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 Bill 25-784 - Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Act of 2024 Bill 25-785, Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024 Bill 25-786, Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2024 Bill 25-787, Fiscal Year 2024 Revised Local Budget Emergency Act of 2024 Bill 25-788, Fiscal Year 2024 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2024 on Friday, May 3, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. Council Chambers, Room 500 (Track A) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) WITNESS LIST 1. Rachel White Senior Youth Policy Analyst, DC Action 2. Kimberly Perry Executive Director, DC Action 3. Vanessa Lopez DC Action 4. Audrey Kasselman Policy Analyst, DC Action 5. Ruqiyyah Anbar-Shaheen Director, Early Childhood , DC Action 6. Mary Katherine West Program Manager for Early Childhood, DC Action 7. Ryllie Danylko Danylko Senior Policy Analyst, DC Action 8. Jorge Membreño Director of Youth Advocacy, DC Action 9. Travis Ballie Public Witness 10. Erica Williams Executive Director, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 11. Anne Gunderson DC Fiscal Policy Institute 12. Michael Johnson Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 13. Erika Roberson Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 14. Kate Coventry Deputy Director of Legislative Strategy, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 15. Emma Mehrabi Public Witness 16. Jaquelyne Salazar Public Witness 17. Danielle Geong Public Witness 18. Abril Curiel Public Witness 19. Djasra Ratebaye Public Witness 20. Charlene Roach-Glymph Public Witness 21. Jeffrey Credit Student, Community Educational Research Group 22. Sally D'Italia Public Witness 23. Daniurka Gonzalez Public Witness 24. Adam Barragan-Smith Advocacy Manager, Educare DC 25. Jamal Berry President and CEO, Educare DC 26. Angela Williams Center Director, Educare DC 27. Yanae Williams Public Witness 28. Rachel Feinstein Director of DC Government and Community Relations, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Washington 29. Hannah Schiff Public Witness 30. John Engelbert Public Witness 31. Franz Strasser-Galvis Public Witness 32. Ngeri Azuewah Public Witness 33. Julie Lujan Public Witness 34. Abriana Kimbrough Program Officer , Washington Area Women’s Foundation 35. Brittany Harper Public Witness 2 36. Lauri Winter Co-chair, Justice and Witness Action Network - DC Team 37. Michael Hopkins Justice and Witness Action Network - DC Team 38. La Shada Ham-Campbell Public Witness 39. Paradise Mingo Public Witness 40. Kishan Putta Public Witness 41. Raul Echevarria Co-founder/CEO, CommuniKids Preschool 42. Ali Rizvi Public Witness 43. Reyna Martínez Public Witness 44. Elena Romero Public Witness 45. Mercedes Garcia Perez Public Witness 46. Mayra Lugardo Public Witness 47. Ana Lopez Public Witness 48. Kathryn Kleppinger Public Witness 49. Tiffany Jenkins Public Witness 50. Shannon Zeigler Public Witness 51. Lourdes Guzman Public Witness 52. Amaury Sibon Public Witness 53. Dasia Scott Public Witness 54. Rachel Rintelmann Legal Director of Systemic Advocacy & Law Reform, Legal Aid DC 55. Santos Cueva Public Witness 56. Kateryn Rivas Public Witness 57. Katharine Landfield Fair Budget Coalition 58. Ashlei Alexander Program Manager, Fair Budget Coalition 59. Terrance King CEO, National Children's Center 60. Diana Diaz Director, EMBASSY ROW CDC 3 61. Natalie Newell Head of School, Broad Branch Children's House 62. Molly McSherry Public Witness 63. Jennie Black Public Witness 64. Debbie Reynolds Public Witness 65. Andrew M Lee Artistic/Executive Director, DC Strings Workshop 66. Dr. Ray Pitts Senior Advisor, DC Strings Workshop 67. Micaela Deming Policy Director, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 68. Dawn Dalton Executive Director, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 69. Richard Benjumea Public Witness 70. Judy Estey Executive Director, The Platform of Hope 71. Aja Taylor Director, Advocacy & Organizing , Bread for the City 72. Martha Assefa Teacher Ally, EmpowerEd 73. