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 Agency Performance Oversight: Office of the State Superintendent of Education on Friday, March 7, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. Room 412 (Track B) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) PUBLIC WITNESSES 1. Robert Henderson Ward 5 Representative, DC State Board of Education 2. Eric Goulet Ward 3 Representative, DC State Board of Education 3. Ruqiyyah Anbar-Shaheen Director of Early Childhood, DC Action 4. Tazra Mitchell Chief Policy and Strategy Officer, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 5. Audrey Kasselman Senior Policy Analyst, Early Education, DC Action 6. Tata Koye Public Witness 7. Niiya Matthews Public Witness 8. Jamal Berry President and CEO, Educare DC 9. Ronnell Nathaniel Vice President of Programs, Educare DC 10. Adam Barragan-Smith Advocacy Manager, Educare DC 11. Renee Sally Director of Operations and Compliance 12. Cristina Chapman Academic Director, CommuniKids Preschool and Children’s Language Center 13. Raul Echeverria President and CEO, CommuniKids Preschool and Children’s Language Center 14. Yves-Carmel Decelian-Cadet Director, Ideal Child Development Center 15. Cornett Roberts-Njoku Program Director, Rosemount Center 16. Dr. Torrian Brent Comprehensive Services, Educare DC 17. Sharnetta Meyers Lead Teacher, Educare DC 18. Alethea Etinoff Administrator, POC Learning Academy LLC 19. Danielle Robinette Senior Policy Attorney, Children’s Law Center 20. Jeffrey Credit CEO, Community Educational Research Group 21. Julie Camerata Executive Director, DC Special Education Cooperative 22. Victor Horton Deputy Director, Education Reform Now Advocacy 23. Donna Mason Executive Director, St. Albans Early Childhood Center 24. Jordan Pickett Public Witness 25. Hannah Mason Senior Education Researcher, D.C. Policy Center 26. Jamari Blakeney Lead Teacher, Educare DC 27. Tiara Williams Instructional Coach, Educare DC 28. Miriam Magdieli Public Witness 29. Kishan Putta Public Witness 30. Maribel Ventura-Torres Executive Director, Barbara Chambers Children’s Center 31. LaMonika Jones Director, DC Hunger Solutions 32. Sarah Grace Kirkendall DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice 33. Karen Lynch Public Witness 34. Dakota Richardson Public Witness 35. Jen Kane Public Witness 36. William Kane Public Witness 37. Jenn Kauffman Public Witness 38. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 39. Bisi Oyedele CEO, Education Forward DC 40. Esteban Morales Educational Director, CentroNia 41. Joangelee Hernandez Pre-K Education Manager, CentroNia 42. Erika Osorio Public Witness 43. Cindy Reyes Public Witness 44. Sally D’Italia Public Witness 45. Pamela Pratt Parent Ambassador, Educare DC 46. Josh Boots Executive Director, EmpowerK12 47. Beth Bacon Director of Education, FRESHFARM 48. Yasmin Shaffi Executive Director of Early Learning, National Children’s Center 49. Victoria Junious Public Witness 50. Simon Rodberg Executive Director, Lee Montessori Public Charter School 51. Cynthia Davis Executive Director, DC Family Child Care Association 52. Ben Wacks Public Witness 53. Kerry Savage Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, PAVE 54. Kamren Rollins Public Witness 55. Zharray Johnson Teacher, Educare DC 56. Rachel Johnston Chief of Staff, DC Charter School Alliance 57. Andria Tobin Public Witness 58. Shannon Hodge President, KIPP DC 59. Justin Lessek Executive Director, Sojourner Truth Public Charter School 60. Teri Lee Multi-Disciplinary Team Coordinator, Bright Beginnings 61. Maurquise Hall Youth Specialist, Youth Guidance 62. Maximus Carter Student, Ballou High School, Youth Guidance 63. Elizabeth Mitchell Public Witness 64. Stephanie Maltz Public Witness 65. Deitra Shane Instructional Coach, National Children’s Center 66. Cat Peretti Public Witness 67. Elba Lopez