Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies

African-American Affairs Commission

Agency Web page | Statutory Authority |Agency History |
Published histories/articles | State Library Collections | List of Commissioners

Agency Web page

Statutory Authority :
CGS Sec. 2-121.

Agency History :

1997, established per P.A. 97-11, sec. 24. Reports to Legislative Management Committee of the General Assembly for administrative purposes.

Published Histories/Articles :

Hartford Courant, Dec. 27, 2002, p.A1. "A No-Nonsense Advocate for Black Issues."  [Biographical information on Vanessa Burns, Executive Director of the African-American Commission.]

Agency Documents and Records in the State Library Collections :

Check the State Library catalog, CONSULS, under these author headings for publications by the agency available in the State Library :

Annual Reports are located in :

State Archives Record Group :
Not available

List of Heads :

Name	Years of Service
Trude Mero, Chairperson	1999
George S. Logan, Chairman	2000-2007
Glenn A. Cassis, Executive Director	2007-Present

Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit, page revised 6/2008.