About the Commissioners
The Commission consists of seven Commissioners who serve without compensation. Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor, confirmed by the City Council, and serve two-year terms.
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The Commission elects officers as necessary from the members of the Commission.
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The Commission appoints a Director, and the Director is required to report to the Commission monthly on the activities of the Director and the status of complaints filed in the office.
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Commissioners:
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Alderman Liaison:
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Tim Hart was appointed as a Commissioner to the Davenport Civil Rights Commission by Mayor Winborn in December 2005 and currently serves as Chair of the Commission. |
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| Tim is currently a Real Estate agent with Ruhl & Ruhl REALTORS. Previously he worked as a consultant in the field of education specializing in developing programs and designing adaptations for children with handicaps. He taught graduate level programs in education and spent 8 years as a writer of management training materials. He has also served on the Boards of several community non-profit organizations and currently sits on the Board of Directors at his church. Tim has lived in the Quad Cities since 1986 and currently resides in Davenport. |
Jackie Bostic was appointed as Commissioner for the Davenport Civil Rights Commission by former Mayor Brooke in December 2002 after previously serving on the Commission. Jackie was reappointed in December 2004. Jackie is a longtime member of the Davenport Community and is a community activist in her personal life as well as in her housing position at United Neighbors.
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 Nora Dvorak was appointed as Commissioner for the Davenport Civil Rights Commission by Mayor Gluba in January 2008 to fill a vacancy. Nora has a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University. She has lived in Davenport for 24 years, is married 51 years to Phil, and is the mother of 6 with 15 grandchildren.
She is currently retired but for 12 years was employed as a social work for the Iowa Department of Human Services. After resigning from the Department of Human Services she was Director of the Refugee Resettlement Program for 10 years. Her current activities include Churches United Board,Quad Cities Interfaith Board, Davenport Schools Equity Committee, Generations Area Agency Advisory Board for Senior Refugees, Scott County Decategorization Board, Volunteer for Diocese of Davenport Diocesan Social Action Commission, and Diocesan Pastoral Council.
Nora's past activities include one of the founders of the local Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program, Leader of development of Newborn Safe Haven/Scott County, and she initiated and developed a program with the Davenport Police Department to protect refugees that was recognized as a best practice by the National Crime Prevention Program |
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Davenport, Iowa, has been home to Alan L. Egly since 1979. He was first appointed to the Davenport Civil Rights Commission in July 2002. While on the Commission Egly served as its secretary, attended HUD regional and national trainings, and attended public hearings of the Commission. Egly is employed as executive director of the Doris & Victor Day Foundation, a charitable organization to help meet the needs of disadvantaged and disempowered persons.
As a community activist Egly has served several organizations including the Scott County Family Y, the Quad Cities Contributors Council, the Scott County Foster Parents Association, and the Bi-State Mental Health Association. He was the founder of the Community Resources Corporation when it purchased a former Quality Inn to transform the building into a center for non-profit organizations. |
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Clyde Mayfield was appointed Commissioner for the Davenport Civil Rights Commission by Mayor Winborn in December 2006. Commissioner Mayfield has lived in Davenport for fifty-one years and has always been active in community affairs. Commissioner Mayfield is a graduate of Central High School and St. Ambrose University and has been a business owner in Davenport for several years. He is a member of the NAACP, One Hundred Blackmen, Shorinji Kempo, Prince hall Grand Lodge and has served on various committees with the Davenport Community Schools. |
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Commissioner Mayfield enjoys working with children and coaches football, wrestling, and baseball both in the schools and through Davenport Parks and Recreation Programs. Commissioner Mayfield is committed to Civil Rights and in his position as Commissioner wants to support a system of fairness that can bring equity to all. |
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Biography & picture coming soon. |
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Ernie Rodriguez was appointed Commissioner for the Davenport Civil Rights Commission by former Mayor Brooke in March 2004. Ernie currently lives in Davenport and retired in 1990 as an Equal Employment Manager for the U.S. Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command (AMCCOM) located on the Rock Island Arsenal. |
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| His responsibilities included managing the Hispanic Employment Program, developing the command's Affirmative Action Program, providing oversight to field counterparts on complaints processing, and assisted in the computer automation of Equal Employment Opportunity Program data. He has been a member of the Illinois Migrant Council (IMC) Governing Board for 30years. IMC receives funding from federal, state governments and private foundations to provide English as Second Language, classes, job-placement, and emergency services to migrant and seasonal farm workers of Illinois. He is currently the President of LULAC Council #10 and is a founding member of the council since 1959. LULAC since 1978 has given a total of $360,289 in scholarships to deserving young students headed for college. In 1968 he was appointed to the Davenport Human Relations Commission and served for several years. While a member of the Commission, he successfully brought polarized minority groups and police officers together to implement a successful police community relations program. He played a leadership role in the 70's lobbying the Iowa legislature to establish a Spanish-Speaking Commission. He was appointed by the former Governor Ray and served on the commission for several years. The Commission is now known as the Latino Affairs Commission of Iowa. |
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