Public Witness 68. Alexandra Miller Child and Family Support Specialist, Bright Beginnings 69. Janice Kinard-Bean Executive Director, Jenkins Hill Child Development Center 70. Mario Clopton Yu Ying Elementary Campus Principal, Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School 71. Amy Quinn Early Years Campus Principal, Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School 72. Richard Benjumea Bilingual Organizer, SPACEs in Action 73. Karissa Warren Partnership Manager, SPACEs in Action 74. Megan Salmon Bilingual Grassroots Organizer, SPACEs in Action 75. Fari Ghamina Tumpe Health Equity Organizer, SPACEs in Action 76. Deja Williams Health Equity Organizer, SPACEs in Action 77. Destynee Bolton SPACEs in Action 78. Pablo Hauschildt Leader, SPACEs in action 79. Dorthy Wright Leader, SPACEs in action 80. Earlene Fletcher Leader, SPACEs in action 81. Melissa Turcios Leader, SPACEs in action 82. Russ Williams CEO, Center City Public Charter School 83. Maria Blaeuer Public Witness 84. Tyrell Holcomb Vice President of External Affairs, Jubilee Housing, Inc. 85. Rachel Kimboko Executive Director, DC Wildflower Public Charter School 86. Ina Borjas Principal, DCBilingual Public Charter School 87. Dylan Amankwaah Site Coordinator, J.O. Wilson, Communities in Schools of the Nation’s Capital 88. Angeline Pino-Silva Site Coordinator, Stuart Hobson, Communities in Schools of the Nation’s Capital 89. John Glover Chief of External Affairs, Friendship Public Charter School 90. Ana Rodriguez Parent Leader, PAVE 91. Quiana Lamons Parent Leader, PAVE 92. Letisha Vinson Parent Leader, PAVE 93. Ty Andrews Parent Leader, PAVE 94. Tiffany Randall Parent Leader, PAVE 95. Elizabeth Reddick Parent Leader, PAVE 96. Takia Shire Parent Leader, PAVE 97. Sharn Boone-Ruffin Parent Leader, PAVE 98. Latiya Loring Parent Leader, PAVE 99. Chantee Williams Public Witness 100. Blanca Huezo Program Coordinator, Multicultural Spanish Speaking Providers Association 101. Rosa Pelaez Public Witness 102. Neena Murphy Martin Legislative Action Committee Chair, Top  Ladies of Distinction, Incorporated – Washington DC Chapter 103. Michael Cordell Public Witness 104. Jodi Ovca Executive Director, Access Youth 105. Aamir Mansoor Vice President of Government and External Partnerships, The Literacy Lab 106. Shayna Scholnick Director of the Promotor Pathway, Latin American Youth Center 107. Kendra Macko High School Principal, Capital City Public Charter School 108. Elizabeth Weiss Public Witness 109. Brandon White Executive Director, Spark the Journey 110. Tia Moore Public Witness 111. Cora MacDonald Public Witness 112. Sandra Velazquez Public Witness 113. Maria Elena Paucar Public Witness 114. Alice Macdonald Public Witness 115. Eleanor Sobande Public Witness 116. Dextina Nebo Site Coordinator, Communities in Schools of the Nation’s Capital 117. Siobhan Saul Parent Leader, PAVE 118. Karen Ceron Public Witness 119. Mariana Sorto Public Witness 120. Liliana Torres Public Witness 121. Andre Aina Public Witness 122. Elizabeth Torres CEO/Co-Founder, Washington Global Public Charter School 123. Laura Maestas Public Witness 124. Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas Executive Director, Advocates for Justice and Education 125. Myeeka Mullins Public Witness 126. Amina Benamrouche Public Witness 127. Ben Bergmann Public Witness 128. Analice Bruce Driven Student Corps Tutor/Mentor, Raising a Village Foundation 129. Sawyer Dearing Public Witness 130. Junor Johnson Public Witness 131. Ellie Canter Public Witness 132. Simeon Lehmann Public Witness 133. Jorge Membreño Director of Youth Advocacy, DC Action 134. Claire Mooney Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Out Teach GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 135. Dr. Antoinette Mitchell Interim State Superintendent, Office of the State Superintendent of Education