COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS

Henry B. Ford, Executive Director

William Donald Schaefer Tower
6 St. Paul St., Suite 900
Baltimore, MD 21202 - 1631
(410) 767-8600
1-800-637-6247 (toll free, Maryland)
e-mail: mchr@mail.mchr.state.md.us
fax: (410) 333-1841
tty: (410) 333-1737
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 6-year terms:
Silvia S. Rodriguez, Chair (chosen by Commission), 2003
Norman I. Gelman, 2003; Rufus W. McKinney, Esq., 2003; Young R. Choi, Ph.D., 2005; Ernest J. Leatherbury, Sr., 2005; J. M. (Jack) Neville, Jr., 2005; Oretha Bridgwaters, Ph.D., 2007; Barbara Dezmon, Ph.D., 2007; Thomas E. Owen, 2007.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Henry B. Ford, Executive Director (appointed by Governor) (410) 767-8561
e-mail: hford@mail.mchr.state.md.us

J. Neil Bell, Deputy Director (410) 767-8585
e-mail: nbell@mail.mchr.state.md.us

ADMINISTRATIVE & SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION
Benny F. Short, Assistant Director (410) 767-8565
e-mail: bshort@mail.mchr.state.md.us

CASE PROCESSING DIVISION

LEGAL DIVISION
Glendora C. Hughes, General Counsel (410) 767-8573
e-mail: ghughes@mail.mchr.state.md.us

DEFUNCT UNITS

ADMINISTRATION
Renamed Administrative Services in 1997.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Renamed Administrative and Support Services in July 2000.

CASE CONTROL & MEDIATION UNIT
Renamed Intake Unit.

CASE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT
Under Operations, the Department was disbanded in Feb. 1998.

DATA MANAGEMENT
Under Administrative Services, renamed Management Information Systems in 1997.

FIELD OFFICES UNIT
Renamed Field Operations Unit.

INTAKE UNIT
Under Operations, renamed Case Control and Mediation Unit in Sept. 1999.

OPERATIONS
Under Case Processing Division, abolished in July 2000.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS UNIT
Renamed Community Outreach and Education Unit in July 2000.

SPECIAL PROJECT UNIT
Under Operations, abolished in July 2000.

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