YONKERS – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano Thursday announced the appointment and convening of the city’s police reform committee. In accordance with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order No. 203 urging New York’s more than 500 police agencies to rebuild police-community relations, the Yonkers Police Reform Committee will meet over the next four months for a fact-based, open dialogue about the public safety needs of the city.
“Recent events across our nation have shed light on the need to reimagine how our local police agencies engage with the communities they protect,” said Spano. “In Yonkers, I am very proud of the reforms we’ve made together over the last eight years, becoming a model for other departments, but I also know we can always do better. We welcome the opportunity to continue transparent conversations with our residents to ensure Yonkers moves forward in a positive direction.”
Spano appointed a 21-member committee ranging in backgrounds and experiences to best reflect the concerns and opinions of how law enforcement is handled in Yonkers. Consisting of local community members, law enforcement, clergy and elected officials, the City of Yonkers Police Reform Committee includes:
- Gail Baxter Hudson River Community Association
- Dr. Jim Bostic, TH. D Nepperhan Community Center, Executive Director
- Daniel Campanini Yonkers Police Department, Deputy Chief
- Rev. Frank Coleman NAACP, Yonkers Chapter, President
- Lakisha Collins-Bellamy, Esq. Yonkers Board of Education Trustee/Attorney
- Hon. Tasha Diaz Yonkers City Council, Third District
- Autumn Edwards Yonkers Police Department, Officer
- Pauline Galvin, Esq. Yonkers Civil Service Commission/Attorney
- Carmen Goldberg Charter School of Educational Excellence
- Rev. James Hassell Kingdom Christian Cultural Center
- Charlie Knight YWCA, CEO/Executive Director
- Doreen Lloyd, Esq. Yonkers Bureau Chief, Westchester County DA’s Office
- Darryl Mack Yonkers Public Schools, Assistant Principal
- Donnell McCall Community member
- Carlos Moran Mayor’s Representative (Chair)
- Keith Olson Yonkers Police Benevolence Association, President
- Lucria Ortiz YMCA, CEO/President
- Hon. Michael Sabatino LGBTQIA community member
- Vincent Tyler Yonkers Police Department, Retired Detective
- Lt. Charles Walker Yonkers Police Department/Yonkers Guardians Association, President
- Cecilia Zuniga-Espiritu La Piñata, business owner
