Human Rights and Diversity - 09/14/2023
APPROVED MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE HUMAN RIGHTS & DIVERSITY COMMISSION THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 7:00 P.M., EDEN PRAIRIE CENTER Office of Housing and Community Services
COMMISSION MEMBERS: Greg Leeper (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: Tamia Hassan, Jude Kambal, Kanya Karthic, Shivangi Mohan, Navya Nambiar, Madeline Wilson, Kiana Poul, 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 7:05 p.m. Commission Members Elassar, Kleckner,
and Pfahnl and Student Members Nambiar and Wilson were absent. II. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
There were no guests in attendance.
III. INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT COMMISSIONERS Chair Leeper welcomed all the student members and asked them to introduce themselves to the
Commissioners and to share why they joined the HRDC.
Talla is a returning member to the HRDC and rejoined because she said she really enjoyed last year and liked what she did with the Commission and would like to continue it another year.
Karthic said she is growing up in a diverse community and that is important to her and would like
to make a difference in the community and felt being on the HRDC would give her that opportunity. Mohan cares about diversity; she also went to the Human Library and was so impressed she
wanted to be on the Commission.
Hassan thinks diversity and equity are important and wants to use the Commission as a voice to make a difference.