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Mission Statement
COMMISSION
"To Build mutual understanding among residents and to eliminate prejudice, intolerance and discrimination"
In 1971, the Orange County Board of Supervisors in collaboration with the League of Cities created the Orange County Human Relations Commission. Over the last 34 years, Orange County has changed dramatically, transitioning from a predominately white suburban community to a diverse urban county.

Of the more than 3 million residents. Two thirds of the students in Orange County K-12 schools are ethnic minorities. This rapid demographic change undescores the need for an effective human relations organization. The Commission is governed by 11 Commissioners appointed by the Board of Supervisors and the League of Cities, and administered by the Orange County Housing Community Services Department.
 
COUNCIL
"To foster mutual understanding among residents and eliminate prejudice, intolerance and discrimination in order to make Orange county a better place for ALL people to live, work and do business"
The Orange County Human Relations Council is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1991 for the purpose of developing and implementing proactive human relations programs in partnership with schools, corporations, cities, foundations and individuals. The Council provides an award winning violence prevention program in the schools, conflict resolution programs and inter group relations initiatives in the communities all over Orange County. Supported through grants, donations, fees and contracts, the Council is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of diverse community leaders and guided by a Community Partners Advisory Board that is comprised of executives from major corporations and institutions.
 
Commissioners
Ken Inouye Chair
Nadia Bettendorf Vice Chair
Becky Esparza  
Virginia Han  
Pat Krone  
Chief Dave Maggard  
Mark Matthews
Bruce Matthias  
James McQueen  
Beckie Welty  
Bill Wood  
 
Board of Directors
Becky Esparza President
Susan Reese Vice President
Lin Fujitsubo Treasurer
Judy Iannacone Secretary
Rusty Kennedy Executive Director
Dr. Gurpreet Singh Ahuja  
Marcus Gonzalez  

Ken Inouye

 
Pat Krone  
Dr. Frank Marmolejo  
Leticia Mata  

Dr. ChorSwang Ngin

 
Yesenia Velez  
Felix Schwarz  
Carol Turpen  
Yesenia Velez  
Jake Wager
Rev. Mark Withlock
Bill Wood
 
Community Partner Advisory Board
Jim Lehmann,
Chair
President,
Innovative Marketing Strategies
Gill Barnett President,
Parking Concepts, Inc.
Kay Carpenter Consultant
Don Crevier President,
Crevier BMW
Juanita Doby, Vice President Volvo Cars of North America
Rick Erhke Executive Vice President,
Wells Fargo Bank
Margaret Furbank Vice-President,
Union Bank of California
Mark Gaughan Regional Public Affairs,
SDG & E The Gas Company
Jeffrey Goh President,
Two Chefs on a Roll
Dr. Edward Hernandez, Chancellor Rancho Santiago Community College District
Bob Hill President,
Coastal international
Dr. Jerome Hunter Chancellor,
North OC Community College District
Kenneth Inouye Managing Partner,
Inouye, Shively, & Longtin
Dr. Gregory McQuater Consultant
James McQueen Partner,
McQueen & Ashman, LLP
Ron Minekime Senior Vice President, City National Bank
Doug Morgan Partner,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Frank Quevedo Vice-President,
Southern California Edison
Susan Reese Susan S. Reese Design
Bishop Jamie Soto Catholic Diocese of Orange
Leigh Steinberg Sports Agent,
Leigh Steinberg Enterprises
Keith Swayne Business Advisor
Peter Villegas First Vice President,
Washington Mutual
Bill Witte President,
The Related Companies of California
 
Staff Directory
Adriana Alba-Sanchez Adriana@ochumanrelations.org
Jim Armendaris james@ochumanrelations.org
Seema Bhakta seema@ochumanrelations.org
Gary Carter gary@ochumanrelations.org
Alfonso Clarke alfonso@ochumanrelations.org
Tina Fernandez tina@ochumanrelations.org
Lupe Gomez lupe@ochumanrelations.org
Peko Gomis peko@ochumanrelations.org
Don Han don@ochumanrelations.org
Maricela Jauregui maricela@ochumanrelations.org
Jennifer Jones jennifer@ochumanrelations.org
Rusty Kennedy rusty@ochumanrelations.org
Alison Lehmann alison@ochumanrelations.org
Rigo Maldonado rigo@ochumanrelations.org
Edgar Medina edgar@ochumanrelations.org
Rita Mendez rita@ochumanrelations.org
Eli Reyna eli@ochumanrelations.org
Rafael Solorzano rafael@ochumanrelations.org
Iliana Soto iliana@ochumanrelations.org
Dave Southern dave@ochumanrelations.org
Sheri Wingate sheri@ochumanrelations.org
 
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...because education and understanding is an antidote to prejudice and discrimination

Jim McQueen
McQueen & Ashman LLP
 
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