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CMA 2025-173

Appointment of Sukia Akiba, Kashish Bastola, Xenia Bhembe, Thabiti Brown, Melissa Jackson Collins, Kwame Dance, Jeff Davis, George Greenidge, Gassendina Lubintus, Natassa Mason, Paula Paris, and Cheyenne Wyzzard-Jones to the of the the American Freedmen Commission (“AFC”)

Appointmentof the the American Freedmen Commission (“AFC”)12 appointees · 3-year terms
How it started
Jun 23, 2025 · City Manager Yi-An Huang appointed 12 new members to the board; the Council’s approval vote is a power it gained in the 2021 charter changes.
What happened
Jun 23, 2025 · 🤝 Appointments confirmed. The Council approved all 12 of the Manager's picks. (Approved, unanimous)

Voted yes (9), unanimous

  • Burhan Azeem
  • Marc McGovern
  • Patty Nolan
  • Sumbul Siddiqui
  • Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
  • Paul F. Toner
  • Ayesha M. Wilson
  • Cathie Zusy
  • E. Denise Simmons
Roll call of Jun 23, 2025 · from the council’s minutes · photos: City of Cambridge
What’s next
🚪 End of the line: the seats are filled.
City of Cambridge
Agenda Item No. 14k
IN CITY COUNCIL
June 23, 2024

ORDERED: That the recommendation of City Manager Yi-An Huang, on the appointment of Sukia Akiba as a member of the American Freedmen Commission for a term of one year be approved. In City Council June 23, 2025. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane Interim City Clerk (Order 14k)


Agenda Item No. 14j · IN CITY COUNCIL · June 23, 2024

ORDERED: That the recommendation of City Manager Yi-An Huang, on the appointment of Kashish Bastola as a member of the American Freedmen Commission for a term of two years be approved. In City Council June 23, 2025. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane Interim City Clerk (Order 14j)


Agenda Item No. 14a · IN CITY COUNCIL · June 23, 2024

ORDERED: That the recommendation of City Manager Yi-An Huang, on the appointment of Xenia Bhembe as a member of the American Freedmen Commission for a term of three years be approved. In City Council June 23, 2025. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane Interim City Clerk (Order 14a)


Agenda Item No. 14h · IN CITY COUNCIL · June 23, 2024

ORDERED: That the recommendation of City Manager Yi-An Huang, on the appointment of Thabiti Brown as a member of the American Freedmen Commission for a term of one year be approved. In City Council June 23, 2025. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane Interim City Clerk (Order 14h)


Agenda Item No. 14g · IN CITY COUNCIL · June 23, 2024

ORDERED: That the recommendation of City Manager Yi-An Huang, on the appointment of Melissa Jackson Collins as a member of the American Freedmen Commission for a term of two years be approved. In City Council June 23, 2025. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane Interim City Clerk (Order 14g)


Agenda Item No. 14i · IN CITY COUNCIL · June 23, 2024

ORDERED: That the recommendation of City Manager Yi-An Huang, on the appointment of Kwame Dance as a member of the American Freedmen Commission for a term of one year be approved. In City Council June 23, 2025. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane Interim City Clerk (Order 14i)


Agenda Item No. 14b · IN CITY COUNCIL · June 23, 2024

ORDERED: That the recommendation of City Manager Yi-An Huang, on the appointment of Jeff Davis as a member of the American Freedmen Commission for a term of three years be approved. In City Council June 23, 2025. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane Interim City Clerk (Order 14b)


Agenda Item No. 14d · IN CITY COUNCIL · June 23, 2024

ORDERED: That the recommendation of City Manager Yi-An Huang, on the appointment of George Greenidge as a member of the American Freedmen Commission for a term of two years be approved. In City Council June 23, 2025. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane Interim City Clerk (Order 14d)


Agenda Item No. 14e · IN CITY COUNCIL · June 23, 2024

ORDERED: That the recommendation of City Manager Yi-An Huang, on the appointment of Gassendina Lubintus as a member of the American Freedmen Commission for a term of two years be approved. In City Council June 23, 2025. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane Interim City Clerk (Order 14e)


Agenda Item No. 14l · IN CITY COUNCIL · June 23, 2024

ORDERED: That the recommendation of City Manager Yi-An Huang, on the appointment of Natassa Mason as a member of the American Freedmen Commission for a term of one year be approved. In City Council June 23, 2025. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane Interim City Clerk (Order 14l)


Agenda Item No. 14c · IN CITY COUNCIL · June 23, 2024

ORDERED: That the recommendation of City Manager Yi-An Huang, on the appointment of Paula Paris as a member of the American Freedmen Commission for a term of three years be approved. In City Council June 23, 2025. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane Interim City Clerk (Order 14c)


Agenda Item No. 14f · IN CITY COUNCIL · June 23, 2024

ORDERED: That the recommendation of City Manager Yi-An Huang, on the appointment of Cheyenne Wyzzard-Jones as a member of the American Freedmen Commission for a term of three years be approved. In City Council June 23, 2025. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane Interim City Clerk (Order 14f)

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Jun 23, 2025