New York City Commission on Human Rights

Commissioners
The Human Rights Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor to serve in a non-salaried position assisting the Commissioner and Chair, Patricia L. Gatling, in addressing issues of discrimination.

Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, Pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, one of the founders of the Abyssinian Development Corporation and President of the State University of New York College at Old Westbury.

Matt Foreman, Esq., Executive Director of Empire State Pride Agenda, a NY State organization to end discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, Rabbi of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun and Principal of the Ramaz School.

Grace Lyu-Volckhausen, President of the Tiger Baron Foundation and Senior Advisor to City Council Member John Liu.

William Malpica, Esq., Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, in corporate and securities law.

Omar T. Mohammedi, Esq., Private practice specializing in employment discrimination and corporate and real estate transactions.

Derek Bryson Park, Ph.D. Managing Director of Cohane Rafferty/Lehman Brothers Inc., and member of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board.

Bryan Pu-Folkes Esq., Director of the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest's Private Bar Involvement Programs and Founder and President of New Immigrant Community Empowerment.

Jenny Rivera, Esq., Professor of Law at the CUNY School of Law and lecturer at the New York County Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education Institute.

Marta B. Varela, Esq., Former Commissioner/Chair of the Human Rights Commission; currently Adjunct Professor at Hunter College, Political Science Department.