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 74. Gracy Obuchowicz Executive Director, EmpowerEd 75. Angelica Martinez Public Witness 76. Terrence James Public Witness 77. Elizabeth Falcon Executive Director, DC Jobs With Justice 78. Elinor Hart Public Witness 79. Charlottie Simpson Public Witness 80. Breanna Heslin Board Chair, Broadcasters Child Development Center 81. Stuart Berlow Government Relations Director, American Heart Association 82. Taryn Morrissey Public Witness 4 83. Kerry Savage Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 84. Yolanda Corbett Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 85. Tyesha Andrews PAVE Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 86. Sharnetta Boone-Ruffin PAVE Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 87. Quiana Lamons PAVE Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 88. Dominique Moore PAVE Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 89. Katrice Fuller PAVE Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 90. Kristin Sinclair Police Free Schools Coalition 91. Peter Anderson Head of Schools, Washington Latin PCS 92. Claudia Lorena Ceron Valenzuela Public Witness 93. Jill Barefoot Public Witness 94. Lida Barthol Public Witness 95. Jack Taylor Public Witness 96. David Schwartzman Chair, Political Policy & Action Committee, DC Statehood Green Party 97. Laura Hagood Executive Director, DC History Center 98. Abi Shakur Public Witness 99. LaMonika Jones Director, DC Hunger Solutions 100. Michelle Engelmann Public Witness 101. Karissa Warren Strategic Partnership Manager, SPACEs in Action 102. Destynee Bolton Early childhood organizer , SPACEs In Action 103. Nikole Chandler Member , SPACEs In Action 5 104. Erika Chandler Member , SPACEs In Action 105. Yolanda Blow Leader/teacher , SPACEs In Action 106. Tequila Holmes Teacher/Leader , SPACEs In Action 107. Erika Laken Teacher/Leader , SPACEs In Action 108. Tyronda Franklin Teacher/Leader, SPACEs In Action 109. Georgia Walker Leader/Teacher , SPACEs In Action 110. LaDon Love Executive Director, SPACEs In Action 111. Hope Joyner Childcare Champion Organizer, SPACEs In Action 112. Victoria Franklin Teacher/leader, SPACEs In Action 113. Ana Victoria Cobcoban Teacher/ Leader , SPACEs In Action 114. Maria Ballesteros Teacher/ leader , SPACEs In Action 115. Ivy Collins Leader, SPACEs In Action 116. Yolanda Kellem Leader/teacher , SPACEs in action 117. Maryan Lavina Leader/ Teacher , SPACEs In Action 118. Selam Kitaw Leader/Teacher , SPACEs In Action 119. Madeline Daniels Benderev Public Witness 120. Bill Alsup Public Witness 121. Ana Ferman Public Witness 122. Alicia Galvan-Flores Public Witness 123. Elisa Minoff Public Witness 124. Octavia Lowery Public Witness 125. Leah Newcomer Public Witness 126. Gerren Price President and CEO, DowntownDC BID 127. Leona Agouridis President and CEO, Golden Triangle BID 128. Emeka Moneme President, Capitol Riverfront BID 129. Nancy Drane Public Witness 6 130. Kirra Jarratt Chief Executive Officer, DC Bar Foundation 131. Daniel Del Pielago Housing Director , Empower DC 132. Andria Chatmon Community Organizer, Empower DC 133. Alexandra Shandell Public Witness 134. Emily Taylor Public Witness 135. Brianna Gavio Public Witness 136. Katie Leesman Public Witness 137. Betty Gentle Senior Advocacy and Community Engagement Specialist, SOME, Inc. 138. Elliott Becker Public Witness 139. Aditi Fruitwala Public Witness 140. Jessica Hart Public Witness 141. Shannon Walsh Clinical Director- Court Urgent Care Clinic, Pathways to Housing DC 142. Will Doyle Public Witness 143. Aniko Schwarcz Public Witness 144. Breanna Davis Tribble Public Witness 145. Moshe Pasternak Public Witness 146. Gabriel Allen Public Witness 147. Susan Gallucci Member, Ward 3 Housing Justice 148. Karelia Whitt Public Witness 149. Jordan Jones Government Relations Associate , KinderCare Learning Companies 150. Christopher Wolf Capital Jewish Museum 151. Martha Diaz Public Witness 152. Rosalina Burgos-Gil Executive Director, Jubilee JumpStart 153. Nicholas Giannakopoulos President AFGE Local 1456, AFGE Local 1456 7 154. Lynn Amano Director of Advocacy, Friendship Place 155. Caroline Pryor Lead Organizer, EmpowerEd 156. Gabrielle DuBose