Committee of the Whole

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITNESS LIST 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 FINAL CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT HEARING on Early Childhood Educator Equitable Compensation on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 3:30pm Live via Zoom Video Conference Broadcast Chairman’s Website (www.ChairmanMendelson.com/live) DC Council Website (www.dccoungil.gov) WITNESS LIST 1. Nikila Smith Member, People for Fairness Coalition 2. Tazra Mitchell Chief Policy and Strategy Officer, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 3. LaDon Love Executive Director, SPACEs in Action 4. Sia Barbara Kamara Chief Strategy Officer, DC Early Learning Collaborative 5. Ihkeem Ma'at Collaboration and Advocacy Director, DC Early Learning Collaborative 6. Aura Cruz Heredia Grassroots Policy Organizer, SPACEs In Action 7. Destynee Bolton Member, SPACEs In Action 8. LaTrell Fitchett CEO, Promoting Love & Wisdom Home Childcare Center, LLC 9. Deja Williams Health Equity Organizer, SPACEs In Action 10. Natasha Riddle Romero Bilingual Community Organizer, DC Action 11. Hope Joyner Membership and Relationships Manager, SPACEs In Action 12. Adam Barragan-Smith Advocacy Manager, Educare DC 13. Artia Brown Member, Educare DC 14. Fari Ghamina Tumpe Senior Community Builder, Spaces in Action 15. Trish McFadden Public Witness 16. Kiera Hernandez Early Educator, Blandis Child Learning Center 17. Blandina Hernandez Early Educator, Blandi's Child Learning Center 18. Sharon Lemons Public Witness 19. Victoria Franklin Public Witness 20. Tamia Osanyingbema Public Witness 21. Magdalene Ogah Public Witness 22. Patricia McFadden Public Witness 23. Sonia DeLeon Public Witness 24. Tammy Thomas Public Witness 25. Inga Butler Public Witness 26. Antionette Walker Public Witness 27. Eva Fletcher Public Witness 28. Yves Cadet Public Witness 29. Josselyn Hernandez Public Witness 30. Jameka Fogle Public Witness 31. Eunice Fernandez Public Witness 32. Ana Torres Public Witness 33. Werkye Shawul Public Witness 34. Zebib Gebregziabher Public Witness 35. Dora Marleny Flores Public Witness 36. Eduvillia Gramajo Public Witness 37. Betty Mills Public Witness 38. Pamela Fernandez Public Witness 39. Lesly Bonilla Public Witness 40. Dave Stroup Public Witness Page 2 of 3 41. Claudia Schwartz Public Witness 42. Simeon Lehmann Center Director, KinderCare Learning Center 43. Erica Cameron Lead Teacher, Martha's Table 44. Maria Cristina Encinas Director of Education, Multicultural Spanish Speaking Providers Association 45. Aberash Teklemariam Public Witness 46. Lawanda Taylor Public Witness 47. Teresa Aspinwall Director, The Multicultural Spanish Speaking Providers Association 48. Cynthia Davis Director, The DC Family Childcare Association 49. Damaris Mejia Public Witness 50. Gavin Ware Managing Director, External Affairs, City Year Washington DC 51. Ortencia Yesenia Vargas Public Witness 52. Kristin Bess Public Witness 53. Lubertha Payne Public Witness 54. Jeffrey Credit CEO, Community Educational Research Group 55. Alethea Etinoff Administrator, POC Learning Academy LLC 56. Alethea Etinoff Associate Caregiver, POC Learning Academy LLC 57. Meseret Abebe Public Witness 58. Cristina Encinas Director, Estrellitas Montessori School 59. Ruqiyyah Anbar-Shaheen Director, Early Childhood Systems, DC Action 60. Travis Ballie Public Witness 61. Vanessa Lopez Public Witness 62. Alice J. Burt Public Witness 63. Dr. Christina Grant State Superintendent for Education Page 3 of 3