Committee of the Whole

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 DRAFT CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING on Bill 25-826, Recidivism Reduction, Oversight, and Accountability for DYRS Act of 2024 on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. Council Chambers (Room 500) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) WITNESS LIST Public Witnesses 1. Whitney Louchheim Chief Operating Officer, Open City Advocates 2. Raymond Ngu Legal Director, Open City Advocates 3. Robert Vinson Brannum Chair, Ward 5 Leadership Council – Public Safety Committee 4. Eduardo Ferrer Policy Director, Georgetown Juvenile Justice Initiative 5. Irene Jacobs Policy Manager, Black Swan Academy 6. Kristin Eliason Head of Services, Network for Victim Recovery of DC 7. Tracy Velazquez Policy Director, Council for Court Excellence 8. Dr. Carmen Johnson Founder, Helping Ourselves to Transform 9. Austin Steele Intern, Legislative Researcher, Helping Ourselves to Transform 10. Katherine Jo Intern, Youth Leadership, Helping Ourselves to Transform 11. Nasyr Mathis Intern, Legislative Drafter, Helping Ourselves to Transform 12. Natasha Levine Intern, Helping Ourselves to Transform  Government Witnesses 13. Kathy Patterson DC Auditor, Office of the District of Columbia Auditor 14. Katerina Semyonova Special Counsel to the Director for Policy and Legislation, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia 15. Brian Schwalb Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia 16. Lindsey Appiah Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice 17. Sam Abed Director, Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services