Teacher Leadership Facilitator, Teacher, EmpowerEd 157. Brian Hillard DC teacher, EmpowerEd 158. Marites Curley DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 159. Ange Pirko DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 160. Armand Cuevas DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 161. Elizabeth Weiss DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 162. Cara Schiavone DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 163. Dallas Cherry DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 164. Jackeline Peña DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 165. Kelley Ukhun Teacher Fellow, EmpowerEd 166. Alison Rice DC teacher, EmpowerEd 167. Milan Campbell Public Witness 168. Irene Jacobs Policy Manager, Black Swan Academy 169. Marcus Williams Youth Organizer , Black Swan Academy 170. Chadlii Ross Black Swan Academy 171. Krystal Lewis Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 172. Sanai Miles Youth Organizer, Black Swan Academy 173. Stephen Cook Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 174. K’layah McCoy Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 175. Annisha Perry Youth Organizer, Black Swan Academy 176. Kelsey Payne Youth Organizer, Black Swan Academy 177. Germane Williamson Youth Organizer, Black Swan Academy 178. Star Short Youth Organizer, Black Swan Academy 179. Noel Redd Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 8 180. Tylea Dawson Youth Organizer, Black Swan Academy 181. Liyah Barno Black Swan Academy 182. Ceon Dubose Black Swan Academy 183. Keiyona Swann Black Swan Academy 184. Begona Fernandez Public Witness 185. Tangelia Hicks Public Witness 186. Laura Petty Attorney, Advancement Project 187. Douglas Firstenberg Public Witness 188. Sarah Childers Public Witness 189. Eric Goulet Ward 3 Representative, DC State Board of Education 190. Trupti Patel Chairperson, ANC 2A 191. Kyra Cowen Public Witness 192. Lupi Quinteros- Grady CEO & President, Latin American Youth Center 193. Isabel Slonneger Promotor/Youth Advocate, Latin American Youth Center 194. Luis Martinez Program Manager, Latin American Youth Center 195. Shayna Scholnick Director of the Promotor Pathway, Latin American Youth Center 196. Jaime Roberts Director of Education , Latin American Youth Center 197. Raemeisha Gage Promotor/ Youth Advocate , Latin American Youth Center 198. Cheili Obregon Community Schools Coordinator, Latin American Youth Center 199. Keedra Williams Community School Coordinator, Latin American Youth Center 200. Angela Franco President/CEO, DC Chamber of Commerce 9 201. Deborah Shore Executive Director, Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc. 202. Charles Debnam Chair, DC Tobacco Free Coalition 203. Shelly Repp Chair, Committee of 100 204. Melody Webb Executive Director, Mother's Outreach Network 205. Maria Jackson Mom Leader, Mother's Outreach Network 206. Erin Fisher CEO, Bright Beginnings Inc 207. Elida Monge Public Witness 208. Andrea Thomas President and CEO, United Planning Organization 209. Ashley Weems Infant/Toddler Teacher, United Planning Organization 210. Brianna McGowan Public Witness 211. Mary Lincoln Public Witness 212. Yesim Sayin Public Witness 213. Haley Dorgan Public Witness 214. Andrew Hooper Public Witness 215. Elizabeth McNichol Tri-chair, Washington DC Poor People's Campaign 216. Katie deProphetis Public Witness 217. Nancy Shaffer Public Witness 218. Nina Mack Executive Director, The Hill Preschool 219. Jodi Ovca Executive Director, Access Youth 220. Amber Hodges Public Witness 221. Neil Richardson Acting Convener , DC Coalition on Long Term Care 222. Sindy Duran Public Witness 223. Liz DeBarros Chief Executive Officer, District of Columbia Building Industry Association 10 224. Richard Lake Board President, District of Columbia Building Industry Association 225. Steve Colangelo Vice President, Donohoe Development Company 226. Debra Kilpatrick Byrd Public Witness 227. Emily Smith Public Witness 228. Brian Smith Workforce Development Specialist , Bright Beginnings Inc 229. Erica Greenberg Public Witness 230. Malcom Fox Executive Director, Opportunity DC 231. Melody Webb Public Witness 232. Qaadir