WC Women's Commission
The Wayne County Women's Commission was formed in 2021 by Wayne County Commission Chair Alisha Bell, under a recommendation from resident Sarah Roberts, to look at issues including employment, earning power, health care and childcare and make recommendations designed to better the lives of women living in Wayne County. All 19 members are volunteers who will serve two-year terms without pay. Commission meetings are open to the public under provisions of the state's Open Meetings Act.
The commission's annual reports for its 2022-23 and 2024-25 sessions are available by clicking on the link below.
Annual Report for 2022-2023(PDF, 414KB)
Officers
Members
Appointed by Chair Bell
- Soummer Crawford
- LaTanya Gater
- Cynthia Douglas
Appointed by County Commissioners
- District 1 - Alease Moore, appointed by Commissioner Tim Killeen (D-Detroit).
- District 2 - Elizabeth Kmetz-Armitage, appointed by Commissioner Jonathan C. Kinloch (D-Detroit).
- District 3 - Kathryn Joyner, appointed by Commissioner Martha G. Scott (D-Highland Park).
- District 4 - Melissa Daub, appointed by Commissioner Cara Clemente (D-Lincoln Park).
- District 5 - Yvonne Cash, appointed by Commissioner Angelique Peterson-Mayberry (D-Detroit).
- District 6 - Regina Banks-Hall, appointed by Commissioner Monique Baker McCormick (D-Detroit).
- District 7 - Jenise E. Collins, appointed by Commissioner Alisha Bell (D-Detroit).
- District 8 - Jen McConnell, appointed by Commissioner David M. Knezek (D-Dearborn Heights).
- District 9 - Melissa Schultz - appointed by Commissioner Terry Marecki (R-Livonia).
- District 10 - Leigh Moroz, appointed by Commissioner Melissa Daub (D-Canton Township).
- District 11 - Brittany Beaudry, appointed by Commissioner Allen R. Wilson (D-Romulus).
- District 12 - Melandie Hines, appointed by Commissioner Glenn S. Anderson (D-Westland).
- District 13 - Maali Luqman, appointed by Commissioner Sam Baydoun (D-Dearborn).
- District 14 - Sherry Berecz, appointed by Commissioner Alex Garza (D-Taylor).
- District 15 - Jaime Churches, appointed by Commissioner Joseph Palamara (D-Grosse Ile Township).