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 25-630 “Universal Out of School Time Amendment Act of 2023” and Oversight of Out of School Time Programs on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 10:30 a.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. Eric Goulet Ward 3 Representative, DC State Board of Education 2. Kimberly Perry Executive Director, DC Action 3. Jorge Membreño Director of Youth Advocacy, DC Action 4. David Trigaux Public Witness 5. Katrina Owens DC Scores 6. Kerry Savage Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 7. Jodi Grant Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance 8. Talia Brock Public Witness 9. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 10. Caroline Pryor Lead Organizer, EmpowerEd 11. Emilia Calma Director of Research and Policy, DC Policy Center 12. Anne Louise Taylor President, Ward 2 Education Council 13. Ana Rodriguez Public Witness 14. Regina Bell General Vice President, WTU 15. Laura Fuchs Public Witness 16. Deirdre Brown Public Witness 17. Patricia Chatman Public Witness 18. Blanche Chatman Public Witness 19. Roxanna Gomez Public Witness 20. Martin De La Fuente Teacher, Barbara Chambers Children's Center 21. Gloria Iraheta Public Witness 22. Michael Davis Public Witness 23. James Morgan Executive Director, Higher Achievement 24. Summer Xavier Deputy Director, One World Education 25. Rainn Kingsbury Public Witness 26. Siobhan Saul Public Witness 27. Quiana Lamons Public Witness 28. Latiya Loring Public Witness 29. Cassandra Matthews Public Witness 30. Amina Brown Public Witness 31. Andria Tobin Executive Director, Kid Power, Inc. 32. April Coleman Public Witness 33. Clifford Johnson Public Witness 34. Christopher Bowsher Public Witness 35. Emily Owens Public Witness 36. Sharn Boone-Ruffin Public Witness Page 2 of 6 37. Maria Blaeuer Director of Programs and Outreach, Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc 38. Dr. Oye Owolewa US Representative, DC Statehood Delegation 39. Michael Stevens Senior Vice President & Executive Director, City Year Washington DC 40. Jasmine Watkins Arts Education Specialist, Project Create 41. Meeta Sharma-Holt Executive Director, The Fishing School, Inc. 42. Cynthia Davis Founder & CEO, Kings & Queens Childcare Center 43. Irene Jacobs Policy Manager, Black Swan Academy 44. Siobhan Saul Public Witness 45. Audrey Walker Director of Youth Services, Jubilee Housing 46. Ty Andrews Public Witness 47. Dominique Moore Public Witness 48. Keitisha Bonhom Public Witness 49. Martino Harris Public Witness 50. Andrea Jones Public Witness 51. Yvette Selby Public Witness 52. Chris Bowsher Public Witness 53. Stephanie Maltz Public Witness 54. Shandell Richards Chief Program Officer, Horton's Kids 55. Yasmin Salina Executive Director, The Hustlers Guild 56. Jawanna Hardy Founder, Guns Down Friday 57. Heavenly Anderson OST Coordinator, The Healthy Babies Project 58. Jenn Mampara Director of Education, FRESHFARM 59. Rachel Angle Youth Development Manager, Martha's Table Page 3 of 6 60. Jennifer Speight Board Member, Kid Power Inc. 61. Stephanie McGill Public Witness 62. Stephanie Griffith-Richardson Public Witness 63. Madison Debose Public Witness 64. Chyann Wicker Public Witness 65. Jazmine Brazier Youth Services Coordinator, Healthy Babies Project 66. Tyrell Holcomb Vice President of External Affairs, Jubilee Housing, Inc 67. Andre Johnson Public Witness 68. Jessica Kirchner Public Witness 69. Luz Blanco Public Witness 70. Travis Ballie Public Witness 71. Joanna Blotner Director of Government Affairs, DC Action 72. Matthew Hanson Public Witness 73. Caroline Smith Public Witness 74. Debby Shore Executive Director, Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc. 75. Evelyn Joe Executive Director, Jah Kente international, Inc. 76. Kayla Higgs Program Coordinator, Mikva Challenge DC 77. Jani Cousins Youth Advisory Team Member, Youth Safety Justice Councilmember, DC Action, Mikva Challenge 78. Zay Winston Mikva Challenge DC 79. Max King Mikva Challenge DC 80. Angie Portillo Mikva Challenge DC 81. Troy Ward Mikva Challenge DC 82. Logan Thompson Mikva Challenge DC Page 4 of 6 83. Nathaniel Starks Mikva Challenge DC 84. Jackie CARTER Executive Director, Children's Legacy Theatre, Inc. 85. Zion Fields Costume Design, Children’s Legacy Theatre 86. Ricardo Wood Actor, Children’s Legacy Theater 87. Oscar Bobb Actor, Children’s Legacy theatre 88. Jasmine Nelson Sound, Children’s Legacy Theatre 89. Samaj Johnson Student, Children’s Legacy Theatre 90. Maccio Harris Student, Children’s Legacy Theater 91. Paris Dent Student, Children legacy theater 92. Aaniyah Evans Students, Children’s Legacy theater 93. Dominique Heflin Hearing, Children Legacy Theatre 94. Zachary Shields Children’s Legacy Theater 95. Teonna Bratcher Children’s Legacy Theater 96. Erika Johnson Children’s Legacy Theater 97. Skylynn Barnett Children’s Legacy Theater 98. Lakia Barnett Children’s Legacy Theater 99. Malik Johnson Children’s Legacy Theater 100. Zacaria Manigault Children’s Legacy Theater 101. Damarion Wooten Children’s Legacy Theater 102. Derion Dean-Alexander Children’s Legacy Theater 103. Cameron Smith Children’s Legacy Theater 104. Nandi Poles Children’s Legacy Theater 105. Austin Coleman Children’s Legacy Theater 106. Alana Coleman Children’s Legacy Theater 107. Brooklyn Holloway Children’s Legacy Theater 108. Ve’Arinie Nelson Children’s Legacy Theater Page 5 of 6 109. Tyrese Johnson Children’s Legacy Theater 110. Jazmyn Johnson Children’s Legacy Theater 111. Peyton Adams Children’s Legacy Theater 112. Salam Muhammad Children’s Legacy Theater Government Witness 1. Dr. Shontia Lowe Executive Director, Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes, Office Deputy Mayor for Education 2. Paul Kihn Deputy Mayor for Education, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education Page 6 of 6