Our Mission and Values History Commission Members 1-888-278-7101	Commission Members The Ohio Civil Rights Commission has five commissioners appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Commissioners are appointed for five-year, staggered terms. By law, no more than three Commissioners can be of the same political party. The Governor designates one of the Commissioners to serve as Chairperson. The five-member Commission meets every three weeks to discuss civil rights policy and rule on the on recommendations from the OCRC’s six regional offices regarding charges of discrimination. ***** ***** Commissioner Aaron Wheeler, Sr. (Columbus). He is a native of Cleveland and is the pastor of the Mountaintop Missionary Baptist Church in Columbus. He was appointed to the Commission by Governor Bob Taft in September 2000, and served as chair from 2001 to 2007. His current term ends July 28, 2010. Commissioner Wheeler has led a diverse career with serving as a city council member of the Warrensville Heights, OH City Council in the 1970s, chairing the NAACP Legal Redress Committee in Virginia Beach, VA in 1985 through 1987, and serving as the equal employment opportunity officer for the Columbus Department of Public Safety and subsequently as the executive assistant to the Columbus Public Safety Director. He also served as chaplain to the Columbus Fire and Police departments. ***** Commissioner Grace Ramos (Beaver Creek) is originally from Fort Madison, Iowa. She has resided in the Dayton area since 1966. Ramos was one of 17 selected for the President’s Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans in 2002. Her other civil rights work include advocating for and co-founding the Ohio Commission on Spanish Speaking Affairs, presently known as the Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs, and co-founding the Hispano Brotherhood Center. Ramos chairs the Ohio State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission and the Hispanic Youth Foundation, a national scholarship organization, as well as a host of other organizations committed to the progress of Latinos and people of color. ***** Commissioner Rashmi Yajnik (Columbus) was appointed by Governor Bob Taft in August 2006. Commissioner Yajnik is very active in the local Asian community, is an Executive Board Member of the Asian Indian American Business Group and has served on the Ohio Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission at the appointment of Governor Taft. Mr. Yajnik holds an Engineering degree from Birla Engineering College in India and is the Founder and President of California Hydrocarbons Corporation. His current term ends July 28, 2008. ***** Commissioner Leonard Hubert (Granville) was appointed by Governor Bob Taft in July 2006. Previously, he served as the Director of External Affairs and Economic Opportunity for Governor Taft. Mr. Hubert was previously the Acting State EEO Coordinator and Deputy Director of the Department of Administrative Services and Chief of the Division of Weights and Measures for the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Mr. Hubert is the Chairman of the Governor's Minority Business Council and Chairman of the Ohio Commission on African American Males. He also serves as a Trustee on the Ohio 4-H Foundation and is a Commissioner on Ohio's Dr. Martin Luther King Commission. He serves as the President of the Granville Kiwanis Club and as a Member of the Granville Township Zoning Appeals Board. Mr. Hubert earned both his Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Science degree from Alabama A & M. His current terms ends July 28, 2011. ***** Home   |   About Us   |   Services   |   Charge Forms   |   Regional Offices Publications   |   Employment   |   Public Affairs   |   Case Archive ** Disclaimer ** Site Developed by Sophisticated Systems, Inc.