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 Agency Performance Oversight: Deputy Mayor of Education District of Columbia Public Schools Office of the State Superintendent of Education on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. Live via Zoom Video Conference Broadcast (Track B) Chairman’s Website (www.ChairmanMendelson.com/live) DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) WITNESS LIST 1. Robert Henderson Ward 5 Member, SBOE 2. Mercedes Garcia Correa Public Witness 3. Ortencia Yesenia Vargas Public Witness 4. Latisha Coleman Principal, Johnson Middle School 5. Diedre Neal Principal, Deal Middle School 6. John Snowdy Principal, Friendship Ideal PCS 7. James Waller Chief of School Operations, Friendship PCS 8. Jessica Giles Executive Director, Education Reform Now Advocacy 9. Grace Hu Parent co-lead, Digital Equity in DC Education 10. Trupti Patel Public Witness 11. Danielle Robinette Senior Policy Attorney, Children's Law Center 12. Adam Barragan-Smith Advocacy Manager, Educare of Washington, DC 13. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerED 14. Jamal Berry President & CEO, Educare DC 15. Jenn Mampara Director of Education, FRESHFARM 16. Sarah Buckley Public Witness, 17. Ryllie Danylko Senior Policy Analyst, DC Action 18. Katrina Owens Executive Director, DC SCORES 19. Anne Gunderson Public Witness 20. Erika Roberson Public Witness 21. Matthew Park Director of the Bard Sequence, Bard Sequence Dual Enrollment Program 22. Melissa Hall Public Witness 23. Ayominde Miller-Aganyemi Youth Advocate, YJC 24. Jeffrey Credit CEO, Community Educational Research Group 25. Ariel Johnson Executive Director , DC Charter School Alliance 26. Josh Jacobson Public Witness 27. Patricio Zambrano Co-Chair of Working Group, Bancroft Working Group 28. Karley Sessoms Public Witness 29. Lois Hollan Advocate, Georgetown Reservoir Neighborhood Alliance (GRNA) 30. Cathy Reilly Director, Senior High Alliance of Parents, Principals and Educators. Ward 4 Ed Alliance 31. Shannon Hodge President, KIPP DC 32. Betty Gentle Senior Advocacy & Community Engagement Specialist, SOME, Inc. Page 2 of 13 33. Travis Ballie Public Witness 34. Kevon Gates Public Witness 35. Alexandra Simbana Digital Equity in DC Education 36. Alethea Etinoff Public Witness 37. Elizabeth Mitchell Ward 3 Democrats 38. Michael Rodrigues Chief Executive Officer, St. Coletta of Greater Washington 39. Vanessa Lopez DC Action 40. Angela Jones Youth Guidance 41. Anneke Collins Public Witness 42. Bruno Mpoy Public Witness 43. Cathleen Raisher Public Witness 44. Ruqiyyah Anbar-Shaheen Director, Early Childhood, DC Action 45. Ty Hobson-Powell Public Witness 46. Maggie Sedgewick Public Witness 47. Audrey Walker Public Witness 48. Jackie Carter Public Witness 49. David Trigaux Public Witness 50. Lashada Ham-Campbell Public Witness 51. Regina Bell General Vice President, Washington Teachers' Union 52. Faith Gibson Hubbard Chief Strategy Officer, PAVE 53. Yolanda Anderson PAVE Parent Leader, PAVE 54. Anise Walker PAVE Parent Leader, PAVE 55. Yolanda Corbett PAVE Parent Leader, PAVE 56. Stephanie Griffith Richardson PAVE Parent Leader, PAVE 57. Katrice Fuller PAVE Parent Leader, PAVE Page 3 of 13 58. Ana Rodriguez PAVE Citywide Board Parent Leader, PAVE 59. Yvette Selby PAVE Advisory Board Parent Leader, PAVE 60. Quiana Lamons PAVE Parent Leader, PAVE 61. Tracy Barnes PAVE Parent Leader, PAVE 62. Tyesha Andrews PAVE Citywide Board Parent Leader, PAVE 63. Joshua Wiley Public Witness 64. Jennifer Schiller Public Witness, 65. Kate Rosenberg Public Witness 66. Susan Fridy Public Witness 67. Paul Strzelczyk Public Witness 68. Phoebe Koenigsberg Public Witness 69. Jessica O'Connell Public Witness 70. Nicole Hanrahan Co-Founder & Executive Director , LAYC Career Academy 71. Lecester Johnson Chief Executive Officer, Academy of Hope Adult PCS 72. Ashley Simpson Baird Director of Research and Policy, Briya Public Charter School 73. Erin Bibo Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, CityWorks DC 74. Stephanie Maltz Public Witness 75. Jamie Barden Co-Chair of Working Group, Bancroft Elementary Working Group 76. Caitlin Vaka Haverkamp Public Witness 77. Paradise Mingo Public Witness 78. Jennifer Cartland Public Witness Page 4 of 13 79. Jacqueline Pogue Lyons President, Washington Teachers' Union 80. Sheila CarsonCarr Co-Founder, Decoding Dyslexia DC 81. Micaela Deming Policy Director, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 82. Cat Peretti Public Witness 83. John Capozzi Director