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 Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Oversight: The District of Columbia Public Schools on Friday, June 6, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. Hearing Room 412 (Track B) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) PUBLIC WITNESS LIST 1. Eric Goulet Ward 3 Representative, DC State Board of Education 2. Robert Henderson Ward 5 Representative, DC State Board of Education 3. Jon Rolle Principal, Garfield Elementary School, D.C. Public Schools 4. Calvin Ruffin Director of Career Academies, Ballou High School, D.C. Public Schools 5. Mary Katherine West Public Witness 6. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 7. Caroline Pryor Lead Organizer, EmpowerEd 8. Chelsea Coffin Deputy Director, D.C. Policy Center 9. Danielle Robinette Children’s Law Center 10. Katrina Owens Executive Director, DC SCORES 11. Tracy Williams Public Witness 12. Tara Vanacore Public Witness 13. Trupti Patel Chair, ANC 2A 14. David Wills Youth Guidance 15. Jahvon Gordon Youth Guidance 16. Angela Jones Youth Guidance 17. Joshua Bailey Communities in Schools of the Nation's Capital 18. Monique Baker Communities in Schools of the Nation's Capital 19. Robin Roesch Creciendo Chisholm 20. Mia Thrash Creciendo Chisholm 21. Dorothy Reyneri Creciendo Chisholm 22. Allison Mueller Creciendo Chisholm 23. Joanna Kreiselman Creciendo Chisholm 24. Robert Vinson Brannum Chairman, Ward 5 Leadership Council Public Safety Committee 25. William Kane Public Witness 26. Davinia Seay Public Witness 27. Cathy Reilly Exec Director, Senior High Alliance of Parents, Principals and Educators 28. Lucy Santiago Public Witness 29. Maya Martin Cadogan Founder and Executive Director, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 30. Kristi Matthews-Jones Director, DC Girls' Coalition 31. Erica Beal Executive Director, School Leader Lab 32. Yvonne Slosarski Public Witness 33. Greg Dohmann Senior Director, Graduation Success Initiatives, D.C. Public Schools 34. Dwight Davis Public Witness 35. Kristen Santiago Public Witness 36. Pamela McKinney Public Witness 37. Erika Harrell Executive Director, ElectED DC 38. Christina Hanson Executive Director, CARE DC, Anacostia Chapter 39. Sarah Pasqualini High Impact Tutoring Director, Kid Power 40. Jacqueline Pogue Lyons President, Washington Teacher’s Union 41. Sharon Carothers Public Witness 42. Mackenzie Baris Public Witness 43. Shakuwra Camphor PTO President, Houston Elementary School PTO 44. Drena Lopez Duran Public Witness 45. Laura Fuchs Public Witness 46. Carolina Cuartas Public Witness 47. Roxana Aguilar Delgado Public Witness 48. Cesar Romero Public Witness 49. Dylan Craig Public Witness 50. Jamie Barden Parent Member of Bancroft ES, LSAT Bancroft ES 51. Max Broad Co-Chair, DC Good Food Purchasing Program Coalition 52. Stephanie McGill Founder, The SOLE TRAIN 53. Rebecca Miller Public Witness 54. Paige Rothblum Ally, EmpowerEd 55. Siobhan Perkins Ally, EmpowerEd 56. Emily Burr Ally, EmpowerEd 57. Yvette Selby Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 58. Sharn Boone Ruffin Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 59. DaSean Jones Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 60. Ana Rodriguez Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 61. Cristen Jones Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 62. Elizabeth Reddick Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 63. Brandi Reese Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 64. Ty Andrews Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 65. Quiana Lamons Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 66. Rachel Nadelman Creciendo Chisholm 67. Ashley Julian Creciendo Chisholm 68. Rebecca Lindhurst Creciendo Chisholm 69. Daniel Grunert Creciendo Chisholm 70. Kimberly Cragg Creciendo Chisholm 71. Njeri Jenkins OST Advocacy Manager, DC Action 72. Sam Bertocchi Public Witness 73. Sophia Bos-Shadi Public Witness 74. Zack Wilson DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 75. Sophia Baratta DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 76. Rachel Hargreaves DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 77. Abigail Jackson DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 78. David Tansey DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 79. India Harrison DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 80. Armand Cuevas DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 81. Alice McNeil DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 82. Elizabeth Weiss DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 83. Alexander Hargreaves DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 84. Dieter Lehmann Morales DC Teacher, EmpowerEd