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 B25-847 “Advancing Equity in Special Education Protocols Amendment Act of 2024” and Oversight of Education for Students with Special Needs on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. Room 412 (Track B) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) WITNESS LIST 1. Jacque Patterson Vice President, State Board of Education 2. Robert Henderson Ward 5 Rep., State Board of Education 3. Dan Davis Chief Student Advocate, Office of the Student Advocate 4. Danielle Robinette Senior Policy Attorney, Children’s Law Center 5. Maria Blaeuer Director of Programs and Outreach, Advocates for Justice and Education 6. Hannah Blumenfeld-Love DC SPED Hub Program Manager, Office of the Ombudsman for Public Education 7. Marcy Hairston Public Witness 8. Samantha Bertocchi Public Witness 9. Samantha Brown Public Witness 10. Faith Gibson Hubbard Senior Advisor, PAVE 11. Regina Bell General Vice President, WTU 12. Jacqueline Pogue Lyons President, Washington Teacher’s Union 13. Janice Parker Public Witness 14. Chantal Fuller Public Witness 15. Ashley Ruff Commissioner, ANC 7F02 16. LaJoy Johnson- Law The Caregiver’s Dream 17. Elizabeth Callahan Mitchell Ward 3 Democrats 18. Benjamin Lookner Public Witness 19. Laura Fuchs Public Witness 20. Michael Rodrigues CEO, St. Coletta of Greater Washington 21. Tami Lewis Senior Director of Government Affairs, DC Charter School Alliance 22. Julie Camerata Executive Director, DC Special Education Cooperative 23. Jonathan Weinstein Managing Director of Financial Operations, KIPP DC 24. Shaunique Poole Director of Special Education, Howard University MS of Math and Science 25. Justin Lessek Executive Director, Sojourner Truth PCS 26. Kenyatta Singleton Director of Student Support Services, AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School 27. Wanda Gregory Chief Inclusion Officer, Capital City PCS 28. Elizabeth Torres CEO/ Co-Founder, Washington Global PCS 29. Siobhan Saul Public Witness 30. Rashida Young Partner for Schools Talent and Equity, Education Forward DC 31. Quiana Lamons Public Witness 32. Latiya Loring Public Witness Page 2 of 3 33. Cassandra Matthews Public Witness 34. Emily Patel Public Witness 35. Victoria Biancavilla DC AAP 36. Stephanie Maltz Public Witness 37. Chrysanthe Courniotes Public Witness 38. Sharn Boone-Ruffin Public Witness 39. Gregory Lee Public Witness 40. Caroline Pryor Lead Organizer, EmpowerED 41. Tyesha Andrews Public Witness 42. Dakota Crews Public Witness 43. Ronald Williams Public Witness 44. Andre Jones Public Witness 45. Michael Bethea Public Witness 46. Verniecee Avent Public Witness 47. Nakeisha Person Public Witness 48. Nicole Preston President and CEO, Special Olympics District of Columbia Inc. 49. Todd Gluckman Partner, Terris, Pravlik & Millian, LLP 50. Kelley Ukhun President, DC ACTS Government Witness 1. Corie Colgan Chief, Office of Teaching and Learning, DCPS 2. Regina Grimmett Senior Deputy Chief, Specialized Instruction, DCPS 3. Dr. Michelle Walker Davis Executive Director, Public Charter School Board 4. Dr. Antoinette Mitchell Interim Superintendent, OSSE 5. Victoria Glick Director of Special Education, Office of the State Superintendent of Education Page 3 of 3