Attachment A - Mayor and Council Appointments

ATTACHMENT A 
 
To: 
City Council 
Date: December 1, 2021 
From: 
Mayor Kate Gallego 
 
Subject: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS – APPOINTEES 
 
The purpose of this memo is to provide recommendations for appointments to the 
following Boards and Commissions: 
 
Human Relations Commission 
 
I recommend the following for appointment: 
 
Andrew Gordon 
Mr. Gordon is an attorney at Coppersmith Brockelman and a resident of District 6. He 
fills a vacancy for a term to expire June 30, 2023. 
 
Human Services Commission 
 
I recommend the following for appointment: 
 
Meka Allen 
Meka Allen is the Director of Social Work at the Fresh Start Women’s Foundation and a 
resident of District 4. She fills a Category III vacancy for a term to expire June 30, 2023. 
 
Mayor’s Human Trafficking Task Force 
 
I and Councilman Jim Waring recommend the following for appointment: 
 
Ezequiel Dominguez 
Mr. Dominguez is the Human Trafficking Program Lead at Chicanos Por La Causa.  
 
Zora Manjencich 
Ms. Manjencich is a Special Projects Coordinator at the Office of the Attorney General. 
She replaces Jason Isaak.

Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission 
 
I recommend the following for appointment: 
 
Mitch Menchaca 
Mitch Menchaca is the Director of the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture and will 
serve in the ex-officio position. 
 
Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Local Police Pension Board 
 
I recommend the following for appointment: 
 
Mark Schweikert 
Mr. Schweikert was elected to the PSPRS Local Police Pension Board to serve as a 
representative of sworn Police Department employees and is a Lieutenant with the City 
of Phoenix Police Department. He fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Sergeant 
Darren Wunderle and will fulfill a partial term to expire June 30, 2024.