Yvonne Lopez Morton is a Project Assistant for Spokane Public Safe School's, Healthy Students Initiative and supervises several after school programs. She is the former chair of the Washington Commission on Hispanic Affairs and immediate past president of the Spokane Hispanic Business Professional Association (HBPA). Yvonne currently serves on the Spokane County Civil Service Commission and the boards of United Way of Spokane County, the Washington State Association for Multicultural Education, Women Helping Women Fund, Hispanic Business Professional Association Foundation, and Leadership Spokane.

Other community involvement includes the Lands Council, Spokane Women's Coalition, Rotary 21, Fig Tree, Spokane Minority Advisory and Resource Team, Agnes Kehoe Progressive Alliance, American Red Cross Development Committee, Transitions Development Committee, Eastern Washington University's Alumni Magazine and Women's Studies advisory committees, and the HBPA mentorship program.

Yvonne, in partnership with other multi-cultural community leaders, is committed to encouraging dialogues that result in identifying the challenges and the needs and expectations relating to the minority and marginalized communities. In addition, she is passionate about showcasing diverse cultures and bringing the entire community together in celebration. Born and raised in New Mexico, Yvonne is a graduate of the University of New Mexico and has lived in Eastern Washington for 23 years. She has been married to her husband Bob for 37 years and has a grown son who lives in the Seattle area.  Her term expires June 2010.

The Reverend Ellis Casson has an extensive record of civil rights activism in the Northwest. He has been active in the First African Methodist Episcopal Church, the NAACP, and the State Commission on African-American Affairs. Reverend Casson has experience with equal opportunity programs and enforcing anti-discrimination at the federal and state level. His term expires June 2009.

Deborah was appointed to the Human Rights Commission in December 2004. Before moving to the South Puget Sound area, Deborah resided in Seattle for more than twenty-years. In Seattle, Deborah served as Chair of the Seattle Human Rights Commission and as a Key Communicator for the interim Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools. Currently Deborah works for the Nisqually Indian Tribe, is co-Chair of the I'Wa'Sil Boys-and-Girls Club of Seattle, serves on the board for United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, and is co-founder and Board President of the Washington Indian Civil Rights Commission. Her term expires June 2008.

Shawn Murinko was appointed to the Washington State Human Rights Commission in July 2006 by Governor Christine Gregoire. He is originally from Spokane and currently resides in the Olympia area. Most of his career has focused on disability rights issues. Currently, Shawn works for the State of Washington to ensure transportation equality for persons with disabilities.  He is also the past President of the Washington Attorneys with Disabilities group. His term expires July 2011.