On December 21, 2006, Governor-Elect Eliot Spitzer announced he would nominate Kumiki Gibson to serve as Commissioner of the Division of Human Rights. Ms. Gibson most recently served as Senior Vice President for Administration & Governance Officer and Counselor to the President at The National Urban League since 2005. From January 2004 to January 2005, Ms. Gibson was Vice President and General Counsel at Johns Hopkins University. Ms. Gibson became partner at the law firm of Williams & Connolly in 1997 where she practiced until 2003. She served as Associate Counsel and then Counsel to Vice President Al Gore from April 1993 to April 1997. Currently Ms. Gibson serves on the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She graduated from Harvard University in 1985 and from Northeastern University School of Law in 1988.

As Director of the Division of Human Rights, Ms. Gibson's salary will be $109,800. The Senate received her nomination on February 1, 2007 and she was confirmed on March 7, 2007.

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