorge
  • Spence, Grace
  • Taku, Chief Alexander
  • Vossen, Lesley Moore
  • Yataco, Johnny A. - Officer At-Large

Committee Attendance - Sept, 2009 to Nov, 2009
Committee Attendance - Dec, 2009 to May, 2010

Bylaws

Click here to read the Committee for Ethnic Affairs bylaws.

Annual Reports

Meeting Notes 

Speakers' Series

Steve Roberts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4nT7-EY81Y