Business and Economic Development

Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 COUNCILMEMBER KENYAN R. MCDUFFIE, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES A BUDGET OVERSIGHT HEARING ON FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET FOR ALL AGENCIES UNDER COMMITTEE PUBLIC WITNESS TESTIMONY Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 9:30 a.m. Room 123 and via Zoom Video Conference Broadcast Streamed live at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbFwXXcbCuQk3- zlwqe97mA/streams and www.dccouncil.gov/hearings AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. BUDGET OVERSIGHT HEARING (in-person, Zoom) A. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development 1. Jair Lynch, President & CEO, Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners 2. Ruth Hoang, Senior Vice President of Development, Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners 3. Yvette Ross Kane, Director of Asset Management, Washington Housing Conservancy 4. Kimberly Driggins, Chief Executive Officer, Washington Housing Conservancy 5. Liz DeBarros, Chief Executive Officer, DC Building Industry Association 6. Erika Wadlington, Senior Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs, DC Building Industry Association 7. Erica Williams, Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute (Also OCFO) 8. Shira Markoff, Director of Economic Policy, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 9. Bereket Selassie, Managing Partner, Rift Valley Capital 10. Stephan Rodiger, Managing Partner, Rift Valley Capital 11. Gerren Price, President and CEO, DowntownDC Business Improvement District 12. Andrew Shapiro, Business consultant and support specialist, Fountain Square Beverage Concepts (Also Events DC, DSLBD, DISB) 1  13. Mary Blackford, Public Witness (Also DSLBD, DOH) 14. Kevin Clinton, Public Witness 15. Robert Vinson Brannum, Chairman, Ward 5 Leadership Council Public Safety Committee 16. Chinyere Hubbard, President & CEO, DC Chamber of Commerce 17. Eric Jones, VP of Government Affairs, DC – Commercial, AOBA 18. Brittany Pope, Economic Security Supervisor, Bread for the City 19. Carol Aten, Public Witness 20. Amanda Liaw, Public Witness 21. Alfred Swailes, President, Black Business Task Forces 22. Melody Webb, Executive Director, Mother’s Outreach Network (Also OCFO) 23. Morgan Hicks, Advocacy Fellow, Mothers Outreach Network (Also OCFO) 24. Angel Stephens, Moms Empower Program Advocate, Mother's Outreach Network 25. Kris Garritaigh, Public Witness 26. Donyale Whitaker, Public Witness 27. Venorica Tucker, Public Witness 28. Jeremy Sherman, Commissioner, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1A (Also DSLBD) 29. Peter Atwill, Save Chinatown Solidarity Network 30. Yannik Omictin, Save Chinatown Solidarity Network 31. Justin Zhang, Public Witness 32. Mary Griffin, Public Witness (Also DSLBD) 33. Jeff Utz, Goulston & Storrs B. RFK 34. Gregory Akerman, President, Baltimore/DC-Metro Building Trades 35. Dennis Smith, Business Development Manager, RSC Electrical & Mechanical 36. Elishantae Lindsay, UA local 5 Plumbers and Gasfitters 37. Stephan Francis, Member, IBEW Local 26 (Also DMPED) 38. Kunta Bedney, Council Representative, Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters 39. Josh Armstead, Vice President, UNITE HERE Local 23 40. Sam Epps, Political Director, Unite Here 25 and President, Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO (Also DMPED) 41. Paul Schwalb, Executive Secretary Treasurer, Unite Here Local 25 (Also DMPED) 42. Mary Walker, Public Witness 43. Tracie Thompson, Public Witness 44. Markus Young, Public Witness 45. Linda Martin, President, Unite Here Local 25 (Also DMPED) 46. Emebet Kassa, Public Witness (Also DMPED) C. Office of the Chief Financial Officer 47. Jen Jenkins, Policy Manager, Legal Aid DC 48. Katharine Landfield, Fair Budget Coalition 49. Charlottie Simpson, Public Witness 50. Deja Williams, Health Equity Organizer, SPACEs In Action 2  51. Abi Shakur, Public Witness 52. Antonia Surco, Public Witness 53. Rachel Metz, Public Witness 54. Ray Bridgewater, Public Witness 55. Betty Gentle, Senior Director, Advocacy & Public Policy, SOME, Inc. 56. Madeline Brown, Public Witness 57. Neils Ribeiro-Yemofio, Executive Director, LIFT-DC 58. Richard Benjumea, Organizer, SPACEs In Action 59. Aaron Booe, Public Witness 60. Daisy Gomez Palacios, Public Witness 61. Moshe Pasternak, Public Witness (Also All Agencies) 62. Elizabeth Noemi Ventura de Lopez, Public Witness 63. Reina Moreno, Public Witness 64. m. Felix Macaraeg, Public Witness 65. Matthew Girardi, Political and Communications Director, ATU Local 689 D. Office of Lottery and Gaming 66. Michelle MacGregor, Sports Betting Alliance E. Destination DC 67. Lisa Abrams, Vice President of Government Affairs, Hotel Association of Washington, DC F. Events DC 68. Laura Hagood, Executive Director, DC History Center 69. Tony Francavilla, Chief Development Officer, DC SCORES 70. Joy Taylor, Public Witness G. Department of Small and Local Business Development 71. Paul Spires, Program Manager, Marshall Heights Community Development Organization 72. Charlie Whitaker, CEO, Career Path DC 73. Rachel Shank, Executive Director, Georgetown Main Street 74. Kate Dean, Executive Director, Glover Park Main Street 75. Cassandra Hetherington, Director Cleveland Park Main Street, District Bridges 76. Brianne Dornbush, Executive Director, District Bridges 77. Noah Getz, Executive Director, Tenleytown Main Street 78. Francisco Ramos-Meyer, Public Witness 79. Racquell Perry, Public Witness 80. Ronald Coles, Public Witness 81. Linda Brown, Moms Empower Program Advocate, Mother's Outreach Network 82. Alexander Padro, Executive Director, Shaw Main Streets, Inc. 83. Gabriela Mossi, Executive Director, Uptown Community Initiative 84. Rebecca Atkinson, Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid, Public Witness 3  H. Other 85. Janiya Proctor, Community Outreach Coordinator, United Planning Organization 86. Nicholas Humphreys Lucas, Public Witness 87. Pamela McKinney, Public Witness 88. Dylan Manshack, Public Witness 89. Intri Soul, Alumni, JMG/DC Futures Program 90. Andrew Kline, General Counsel, RAMW (DOES) IV. ADJOURNMENT 4