El-Amin Director , Right to Life A4O 233. Gretchen Vanderveer Steering Committee member, Coalition for Nonprofit Equity 234. Miner Hernandez Public Witness 235. Miner Hernandez Public Witness 236. Zarra Graves Public Witness 237. Donnell R Public Witness 238. Nevaeh Simpson Public Witness 239. Lu'miya Lindsay Public Witness 240. Leela Arno Public Witness 241. Latoya Young Public Witness 242. Jayla Richards Public Witness 243. Hassan Green Public Witness 244. Esther jolayemi Public Witness 245. Dominique Williams Public Witness 246. Destiny Smith Public Witness 247. Damien Jenkins Public Witness 11 248. Calique Barnes Public Witness 249. Iyahna Hubbard Public Witness 250. Arrika James Public Witness 251. Raymond Weeden Executive Director, Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS 252. William Pierre-Louis, Jr. Public Witness 253. Destiny Sharpe Public Witness 254. Olivia Golden Public Witness 255. Kyle Maurer Public Witness 256. Robert Harvey Public Witness 257. Elizabeth Kane Public Witness 258. Maria Ayala Public Witness 259. Karen Spangler Public Witness 260. Amelia Gordon Public Witness 261. Jill Verret Board Chair, Tiny Findings Child Development Center Board of Directors 262. Jacqueline Pogue Lyons President, Washington Teachers' Union 263. Regina Bell General Vice President, Washington Teachers' Union 264. Kunta Bedney Council Representative, Carpenters Union 265. Brayan Domingeuz Public Witness 266. Minetre Martin Organizing Manager, Education Reform Now Advoacay DC 267. Gregory Anthony Civic Leader, Education Reform Now Advocacy D.C. 268. LaDan Johnson Civic Leader, Education Reform Now Advocacy D.C. 269. Fritz Kessler Public Witness 270. Kris Thompson Chief Executive Officer, Calvary Women's Services 12 271. Michelle Lewis Pratt Public Witness 272. Etai Mizrav Public Witness 273. Maura Brophy President & CEO, NoMa BID 274. Sharon Twitty Public Witness 275. William Alsup Public Witness 276. Teresa Romero Executive Director , Bambini Child Development Center 277. Rosanna Wilcox Public Witness 278. Jackie CARTER Public Witness 279. Christopher Maxwell Public Witness 280. Joanna Alejandro Gender & Health Manager, La Clinica Del Pueblo 281. MaKenzie Pollard Youth Leader, Black Swan Academy 282. Francis Aponte Parent Coordinator, Cardozo ED 283. Chris Weiss Executive Director, DC Environmental Network 284. Bessy Rivera-Martinez Public Witness 285. Rachell Aguilar Public Witness 286. Eddie Koen President, Institute for Educational Leadership - Coalition for Community Schools 287. Lara Pukatch Chief Advocacy Officer , Miriam's Kitchen 288. Maria Acosta Public Witness 289. jackelin Gomez Sacach Student, Communities In Schools of the Nations Capital 290. Bryan Peromo Student, Communities In Schools of the Nations Capital 291. Axel Vilorio Student, Communities In Schools of the Nations Capital 292. Janah Crutchfield Student, Communities In Schools of the Nations Capital 13 293. Jeferyn Vasquez-Martinez Student, Communities In Schools of the Nations Capital 294. Amber Harding Executive Director, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless 295. Brittany Ruffin Director of Policy and Advocacy, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless 296. Syieda Tomlinson Public Witness 297. Allan Knight Legislative Volunteer, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network 298. Nicole Rentz Public Witness 299. Stephen Kletter Public Witness 300. Cam Morris Public Witness 301. Mary Procter Member, Workforce Development Subcommittee LTCC 302. Clarisse Mendoza Davis Chief Executive Officer, See Forever Foundation-Maya Angelou Public Charter Schools 303. Levi Eckman Teacher, Maya Angelou Public Charter School 304. Cyril Pickering School Psychologist, Maya Angelou Public Charter School 305. Eustace Alexander Maya Angelou Public Charter School 306. Alyssa Williams Maya Angelou Public Charter Shools 307. Katalin Peter VP Residential, AOBA 308. Eric Jones VP Commercial, AOBA 309. Shamyra Beckham Public Witness 310. Avram Reisman Public Witness 311. Mackenzie Baris Public Witness 312. Gwendolyn Lohse ANC Commissioner and Chair , ANC 2E 313. Kathy Henderson Commissioner, ANC 5D06 14