Commission Structure
The Commission on the Status of Women is composed of 15 members appointed by City Council for three-year terms. The Commission meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 1 pm in the City Council Chamber of the Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 W. Washington St. Commissioners elect a chair and vice-chair annually. The Executive Committee, which meets the second Tuesday of each month, is composed of the chair, vice-chair and Committee chairs. Each commissioner is expected to serve on at least one committee.

Commission Members
2008-2009

  Name / Address

Telephone 

Appointed 

Term Expires 

District  

Julie Lapham
Chair
1101 N. Elm St. #704 (01)

379-1000 (H)

10/04/05  

08/15/10

D-3

Fanta Dorley
Vice-Chair
127-B Greenbriar Rd. (05)


327-8080 (H)
   

09/02/08

08/15/10

D-3

Dorthula "Dottie" Alston
1623 Lincoln St. (01)

274-4572 (H)

08/15/06

08/15/12

D-1

Kathryn M. Cline
5108 Southwind Rd. (55)    

282-1875 (H)    

09/15/09

08/15/10

D-3

Yvonne Cobb
2307 Bridgette Blvd. (07)        

638-9661 (H)  

11/20/07

08/15/10

D-5

Shirley R. Douglas
3207 Oliver Dr. (01)

379-7393 (H)

09/17/08

08/15/11

D-1

Deidre Sawyer Frisby 300 Staunton Dr. (10)    

456-7686 (H)

09/15/09

08/15/12

D-4

Gloria B. Harris
6111 Boxelder Cove (05)        

358-1401 (H)

02/05/08

08/15/08

D-2

Spoma Jovanovic
291 Tate St. (03)    

275-0840 (H)

12/19/06

08/15/10

D-3

Kathryn Murphy    
3701 Cardinal Downs Dr.
(10)

665-9250
(H)

01/06/09 

08/15/10

D-5

Jackie Nelson
600 Seven Oaks Dr. (10)

294-6345 (H)

08/04/09

08/15/11

D-4

Linda Stansbury
3405 Northampton Dr. (08)

299-6948 (H)

09/15/09

08/15/10

D-3

Naz Urooj        
132 Queensberry Ct. (05)

337-0535 (H)

11/18/08

08/15/09

D-2

Brenda Walker Williams
3107 Alder Way, 
Townhouse C (55)

855-7588 
   (H)    

02/05/08

08/15/08

D-5