Commissioners
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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Commissioner Briebriesco Ledger is married to Jeff Ledger. They have two girls, Santana is fourteen and a freshman at West and Shyanne is eleven and in sixth grade at Williams. She has a Bachelors in Early Childhood with special education from St. Ambrose. She is a stay at home mom right now. She is also a member of LULAC and St. Anthony's Church. |
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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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Commissioner Pillutla resides in Davenport with his wife and two children. He is a professor at St. Ambrose University in the business department. |
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| Commissioner Shawver was born in Davenport and has lived here most of her life. After college, in 1976 she moved to the Chicago area where she attended law school. She lived and practiced law in Oak Park, IL until 1985 when she returned to Davenport . Commissioner Shawver has a BS degree in statistics from Drake University in 1976, JD from DePaul University College of Law in 1980, LLM in Taxation from DePaul University College of Law in 1983. She is licensed to practice law in Iowa and Illinois and currently limits her practice to real estate transactions. She is a member of Temple Emanuel in Davenport, Iowa where she has served on its Board. She has also served on the Board of Community Health Care. She is a member of the Scott County and Iowa State Bar Associations, the National Organization for Women and the American Civil Liberties Union. |
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Monday, July 26, 2010
The Davenport Civil Rights Commission presents presents Coffee Talk: Immigration Coffee "An American Issue" "An Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6-8 p.m. St. Ambrose University Rogalski Center 518 West Locust Street, Davenport Cultural Impacts of Immigration Reform Legislative Reform Action Plan: Are We Prepared? QUESTIONS CONTACT 563-326-7888 MARIA MIER LLACA 309-797-1607 (HABLA ESPAnOL) CO-SPONSORED BY LULAC & ST. AMBROSE UNIVERSITY
Friday, February 12, 2010
2009 Annual Report It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home. Carl Carl T. Rowan Director's Letter Honorable Mayor and City Council: I am pleased to submit the Davenport Civil Rights Commission annual report for the year 2009 pursuant to §2.58.050 (G) of the Davenport Civil Rights Ordinance. In 2009, one hundred twenty-one complaints were filed. The Commission closed one hundred thirteen complaints with six of...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The Davenport Civil Rights Commission is excited to announce the unveiling of the "Accessibility Always" campaign, a survey of various local restaurants which identifies accessible restaurants throughout Davenport.
Monday, December 03, 2007
The Davenport Civil Rights Commission is partnering with St. Ambrose University and the Putnam Museum to create a 'living history' of the civil rights movement in Davenport.
