Oct 10, 2012 10:35 AM
A new chapter has begun for Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center Executive Director Bonnie Cannon.
Just a month after having ended her six-year run as Southampton Village trustee, Ms. Cannon was tapped to join the Suffolk County Human Rights Commission, where she will be the first commissioner in many years representing the South Fork.
“It means a lot,” she said this week. “It’s basically the heart of everything I’m about.” Ms. Cannon, who is also the Southampton Town Housing Authority chairwoman, said she has always tried to fight for people’s rights to make sure everyone was “treated fairly and given a fair opportunity in whatever it is that they are doing.”
Ms. Cannon receives a yearly stipend of $2,000 for her position as Housing Authority chairwoman and approximately $69,615 each year as... more
Just a month after having ended her six-year run as Southampton Village trustee, Ms. Cannon was tapped to join the Suffolk County Human Rights Commission, where she will be the first commissioner in many years representing the South Fork.
“It means a lot,” she said this week. “It’s basically the heart of everything I’m about.” Ms. Cannon, who is also the Southampton Town Housing Authority chairwoman, said she has always tried to fight for people’s rights to make sure everyone was “treated fairly and given a fair opportunity in whatever it is that they are doing.”
Ms. Cannon receives a yearly stipend of $2,000 for her position as Housing Authority chairwoman and approximately $69,615 each year as... more
