Committee of the Whole

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITNESS LIST 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING on School Safety Bill 25-234, “School Safety Enhancement Amendment Act of 2023” Bill 25-420, “Conflict Resolution Education Amendment Act of 2023” on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. Hearing Room 412 (Track B) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) WITNESS LIST 1. Latisha Coleman Principal, Johnson Middle School, DCPS 2. William Haith Principal, Ballou High School, DCPS 3. Naomi Cannon Student 4. Linda Ryden Founder and Creative Director, Peace of Mind, Inc. 5. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 6. Cheryl Dodwell Executive Director, Peace of Mind Inc. 7. Shawn Donnelly Public Witness 8. Subrat Biswal Public Witness 9. Sean Beach Friendship Public Charter School 10. Angela Jones Youth Guidance 11. Aidan Lee Youth Guidance 12. Elijah Goldman Public Witness 13. Themba Masimini Regional Director of Safety, KIPP DC 14. Rachel Johnston Chief of Staff, DC Charter School Alliance 15. Ivan Hall Public Witness 16. Kevin Johnson Public Witness 17. Clayton Rosenberg President, Alliance of Concerned Men 18. Lorenzo Sanders Site Supervisor, Alliance Of Concerned Men 19. Beverly Smith Administrative Operations Director, Alliance of Concerned Men 20. Terrance Staley Executive Director, Alliance of Concerned Men 21. Joseph Johnson Program Director of the OG Initiative, Alliance Of Concerned Men 22. Curtis Brothers Public Witness 23. Stanley Jones Program Coordinator, Alliance of Concerned Men 24. Robert Henderson Public Witness 25. Carlene Reid Ward 8 Representative, DC State Board of Education 26. Fareha Ahmed Public Witness 27. Amma Roblin Public Witness 28. Tia Bell Founder, The TRIGGER Project 29. Mrs. Tyesha Andrews City-wide Board member & 1st-Vice President, PAVE & McKinley Tech PTO Board 30. Terrance Staley Executive Director, Alliance of Concerned Men 31. Curtis Brothers Public Witness 32. Gregory Newby Public Witness 33. Salim Adofo Public Witness 34. Rodney Foxworth Co-Convener, The Lamond-Riggs Public Safety Group Page 2 of 4 35. Ashley Ruff Public Witness 36. Rachel Usdan Peace For DC 37. Dr. Marco Clark Founder and CEO, Richard Wright Schools 38. Rodney Red Grant Founder, Beyond Your Block 39. Kaitlin Banner Deputy Legal Director, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs 40. Regina Bell General Vice President, Washington Teachers’ Union 41. Jacqueline Pogue Lyons President, Washington Teachers Union 42. Rod Adelia Public Witness 43. Esther Harper Public Witness 44. Laura Fuchs Public Witness 45. Liam Black Public Witness 46. Andrew Larson Public Witness 47. Alexis Larson Public Witness 48. Cathy Reilly Executive Director, S.H.A.P.P.E 49. Janel George Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center 50. Yvonne Tackie Public Witness 51. Demetrius McCade Public Witness 52. Aubrey Ahern Public Witness 53. Ayanna Richardson Public Witness 54. Rachel Feinstein Director of DC Government and Community Relations, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington (JCRC) Page 3 of 4 55. Jawanna Hardy Founder, Guns Down Friday 56. Maciah King- Brooks Youth Ambassador, Guns Down Friday 57. Caroline Pryor Lead Organizer, EmpowerEd 58. Marcelles Queen Founder, Representationforthebottom 59. Laura Petty Attorney, Advancement Project 60. Kristin Sinclair Public Witness 61. Camille Perry Public Witness 62. Samantha Davis Executive Director, Black Swan Academy 63. Kristi Matthews-Jones Director, DC Girls' Coalition 64. Jodi Ovca Founder, Executive Director, Access Youth 65. Dante Comparetto Public Witness 66. Alice McNeill Public Witness 67. Katherine Park COO, Mundo Verde PCS 68. Myron Long Executive Director, Social Justice Public Charter School 69. Yael Cannon Public Witness GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 1. Paul Kihn Deputy Mayor for Education, Office of the Mayor 2. Tia Brumstead Assistant Superintendent of Health & Wellness, Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) 3. Paige Hoffman Chief, Office of School Improvement and Supports, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) 4. Ricky Brown Executive Director, School Security, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Page 4 of 4