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Upon the recommendation of Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis, Brooke Burchette Williams was appointed by Governor Josh Shapiro and confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission in July 2026.
A mediator in Allegheny County, Ms. Burchette Williams provides disputing parties with a viable alternative to traditional litigation. She facilitates a collaborative space for parties to strengthen capacity, deconstruct complex problems, and explore the interim to permanent outcomes most suitable for their needs. Drawing upon extensive professional experience in community engagement, program management, and organizational implementation, Commissioner Burchette Williams has a history of strengthening the regional impact of local organizations, including: Just Mediation Pittsburgh; the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, a municipal corporation formed under the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide decent, affordable housing for economically disadvantaged residents; the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Hickton Center for Community Legal Services and Clinical Legal Education, which providesfree legal services to Pittsburgh-area residents while providing law students with supervised practical experience; Coro Pittsburgh, a public-affairs fellowship designed to cultivate the next generation of civic leaders for careers of impact and purpose; and Operation Better Block, an organization dedicated, block by block, to community development initiatives within the Homewood community.
Elected to Borough Council in 2021, Ms. Burchette Williams provided operational and fiscal oversight, strengthened relationships with local, state, and federal government bodies, implemented strategies to improve the Borough’s financial positioning, and established the inaugural appointments to the Borough’s Human Relations Commission.
Commissioner Burchette Williams currently serves as a Board of Director for The Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE).
Recognized for her civic leadership with a proclamation from the City of Pittsburgh, Brooke Burchette Williams’ commitment to public service has deep roots in Southwestern Pennsylvania and now extends across the Commonwealth.
Her academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Point Park University, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Minor Judiciary certification, completion of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Citizen’s Academies, Coro Pittsburgh, and the City of Pittsburgh Civic Leadership Academy.
Commissioner Burchette Williams is the wife of James N. Williams, III and a mother of two.
