O’Conner
Three new members have been sworn in as members of the Columbus Human Rights Commission.
Appointed were Jasmine O’Conner, Amanda Roggow and Tyler Davis, who were recently sworn in by Columbus Mayor Jim Lienhoop.
O’Conner was appointed by the city council to serve the unexpired term of the late Rev. Annette Barnes, in addition to a full three-year term, which ends March 31, 2025.
O’Conner is a Wisconsin native and longtime Indiana resident by way of Hanover College who holds a degree in communications. She works at Cummins Inc. as a senior off-highway marketing communications specialist with previous experience as an event management specialist and a marketing specialist. She is also active as a historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) program campus engagement lead within Cummins.
Her community involvement includes board membership with Thrive Alliance as well as being an active Mill Race Marathon Expo Coordinator. She has previously collaborated with the commission on the SAFE (Secure And Friendly Environment) initiative in Columbus, a program made possible through a grant from the Heritage Fund of Bartholomew County. Its purpose is to partner with community organizations to enable self-designation as an LGBTQIA-friendly organization by displaying a SAFE emblem in a visible location.
Roggow was appointed by the city council to serve the unexpired term of Trena Carter, who served on the commission for 15 years and was recently appointed to the Columbus Redevelopment Commission. Roggow’s term ends March 31, 2023.
Roggow has traveled the nation as part of a military family but has roots in southern California and Hawaii. With an undergraduate degree from Concordia University Irvine in Behavioral Science and a graduate degree in social work from the University of Southern California, Roggow manages all aspects of Turning Point’s federal and state grants as their grants manager. She works in the community with both the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbus (UUCCI) and First United Methodist Church (FUMC).
Davis was appointed by the city council to fulfill the unexpired term of Dr. Wan Baba, who served on the commission for five years and relocated to Dallas. Davis’ term ends on March 31, 2023.
Davis is a social studies teacher at Columbus East High School and as recently as 2020, was also the assistant athletics director. He is a Bloomington native and a graduate of Butler University, where he earned a degree in middle/secondary education. He is involved in the development of geography and history of the world testing with the Indiana Department of Education and is also a school safety specialist.
Commission members serve for three-year renewable terms, without compensation and are “broadly representative of the community’s diversity,” according to city code.
