SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward appointed Jerrall Haynes, former Spokane Public Schools board president, as the new Office of Civil Rights, Equity and Inclusion Director on Thursday.
Haynes has spent more than a year developing the framework for the Office of Civil Rights, Equity and Inclusion. He served on the Spokane Public Schools Board of Directors for six years and finished as the board president. Haynes also worked for three years as a peer support specialist at Excelsior Youth Center.
"Jerrall has the right combination of experience, community trust, and a disarming balanced approach,” Woodward said in a statement. “He is the right person to lead this work and build this office.”
Haynes started working with the City in 2020 as the community court coordinator and became the civil rights coordinator in October 2021. He was an equal opportunity officer in the U.S. Air Force for seven years.
“I am passionate about helping impacted community members access and understand the tools necessary to maintain or transition to a healthy place in life,” Haynes said in a statement. “I’m excited by the opportunity to keep building what I started.”
Haynes' appointment is expected to be considered by the Spokane City Council on Monday.
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