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 26-0073, “Heads Up! Distraction-Free Learning Amendment Act of 2025” on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Room 412 (Track B) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) EXPERT WITNESSES 1. John Mootz Senior Policy and Research Manager, Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development 2. Dr. Chunyun Yang Associate Professor, University of Maryland 3. Dr. Annette Campbell Anderson Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University and Deputy Director, Center for Safe and Healthy Schools 4. Mileva Repasky Co-Founder, Phone-Free Schools Movement SCHOOL LEADER AND PRINCIPAL PANEL 5. Tracy White CEO, Paul Public Charter School 6. Calvery Cooper Head of School, BASIS DC Public Charter School 7. Maurine Westover Principal, Hardy Middle School, DCPS 8. Anita Berger Principal, Benjamin Banneker High School, DCPS  PUBLIC WITNESSES 9. Eric Goulet Ward 3 Representative, DC State Board of Education 10. David Monahan Campaign Director, Fairplay 11. Nicole Travers Senior Director of School Support & Program Data, DC Charter School Alliance 12. John Hassell Public Witness 13. Laura Derrendinger Public Witness 14. Kelly Stultz Education Account Executive, YONDR 15. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 16. Caroline Pryor Lead Organizer, EmpowerEd 17. Priya Cook Public Witness 18. Elizabeth Mitchell Public Witness 19. Ella Kihn 8th Grade Student, Hardy Middle School 20. Ashley Simpson Baird Coalition of Adult Charter Schools 21. Kathryn Procope Executive Director, Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science 22. Tara Iqbal Director of SEL, DC Prep 23. Emily Hedin Public Witness 24. Deirdre Brown PLE Board Member, PAVE 25. Ashley Ruff Parent Leader, PAVE 26. Shahad Mohieldin Senior Project Coordinator, Young Women’s Project 27. Avani Patel Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 28. Taylor Joiner Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 29. Sydney Inge Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 30. Noura Baranro Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 31. Addison Blosser Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 32. Riley Gayle Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 33. Ashlee Narciso Public Witness 34. Ayominde Miller Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 35. Nigel Levell Jr. Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 36. Kiamora Bennett Public Witness 37. Johnise Speaks-McNeill Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 38. Maedot Kiros Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 39. Mela Assefa Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 40. Phoenix Phoenix Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 41. Farrah Sabir Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 42. Mikaia Pineyro Peer Educator, Young Women’s Project 43. Sophie Ghebrehiwot Mental Health Advocate, Young Women’s Project 44. David Armando Mental Health Advocate, Young Women’s Project 45. Ilah Pratt Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 46. Denys Flores Mental Health Youth Advocate, Young Women’s Project 47. Deb Schmill Public Witness 48. Sanaa Evans Public Witness 49. Masa Jakovljevic Public Witness 50. Kai Johnson Public Witness 51. Zeinab Dembele Student, School Without Walls 52. Phoenix Sims Student, Jackson Reed High School 53. Abby Tucker Student, BASIS Public Charter School 54. Anderlyn Mata Student, Jackson Reed High School 55. Mary Zenger Fellow, DC Justice Lab 56. Amiratu Kamara Public Witness 57. Sheila Molavi Public Witness 58. Rosalyn Lake Public Witness 59. Sara Ellamihalke Student, School Without Walls 60. Elijah Gold-Moritz Student, Jackson Reed High School 61. Liam Kessmann Public Witness 62. Michael Sigrist Public Witness 63. Tan Liu Teacher, Bard High School 64. Payton Persinger Public Witness 65. Keenan Parker Public Witness 66. Makayla Chang Public Witness 67. Denise Jefferson Public Witness 68. Leah Anderson Public Witness 69. Ana Rodriguez Parent Leader, PAVE 70. Quiana Lamons Parent Leader, PAVE 71. Ty Andrews Parent Leader, PAVE 72. Laura Fitzgerald Parent Leader, PAVE 73. Carolyn Bowen Parent Leader, PAVE 74. Laura Fuchs Public Witness 75. Micaela Deming Policy Director, DCCADV 76. Chioma Ukaobasi Youth Advisory Council, Young Women’s Project 77. Daniel Winston Public Witness GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 78. Tia Brumsted Assistant Superintendent, Division of Health and Wellness, Office of the State Superintendent of Education 79. Elizabeth Ross Assistant Superintendent, Teaching and Learning, Office of the State Superintendent of Education 80. Jennifer Rosenbaum Deputy Chief of Schools, DCPS