City of Santa Clarita issued the following announcement on Dec 4.
The City of Santa Clarita is excited to announce the community members who were selected to be part of the revamped Human Relations Roundtable. More than 80 candidates applied to be part of the Roundtable, which is facilitated by the City in support and participation with the William S. Hart Union High School District. The selection process included scoring by five external panelists, Dr. Claudia Acosta, John Musella, Peggy Stabile, Jim Ventress and Kieran Wong. After two rounds of scoring by the independent community panel, 16 individuals were chosen to serve as members of the City Human Relations Roundtable. (See attachment for list of members.)
“The background, variety of experiences and passion for change demonstrated by each of these individuals will cultivate the ideal environment to work collectively for the benefit of our community,” said Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth. “I look forward to seeing this group develop and take tangible steps toward accomplishing their mission.”
The mission of the Human Relations Roundtable is to encourage and assist our community to eliminate all forms of racism and discrimination and to promote inclusion, understanding and appreciation of human differences. The members of the Roundtable will attend and engage in meetings, subcommittee meetings, activities and events. Mayor Pro Tem Bill Miranda will be the Roundtable Chair, and Mayor Smyth will be the alternate.
“I want to thank Mayor Smyth for being a driving force in putting this effort in motion. It has taken months of work and planning to get to this point because it is imperative that we get it right,” said Mayor Pro Tem Bill Miranda. “The work this group will be taking on will help create a more inclusive Santa Clarita. Through celebrating our differences, backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, ages and beliefs – we will be able to embrace the diversity that makes our community unique and special. As the Chair of the Roundtable, my role will be to listen and encourage discussion and the exchange of ideas that gives insight into potential opportunities to advance the group’s mission.”
The members of the Human Relations Roundtable will begin meeting this month. For more information on the Human Relations Roundtable, please visit SCVHumanRelations.com.
Copy of Human Relations Roundtable - Listing of Members 12.4.2020
Original source can be found here.
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