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Commissioner Mariah Zavala elected second co-chair of Indigenous Commission
Summary
Commissioner Darren Lance nominated Mariah Zavala to serve as the commission's second co-chair; the commission approved the nomination by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Commissioner Darren Lance nominated Commissioner Mariah Zavala to serve as the Indigenous Commission's second co-chair for 2025; Zavala accepted and the commission approved the nomination by voice vote during the Jan. 8 meeting.
Lance described the second co-chair role as stepping in when the lead co-chair is not available. Commissioners said the co-chair structure is intended to reflect Indigenous kinship values and to rotate leadership so a second co-chair can gain experience before becoming lead co-chair in a subsequent year.
The motion to nominate Zavala was made by Commissioner Darren Lance and seconded in the meeting record; the transcript shows no opposition when commissioners voted "aye." Commissioner Daryl Marks explicitly declined a separate nomination, saying he would support balanced leadership and would cast his first vote for Daryl (comment in transcript interpretable as a procedural remark). Zavala accepted the office at the time of the vote.
