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David Worthams has been appointed to serve on the Michigan Civil Rights Commission by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. He is the director of employment policy for the Michigan Manufacturers Association. Mr. Worthams holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from Western Michigan University and a Master of Science in Legal Studies from Kaplan University. He […]

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission voted this week to appoint John E. Johnson, Jr. as permanent executive director of the Department of Civil Rights. Mr. Johnson has been serving as interim executive director since May 24. Prior to his appointment as interim director, he served as the department’s legislative liaison and special advisor to the […]

John E. Johnson, Jr. has been named interim director of the Department of Civil Rights by the Michigan Civil Rights Commission. Mr. Johnson currently serves as the department’s legislative liaison and special advisor to the commission. He will begin his new role on June 2 and will continue to serve until the commission selects a […]

After serving in the role since September 2020, Department of Civil Rights Director James White is leaving to serve as interim Detroit Police Chief, beginning on June 1. He was selected as director last August by the Civil Rights Commission, who is responsible for appointing the head of the department. The Commission will begin the […]

In a special meeting, the Civil Rights Commission selected James White to serve as executive director of the Department of Civil Rights. Currently, he serves as the assistant chief of the Detroit Police Department and will bring over 25 years of experience to his new role. Mr. White is expected to begin his new role […]

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission has appointed acting director Mary Engelman to serve as the interim director for the department. Previously, Ms. Engelman served as executive director of the Michigan Women’s Commission, deputy director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, and since August as acting director of the department. The Michigan Department of Civil […]

This week, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission voted to dismiss Agustin Arbulu as director of the Department of Civil Rights. The removal comes after the former director was accused of making inappropriate comments. Since the allegations last month, legislative leaders and Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for him to either resign or be removed by the […]

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission voted to reprimand Agustin Arbulu, Director of the Department of Civil Rights, for comments they deemed inappropriate. Following the vote, Commission Chairwoman Alma Wheeler Smith issued the following statement, “We have determined that while the conduct of which the director was accused did not violate the law, his behavior fell […]