Human Rights and Diversity - 04/13/2023
APPROVED MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE HUMAN RIGHTS & DIVERSITY COMMISSION THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2023 7:00 P.M., EDEN PRAIRIE CENTER Office of Housing and Community Services
COMMISSION MEMBERS: Greg Leeper (Chair), Shahram Missaghi, (Vice Chair), Sana Elassar, Philip Skeie, Asad Aliweyd, Samuel Griffin, John Urbanski, Susan Weaver, Zaheer Khan, Christine Kleckner, Jody Knight, Brenda Pfahnl, Kuhu Singh
STUDENT MEMBERS: Muntaaz Ciise, Morgan Cook, Ayan Ibrahim, Hina Kazama, Taslim Olad, Ananya Sagi, Sudiksha Talla COMMISSION STAFF: Megan Yerks, Staff Liaison
Julie Krull, Recording Secretary
I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Chair Leeper called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. Commission Members Missaghi, Aliweyd
and Kleckner and Student Members Ciise, Cook, Ibrahim, and Olad were absent. Elassar and
Urbanski attended virtually. II. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
There were no guests aside from the Onward Presenters, Tricia Wright, Executive Director and
Corey Sentieri, Program Manager.
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Yerks said there was an update to the agenda, CEDAW was moved to A. in New Business.
MOTION: Pfahnl moved, seconded by Khan, to approve the amended agenda. Motion carried
8-0.
IV. APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 9, 2023 MEETING MINUTES MOTION: Skeie moved, seconded by Weaver, to approve the minutes dated March 9, 2023. Motion carried 8-0.
V. COMMUNITY PRESENTATION – ONWARD EDEN PRAIRIE, TRICIA WRIGHT Chair Leeper introduced Tricia Wright, Executive Director for Onward, and Corey Sentieri, Program Manager for Onward. Yerks pointed out that Onward has been at the HRDC meeting in