Appendix
Iowa
Advisory Committee to the
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Race Relations and Des Moines New Immigrants
United
Way of Central Iowa
Des Moines Office-Room F
1111 9th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50314
April 21, 1999
9:00 a.m. INTRODUCTONS AND OPENING STATEMENTS
Dr. Lenola Allen-Sommerville, Chairperson, Iowa Advisory Committee, USCCR
Melvin L. Jenkins, Esq., Director, Central Regional Office, USCCR
STATE GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVES
9:20 a.m. Rose Vasquez. Esq., Executive Director, Iowa Department of Human Rights, Des Moines
9:40 a.m. Wayne Johnson, Bureau Chief, Iowa Bureau of Refugee Services, Des Moines
10:00 a.m. BREAK
10:20 a.m. Diann Wilder-Tomlinson, Esq., Executive Director, Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Des Moines
URBAN PERSPECTIVE
10:40 a.m. Mary Campos, Community Volunteer, Des Moines
11:00a.m. Ila Plasencia, Past National VP for the Midwest League of United Latin American Citizens, Des Moines
11:20 a.m. Ann Naffier, Executive Director, Catholic Peace Ministry, Des Moines
11:40a.m. Sonia Parras, Multicultural Outreach Coordinator. Coalition Against Domestic Abuse, Des Moines
12:00 p.m. Sandy Charvat Burke, Assistant Scientist, Census Services, Iowa State University, Ames
12:20 p.m. LUNCH
1:00 p.m. Rev. Kevin Cameron, Director, Hispanic Ministry. Des Moines
1:20 p.m. Sister Karen Thein, Hispanic Ministry, Marshalltown
1:40 p.m. Dr. Mark X Grey, Ph.D., Professor, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls
2:00 p.m. Mary Lynn Jones, Director, Intercultural Programs, Des Moines Public Schools
2:20 p.m. Dick Murphy, School Improvement Consultant, Heartland AEA II, Johnston
LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE
2:40 p.m. Dr. Ed A. Munoz, Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Latino/a Studies, Iowa State University, Ames
3:00 p.m. Don Nickerson, Esq., U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Des Moines
3:20 p.m. William H. Moulder, Chief of Police, Des Moines Police Department
3:40 p.m. Gerald Heinauer, District Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Services, Omaha, NE
4:00 p.m. OPEN SESSION
4:20 p.m. ADJOURNMENT