Mayor, City Council Announce Members of New Police Reform Commission
Updated: Oct 6, 2020
Mayor Lee Brand, Fresno Council President Miguel Arias, and Councilmembers Luis Chavez and Esmeralda Soria today announced the members of the newly established Fresno Commission for Police Reform.
In response to local and national demands for changes in policing to address decades of inequalities, City leaders have been working to identify actions that will prevent tragic events like the death of George Floyd. In that spirit, the 37-member commission will include residents, community advocates, and experts on public safety and community policing. The commission will begin meeting immediately and, over the coming weeks, identify reform recommendations to the City Council for consideration.
“This task force is made up of leaders from a diverse collection of stakeholder communities and will put their voices at the center of our in-depth and vital conversations about the future of policing in the City of Fresno,” said Mayor Brand. ‘’The focus of our discussions will be centered on developing solutions for real and sustained change that make Fresno a better, safer place for all.”
“While this commission’s work will be extremely difficult, our community deserves nothing less than our best collaboration. The Commission is representation of our diversity and the communities most impacted by public safety. We are honored that they have accepted the call to serve as we take action to improve public safety for our whole city,” said Council President Arias.
The members of the newly formed Fresno Commission for Police Reform are:
Oliver Baines, Chair
D’Aungillique Jackson – Fresno State NAACP, President
Sandra Celedon, Fresno Building Healthy Communities, Executive Director
Greg Garner, Retired Chief of Police, City of Selma
Mariah Thompson, National Lawyers Guild
Todd Frazier, Fresno Police Officers Association, President
Aaron Foster, Faith in the Valley
Ron Manning, City of Fresno Police Department, Sergeant
Bob Mitchell, Community Leader
Ashley Rojas, Fresno Barrios Unidos, Executive Director
Michael S. Reid JD, MBA, Deputy Chief, City of Fresno Police Department
Luisa Medina, Community Member
Scott Baly, Fresno County Public Defender’s Office
Angie Isaak, Retired City of Fresno Police Officer
Dr. Joseph Jones, Fresno Pacific University, President
Deep Singh, Jakara Movement
Efrain Botello, Boys and Men of Color
Mark Salazar, City of Fresno Police Department, Captain
Brian King, Fresno EOC Street Saints
Annalisa Perea, State Center Community College, Vice President
Dr. James Pitts, Fresno State Department of Criminology, Professor
Gloria Hernandez, Community Advocate
Mai Thao, Civic Engagement Director, Hmong Innovating Politics
Grisanti Valencia, Youth Organize California
Pastor DJ Criner, Saint Rest Baptist Church
Pastor BT Lewis, Rising Star Church
Keisha Thomas, Fresno Unified School District, President Veva Islas, Fresno Unified School District Trustee
Marcel Woodruff, Faith in the Valley
Phil Cooley, Deputy Chief, City of Fresno Police Department
Adrian Jones, Fresno Housing Authority, Chair
Brandon Dixon-James, Financial Advisor
Rev. Simon Biasell, Woven Community, Westminster Presbyterian Church
Rod Wade Jr., United Fresno
John Leal, State Center Community College District, President
Gail Gaston, Community Advocate
Robert H. Oliver, Retired Judge
Read the Mayor's Press Release on the City's website.