On July 21, 2022, the Cook County Commission on Human Rights conducted its annual election of Chair and Vice Chair during a regular, public meeting of the Commission. We are so thankful and excited to announce that the Commission on Human Rights elected S. Mayumi “Umi” Grigsby, Esq. as Chair and Gia Orr, M.S., M.Ed. as Vice Chair!
Here is a bit more about the Commission’s leaders:
Born in Monrovia, Liberia, and raised in Houston, Texas by way of Paris, France, S. Mayumi "Umi" Grigsby, Esq. describes herself as an author, advocate, attorney, and joyful warrior. Bilingual, in French and English, Umi is a graduate of Georgetown University and Northeastern University School of Law. She is the Chief of Staff at the Chicago Foundation for Women. She previously served as the Chief of Policy and Advocacy for the Office of the City Clerk of Chicago, City Clerk Anna Valencia. She is the author of EmpowHERed Health: Reforming a Dismissive Health Care System published in December of 2020, a 2021 Emerging Leader Fellow with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and a 2022 Chicago United for Equity, Equity Fellow.
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Gia Orr, M.S., M.Ed. is the Director of Community Relations, Resources and Legislative Affairs at the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, a state agency statutorily created to safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities and mental health needs. She also serves as the agency Equal Employment Opportunity/ADA and 504 Officer, Chief Results Officer, Director of Training and Constituent Affairs Liaison. Her interest in rulemaking, the wheels of government, and legislation began with a spirited internship as an HBCU undergraduate student with the State of Tennessee Legislature. Her wide array of interests led to a career path starting in state agency program work which then winded into education for over sixteen years. She proudly filled positions from classroom teacher to principal in the Chicagoland area for fifteen years. These work experiences coupled with the completion of two graduate programs, led to a new opportunity to return to work with state government. She also cherishes volunteering as a board member with three Illinois colleges/universities.
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7/27/2022 - Housing Protections Workshop with HACC
Join us and Housing Authority of Cook County at 6 pm for a workshop regarding housing protections in Cook County. Register here: https://forms.office.com/g/z13EkBwVVm. (Sorry that the last newsletter included an incorrect date!)
7/30/2022 & 7/31/2022 - Fiesta Del Sol
Cook County Commission on Human Rights will be providing information and participating in Fiesta Del Sol. If you are there, we hope you will come say hello!
8/3/2022 - Village Unity Day: Park Forest
Cook County Commission on Human Rights will be providing information and participating in Park Forest’s Unity Day Celebration at Main Street Nights. If you are there, we hope you will come say hello!
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