of Recruiting, On Ramps to Careers 84. Kishan Putta Commissioner, ANC 2E 85. Monte Monash LSAT Chair, MacArthur High School LSAT 86. Jonathan Aparicio Public Witness 87. David Sedgewick Responsible Education Planning on the Hill 88. Anna Roblin Public Witness 89. Adrienne Smith Public Witness 90. Melinda Flynn Public Witness 91. Jacob Heim Public Witness 92. Alexander Moore Chief Development Officer, DC Central Kitchen 93. Joelle Goode EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JMG PRODUCTIONS INC. 94. Karen Settles Memeber, Decoding Dyslexia DC 95. Elizabeth Corinth Public Witness 96. K.C. Boyd Chair Elect, Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table 97. Caroline Pryor Lead Organizer, EmpowerEd 98. Gracy Obuchowicz Director of Educator Wellness , EmpowerEd 99. Sophia Baratta Educator, EmpowerEd 100. Angenette Planter Educator, EmpowerEd Page 5 of 13 101. Thamar Polynice Educator, EmpowerEd 102. Monique Wiley-Crawford Organizer, EmpowerEd 103. India Locklear Educator, EmpowerEd 104. Shawn Hardy Educator, EmpowerEd 105. Max Broad Co-Chair, DC Good Food Purchasing Program Coalition 106. Audrey Kasselman Public Witness 107. Kelsey Desmond Youth Programs Manager, Casey Trees 108. Chelsea Coffin Public Witness 109. Takiyah Worthy Parent Leader, PAVE 110. Laura Fuchs Public Witness 111. Melanie Douglass Public Witness 112. Julia Krahe LSAT Co-Chair, Hearst ES 113. Maria Montgomery Public Witness 114. Jamal Encalade Public Witness 115. Christina Macken Public Witness 116. Andria Tobin Public Witness 117. Elizabeth Stuart Chair, Alice Deal LSAT 118. Amanda Provost Co-President, Alice Deal Community Association 119. Elana Mintz Public Witness 120. Hope Joyner Childcare Champion, SPACEs In Action 121. Destynee Bolton Public Witness 122. Maria Blaeuer Director of Programs and Outreach, Inc., Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc. 123. Amelia French Director of Advocacy, Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc. Page 6 of 13 124. Berta Mata Bilingual Parent Support Specialist, Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc. 125. Akela Crawford Director Legal Services, Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc. 126. Camila Camborda Associate Director, State Policy and Advocacy , Data Quality Campaign 127. Benjamin Lookner Public Witness 128. Jose Quinteros Public Witness 129. Kimberly Perry Executive Director, DC Action 130. Fareha Ahmed Public Witness 131. Kiera Fernandez Leader, SPACEs In Action 132. Vanessa Gonzalez Chief Development Officer, DC Prep 133. Brandon White Executive Director, Spark the Journey 134. Andrea Hsu Public Witness 135. Mia Olsen Hearst Elementary 136. Alieze Stallworth Public Witness 137. Abel Amene ANC Commissioner, SMD 4D02 138. Eunice Fernandez Leader , SPACEs In Action 139. Pamela Fernandez Public Witness 140. Jameka Fogle Public Witness 141. Anna Torres Leader, SPACEs In Action 142. James Vollman Secretary-Treasurer, On Ramps to Careers 143. Tasia Fuller Public Witness 144. Marcy Hairston Public Witness 145. DJASRA RATEBAYE Public Witness 146. Gina Stephens Public Witness Page 7 of 13 147. Joe Fretwell Manager of Advisory Services, Low Income Investment Fund 148. Nick Wertsch Truesdell Family Teacher Organization 149. Megan Flynn Truesdell Family Teacher Organization 150. Bertrand Stoffel Bancroft PTO 151. Jenee Gaynor FTO Communications Chair, Truesdell Family Teacher Organization 152. Natasha Riddle Romero Community Organizer, DC Action 153. Sandra Moscoso Public Witness 154. Fabiana Perera Parent, Truesdell Family-Teacher Organization 155. Rachel Feinstein Director of DC Government and Community Relations, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington 156. Lakera Tompkins ProgramManager of Coaching Provider/DC Future Scholars, Associates for Renewal in Education, Inc. 157. Julia D'Ambrosi Public Witness 158. Katherine Randolph Public Witness 159. Luke Meisner Public Witness 160. Betsy Wolf Public Witness 161. Megan Conway Public Witness 162. Francesca Macken Public Witness 163. Jasmine Herndon Public Witness 164. Lily Eckardt Public Witness 165. James Wyckoff Public Witness 166. Kathryn Wade Public Witness 167. Martha Assefa Public Witness 168. XiaoYi Luo Public Witness Page 8 of 13 169. Carmen Brito Youth Advocate, Young Women's Project 170. Dayna Nokes-Minor Program Manager, JMG Productions Inc 171. Tiffany L Brown Public Witness 172. Charlene Roach-Glymph Owner/Director, Petit Scholars @RIA 173. Marilyn Medrano Public Witness 174. Mariam Aydoun