Does policing need to change? We ask Hamilton Police Services board's newest member

Click on this link to watch live at 12:30 p.m.on Thursday.

The newest member of Hamilton'sPolice Services board is a Sri Lankan-born member of the LGBTQ community.

Mel Athulathmudali, who grew up in Dundas, wasappointed last week by the province to the seven-member board, which some have criticized for its lack of diversity.

Athulathmudaliruns a catering company and spent 25 years as a flight director with Air Transat. He's also worked as an educator at Strata Montessori School, and lives in Hamilton "with his partner, Philip, and Stuart the Airedale," according tohis bio on the Hamilton Police Service website.

He'll speak withthe CBC'sConrad Collacolive at 12:30 p.m. You can be a part of the live interview by watching on this page or at CBC Hamilton's Facebook page.

After the concerns raised over policing in Hamilton by members of the city's LGBTQ+community, as well as by people of colour in the city, what do you want to know about the newest member of the city's police servicesboard?Let us know in the comments section on this page, by email atHamilton@cbc.ca,or onTwitter,FacebookorInstagram.