Diane Menashe Mentioned in City of Columbus Press Release: "Mayor Ginther, Chief Quinlan, City Attorney Klein and Council President Hardin Announce Chief's Advisory Panel and Strict Limits on Use of Tear Gas, Pepper Spray"
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Diane Menashe was mentioned in the City of Columbus press release,
"Mayor Ginther, Chief Quinlan, City Attorney Klein and Council President Hardin Announce Chief's Advisory Panel and Strict Limits on Use of Tear Gas, Pepper Spray."
The press release included:
Mayor Andrew J. Ginther, Police Chief Thomas Quinlan, City Attorney Zach Klein and City Council President Shannon Hardin today announced the Chief’s Advisory Panel. The advisory panel is designed to allow community stakeholders to have a meaningful way to provide input into strategies, development of community policing practices, and increasing community transparency into police operations.
“This is not just a commission or committee that will sit idly by,” said Mayor Ginther. “The Chief’s panel will weigh in and provide feedback on changes we are making – such as significantly limiting the use of tear gas and pepper spray by the Columbus Division of Police.”
A panel of 14 members were selected by Mayor Ginther and Columbus City Council:
- Aba Azeem, Vice Chair of the Create Columbus Commission
- Lourdes Barosso de Padilla, Director of the Latina Mentoring Academy
- J. Love Benton, Vice Chair, Black, Out and Proud
- James Burke IV, President Columbus National Pan Hellenic Council
- LaShaun Carter, Chief Diversity Officer at Franklin County Children Services and Columbus Community Safety Advisory Commissioner
- Stefanie Coe, Commissioner, Civil Service Commission
- Yaves Ellis, Pastor and Director of Community Affairs at Urban 1
- Tammy Fournier, Founder and Organizing Director, Peoples Justice Project and Columbus Community Safety Advisory Commissioner
- Florence Latham, Human Resources Consultant and Executive Coach
- Kristy McCray, Associate Professor, Otterbein University
- Diane Menashe, Partner, Ice Miller
- Andrew B. Pierce II, Undergraduate Student, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
- Randall Sistrunk, Director of Development, Orange Barrel Media
- Erin Upchurch, Executive Director, Kaleidoscope Youth Center
Click here to read the full press release.