Public Witness 175. Leah Greenglass Public Witness 176. Toke Odimayomi Public Witness 177. Tayo Belle Deputy Director, School Justice Project 178. Dr. Susan Hudec DC Futures College Coach, JMG Productions, Inc. 179. Christine Tomasik Associate Vice President, Philanthropy, Out Teach 180. Leslie Perry Dc futures college coach, Jmg production 181. Justin Lessek Executive Director, Sojourner Truth Public Charter School 182. Ryan Waller Public Witness 183. Steven Daniels DC Futures Coach, JMG 184. Heather Gustafson Owner, Palisades Montessori 185. Romel Amare Public Witness 186. Holly Clark DC Futures College Coach, JMG Productions, Inc. 187. Kiki Lowman Public Witness, Whittier Elementary School PTO 188. Vernae Taylor DC Futures College Coach, JMG Productions, Inc. 189. Rose Rosilene Director of Child's First Step , SPACEs In Action Page 9 of 13 190. Wilma Jones DC Futures College Coach, JMG Productions, Inc 191. Kristeena Alexander DC Futures College Coach, JMG Productions Inc. 192. Sally D'Italia Public Witness 193. Valerie Jablow Public Witness 194. Suzanne Wells Public Witness, Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Org. 195. Amber Golden Parent, SHADE PTO, DESAP Board President, PAVE Parent Leader, Duke Ellington School of the Arts 196. Doreen Blue Public Witness 197. Wilson Garcia Public Witness 198. Jada Carolina Public Witness 199. Andre Aina Public Witness 200. Raul Echevaria CEO/President, CommuniKids Preschool 201. Allison Forbes Vice President for Research, Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness 202. Karen Marie Woodbury Student, JMG Productions 203. Dr Jeffrey Grant CEO, Monument Academy PCS 204. Maribel Espinosa-Hernandez DC Futures College Coach, JMG Productions, Inc 205. Danielle Geong Volunteer, Under 3 DC 206. Kristin Scotchmer Founding Executive Director, Mundo Verde PCS 207. Janice Drakeford DC Futures College Coach, JMG Productions, Inc., 208. Omar Parbhoo Commissioner - Vice Chair, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1D 209. Eric Goulet Public Witness Page 10 of 13 210. Dr. Ashley DeCruise Public Witness 211. Ashley Williams DC Futures Student, JMG Productions, Inc 212. JULIA LUM Public Witness, DC Futures 213. Elizabeth Daggett Public Witness 214. Cheryl Johnson Public Witness 215. Annette Ivey PAVE Parent Leader, PAVE 216. Willem Dicke Teacher/Coach DC Scores, Amidon-Bowen Elementary School 217. Karen Kassekert Public Witness 218. Destine Smith DC Futures Student , JMG Productions, Inc 219. Henry Hall Public Witness 220. Stephen Cook The Black Swan Academy 221. Chadli Ross The Black Swan Academy 222. Taylin Jackson The Black Swan Academy 223. Georgia C Public Witness 224. Sarah Bennett Director, Jobs for the Future (JFF) 225. Chrystal Puryear Public Witness 226. Allison Fitzsimmons Public Witness 227. Aerin Hill Public Witness 228. Kendall Bryan Executive Director, Amy Jacques Garvey Institute 229. James Nichols Public Witness 230. Ayominde Miller Aganyemi Public Witness 231. Carmen Brito Public Witness 232. Nigel Levell Public Witness 233. Kelvin Page Public Witness 234. Pamela Santos Public Witness Page 11 of 13 235. Marianela Rivas Public Witness 236. XioYi Luo Public Witness 237. Lecester Johnson Chief Executive Officer, Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School 238. Nathan Sparks Public Witness 239. Venus McClure Public Witness 240. Ceon D The Black Swan 241. Annisha Perry The Black Swan 242. Chandini Darby Co-Founder, Artistic Director, The VIVA School of Dance 243. Camila Mercedes Student, The VIVA School of Dance 244. Matthew McCrea Head of School, Meridian Public Charter School 245. Kevin Clinton Chief Program Officer, Federal City Council 246. Isabel Lainez Public Witness 247. Tylea Dawson Public Witness 248. Erika Harrell Executive Director, ElectDE DC 249. Za'hana Green Public Witness 250. Talayna Clements Public Witness 251. Allison Kokkoros CEO, Carlos Rosario School 252. Lauren Secco Public Witness 253. Amanda Cutright Public Witness 254. Anna Mayer Public Witness 255. Gwen Morris Public Witness 256. Dahlia Anderson Public Witness 257. Maia Riggs Public Witness 258. Sonja Talwani Public Witness Page 12 of 13 259. Kahri Borum Public Witness 260. Jeremiah Wright Public Witness 261. Yeselyn Iraheta Public Witness 262. Dorothy Kremer Student, GND4S 263. Blake Saddler Public Witness 264. Reb Spring Sunrise (GND4S) 265. Haley Crouch Public Witness 266. Niamh O'Donovan Sunrise Movement 267. Yahidry Ramirez Public Witness 268. Zoe Fisher Public Witness Page 13 of 13