City · Civil rights
Seattle Human Rights Commission
Applications accepted year-round
City of Seattle · Seattle, Washington
The commission serves in an advisory capacity to the Mayor, City Council, the Seattle Office for Civil Rights and other City departments on matters affecting human rights. It works to elevate community voices and turn human rights concerns into actionable objectives for local officials.
Who currently sits on it
15 listed
- Amy Bailey
Housing and Unhoused Task Force Lead · appointed by City Council · term ends Jul 22, 2027 - Beverly Smith
Vice Chair · appointed by Mayor · term ends Jul 22, 2026 - Brandon Monson
Member · appointed by Mayor · term ends Jul 22, 2026 - Bryennah Quander
Events Chair and Criminal Legal System Reform Task Force Lead · appointed by City Council · term ends Jul 22, 2027 - David Isaak
Member · appointed by City Council - Gwen McCullough
Chair · appointed by Commission · term ends Jul 22, 2025 - Katie Sophie Gonser
Member · appointed by Mayor · term ends Jan 22, 2026 - Kim Kwafkwao
Member · appointed by Mayor - Kyle Tibbs
Secretary · appointed by Mayor · term ends Jan 22, 2026 - Mariam Sulayman Koss
Human Trafficking Task Force Lead · appointed by City Council · term ends Jan 22, 2026 - Miranda Catsambas
Member · appointed by Commission · term ends Jul 22, 2026 - Nicholas Leydon
Appeals Chair · appointed by Commission · term ends Jan 22, 2026 - Phil Lewis
Member · appointed by City Council · term ends Jul 22, 2026 - Queen Adams
Member · appointed by City Council - Trevor Duston
Communications Chair · appointed by Mayor · term ends Jul 22, 2027
This membership list was last checked against an official source on Jul 26, 2026.
What the role involves
- Advise the Mayor and City Council on human rights matters
- Advise the Seattle Office for Civil Rights and other City departments
- Elevate community voices on human rights concerns
- Recommend actionable objectives to local officials
How the seat is filled
- Who appoints
- Eight commissioners are appointed by the Mayor, eight by the City Council, and four by the Commission itself; one member is seated annually through the Get Engaged program for young adults aged 18-29.
- Who is eligible
- Commissioners are described as representative residents of Seattle; one seat each year is filled through the Get Engaged program for young adults aged 18-29.
- Residency required
- Yes
- Term
- 2 years
- Meets
- Not stated by the agency
- Time commitment
- Not stated by the agency
- Compensation
- Unpaid
- Status
- Applications accepted year-round
- Official notice
- seattle.gov →
- Apply
- seattle.gov →
- Official membership roster
- seattle.gov →
- Last verified by IAAC
- Jul 26, 2026
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