Racial Equity Committee

Mission Statement:
To identify, expose, and recommend ways to overturn far-reaching and longstanding systemic and structural racist policies, behaviors and decision making in the Town of San Anselmo and our community. We will achieve social justice, racial equity, and inclusion by partnering with our community as well as other organizations to actively eliminate inequities, welcome many perspectives, and create a safe and inclusive town that works for everyone. We will educate and activate individuals and organizations to invest in interrupting racism, bias, bigotry, and prejudice as a shared responsibility to increase the success for all groups.

Charge:
The charge of the Racial Equity committee is to examine issues of racial equity, social justice, systemic racial bias, and diversity in the Town and to make recommendations to the Town Council related to addressing the identified issues.The purpose of the committee is to identify and address implicit biases in the Town’s rules, policies, ordinances and employment practices. The committee will also explore additional opportunities to examine and/or address issues of racial equity, social justice, systemic racial bias, and diversity in the Town and develop strategies and tactics to ensure that the Town’s rules, policies and laws are fair, equitably enforced and free of biases of any kind. 

Purpose: 
The purpose of the committee is to identify and address implicit biases in the Town’s rules, policies, ordinances and employment practices. The committee will also explore additional opportunities to examine and/or address issues of racial equity, social justice, systemic racial bias, and diversity in the Town and develop strategies and tactics to ensure that the Town’s rules, policies and laws are fair, equitably enforced and free of biases of any kind. 

Town Council voted to establish the Racial Equity Ad Hoc Committee as a standing Committee of the Town at its June 28, 2022 meeting: Resolution (#4440) establishing Racial Equity Committee

Organization:
Up to seven (7) volunteer community members for three (3) year terms appointed by Town Council, plus youth members appointed by the Committee.

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Meetings

  • 6:30 pm
  • First Tuesday of the month
  • Town Hall, Council Chambers

Committee and Austins

Denise Krawitz*, Nav Avloni*, Julie Howard-Gibbon (Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California), Tenisha Tate-Austin, Paul Austin, Frank Gomez*, and Tiffany McElroy*

*Members of Racial Equity Committee


Panelists2Panel discussion withJulie Howard-Gibbon (Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California), Tenisha Tate-Austin, Paul Austin and Tiffany McElroy, moderator and member of the Racial Equity Committee.


  1. Linda Kenton

    Town Librarian

  2. Dannielle Mauk

    Director of Community Services

Panel discussion with Julie Howard-Gibbon (Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California), Tenisha Tate-Austin, Paul Austin and Tiffany McElroy, moderator and member of the Racial Equity Committee.

Committee and Austins

Denise Krawitz*, Nav Avloni*, Julie Howard-Gibbon (Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California), Tenisha Tate-Austin, Paul Austin, Frank Gomez*, and Tiffany McElroy*
{*Members of Racial Equity Committee}

Racial Equity Committee Members

Member Name
Term Expires
Denise Krawitz, Chair September 2024
Tiffany McElroy September 2024
Navruz Avloni September 2024
Frank Gomez September 2024
April Hewes September 2025
Robin Beers
October 2026
Hayes Handler October 2026
Jade Alberti - Youth Commissioner
July 2024
Vacancy - Youth Commissioner
July 2024
Alexis Fineman - Council Liaison January 2024
Steve Burdo - Council Liaison
January 2024
Brian Colbert - Alternate Council Liaison
January 2024

Agendas & Meetings

Agendas, Meeting Documents and Videos 

Archive meeting agenda, minutes and videos prior to January 5, 2022 

Email the Committee: racialequity@townofsananselmo.org 

Note that all correspondence to the committee is made available to the public.