LA Council Watch

← All files

Thela Thatch / Board of Human Relations Commissioners / Commission Appointment

Council File 25-1200-S51

Introduced
2025-08-28
Last changed
2026-05-21
Status
open
Expires
2028-05-20
Committee
Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee
Initiated by
Mayor

Brief

The Mayor nominated Thela Thatch for appointment to the Board of Human Relations Commissioners in August 2025. The Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee approved the nomination in September, and the full Council adopted it on October 7, 2025, by a vote of 14-0-1. The appointment is now finalized. A May 2026 document referral to committee appears to be routine administrative processing.

Full summary

This file documents Mayor Karen Bass's nomination of Dr. Thela Thatch to serve on the Board of Human Relations Commissioners. The initial appointment was submitted in August 2025, confirmed by Council on October 7, 2025, by a 14-0-1 vote, and became final on October 9, 2025. In May 2026, the Mayor submitted a reappointment for Dr. Thatch, extending her term through June 30, 2030, to succeed her term expiring June 30, 2026. That reappointment is currently pending before the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee. Dr. Thatch is the founder and owner of Thela Thatch Consulting, an HR consulting firm serving small businesses and nonprofits, and holds a doctorate in public policy from Walden University. Her professional background centers on diversity, equity, and inclusion work: she previously served as Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Paychex and as VP and Chief Diversity Officer at Live Nation Entertainment, where she built the company's first global corporate diversity program. She also worked as an Executive Fellow with the LA County Department of Health Services, helping develop a workforce strategy to recruit and train workers serving homeless and reentry populations. She is a resident of Council District 6 in the South Valley. Beyond her professional career, Dr. Thatch has extensive civic involvement, including serving as an elected official on the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council, where she founded the Human Services Committee, and holding leadership roles with the League of Minority Voters, the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She also serves on the Commission on Community and Family Services. The reappointment paperwork was referred to the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee on May 21, 2026, and awaits committee review and a subsequent full Council confirmation vote before the term expires June 30, 2026.

Activity (9)

  • 2026-05-21 Mayor document(s) referred to Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee.
  • 2026-05-20 Document submitted by Mayor, dated May 20, 2026.
  • 2025-10-09 Council action final.
  • 2025-10-07 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2025-10-03 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on October 7, 2025.
  • 2025-09-19 Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2025-09-16 Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 19, 2025.
  • 2025-08-28 Mayor document(s) referred to Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee.
  • 2025-08-28 Document submitted by Mayor, dated August 28, 2025.

Documents (8)

View on CFMS →