City · Civil rights
New York City Commission on Human Rights
Status being verified
City of New York · New York, New York
The Commission works to foster mutual understanding and respect among all persons in the City of New York and to encourage equality of treatment for, and prevent discrimination against, any group or its members.
Who currently sits on it
13 listed
- Catherine Albisa
Commissioner - Guillermo Chacón
Commissioner - Gurdev Singh Kang
Commissioner - Jaclyn Okin Barney
Commissioner - Jennifer Magida
Commissioner - Kapil Longani
Commissioner - Laura Kavanagh
Commissioner - Rabbi Bob Kaplan
Commissioner - Raghbir Singh
Commissioner - Regina Martinez-Estela
Commissioner - Reverend Sylveta A. Hamilton-Gonzales
Commissioner - Reverend Terry Troia
Commissioner - Rockwell ("Rocky") Chin
Commissioner
This membership list was last checked against an official source on Jul 26, 2026.
What the role involves
- Foster mutual understanding and respect among all persons in the City
- Encourage equality of treatment for all groups
- Work to prevent discrimination against any group or its members
How the seat is filled
- Who appoints
- Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor to serve in a non-salaried position.
- Who is eligible
- Not stated by the agency
- Residency required
- Not stated by the agency
- Term
- Not stated by the agency
- Meets
- Not stated by the agency
- Time commitment
- Not stated by the agency
- Compensation
- Unpaid
- Status
- Status being verified
- Official notice
- nyc.gov →
- Official membership roster
- nyc.gov →
- Last verified by IAAC
- Jul 26, 2026
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