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 25-741, “Vocational Education for a New Generation Act of 2024” on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Room 412 (Track B) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) EXPERT WITNESSES 1. Kate Kreamer Executive Director, Advance CTE 2. Alexander Perry Coordinator, College in High School Alliance 3. Taylor White New America 4. Kristen Hengtgen EdTrust PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL PANEL 5. Russ Williams CEO, Center City PCS 6. Justin Lessek Executive Director, Sojourner Truth PCS 7. Douglas Nidzgorski Teacher and Innovation Coordinator, Friendship PCS 8. Lecester Johnson CEO, Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School PUBLIC WITNESSES 9. Nicole Travers Senior Director of School Support & Program Data, DC Charter School Alliance 10. Cathy Reilly Public Witness 11. Chelsea Coffin Director of the Education Policy Initiative, D.C. Policy Center 12. Robert Henderson Ward 5, DC State Board of Education 13. Charles Boston Director, Youth Arboriculture Career Experience 14. Jessica Giles Executive Director, Education Reform Now Advocacy DC 15. Faith Gibson Hubbard Public Witness 16. Regina Bell General Vice President, Washington Teachers Union 17. Dr. Jermal Sewell Public Witness 18. Ashley Ruff Commissioner, ANC 7F02 19. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 20. Josephine Bias Robinson Executive Director, DC Education Research Collaborative 21. Jamison Ford CTE Student Leader, McKinley Technology HS 22. Kathryn Procope Executive Director, Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science 23. Lateefah Durant Public Witness 24. Laura Fuchs Public Witness 25. Simone Scott Public Witness 26. Renee Davis Public Witness 27. Kisha Clark Public Witness 28. Claus von Zastrow Senior Policy Director, Education Commission of the States 29. Molly Kirsch Public Witness 30. Beth Kushner Public Witness 31. Patience Yudom Workforce Graduate, Briya Public Charter School 32. Alessandra Cipriani-Detres National College Attainment Network (NCAN) 33. Hanna Furber Public Witness 34. Ana Rodriguez Public Witness 35. Kunta Bedney Public Witness 36. Shreyas Patel State Advisor, DC HOSA Future Health Professional (CTSO) 37. Henry Gonzalez-Cruz HOSA 38. Jacob McCormick Academy of Health Sciences Teacher & HOSA Advisor, District of Columbia International School HOSA 39. Masaley Kargbo Advisor, Calvin Coolidge High School HOSA Chapter 40. Vai (Via’shalaine) Eisenberg Public Witness 41. Irene Jacobs Policy Manager, Black Swan Academy 42. Syamyia Beach Public Witness 43. Thomas Penny Public Witness 44. Janol Vincen Director of Postsecondary Programs and Workforce Partnerships, See Forever Foundation & Maya Angelou Public Charter Schools 45. Akoshia Yoba Director, Career and Technical Education, See Forever Foundation & Maya Angelou Public Charter Schools 46. Stephen DeWitt Deputy Executive Director, Association for Career and Technical Education 47. Joshua Jackson Public Witness 48. Morgan Wilkins Public Witness 49. Paulette Tilghman Public Witness 50. Nikki Jones Public Witness 51. Erin Bibo Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, CityWorks DC 52. Tanya Borachi Public Witness GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 53. Dr. Antoinette Mitchell Interim State Superintendent, Office of the State Superintendent of Education 54. Glenn Starnes II Deputy Chief of Social, Emotional, and Academic Development Strategy, DCPS