Committee of the Whole
Regular MeetingWashington, DC · February 12, 2026
Agenda
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:
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Office of Planning
Department of Buildings
Office of Zoning
on
Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.
Hearing Room 412 (Track B)
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov)
WITNESS LIST
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
1. Schuyler Deane Public Witness
2. John Potter President and CEO, Metropolitan
Washington Airports Authority
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
1. Aaron Rogers Owner, Elevated Tours
2. Schuyler Deane Public Witness
3. Malik Fitzgerald Public Witness
4. Clark Mercer Executive Director, Metropolitan
Washington Council of Governments
Office of Planning
1. William Jordan Public Witness
2. Alex Baca D.C. Policy Director, Greater Greater
Washington
3. Cheryl Cort Policy Director, Coalition for Smarter
Growth
4. David Mallof Public Witness
5. Judy Chesser Chair, Committee of 100 on the Federal City
6. Carol Aten Public Witness
7. Rebecca Miller Executive Director, D.C. Preservation
League
8. Margaret Dwyer Ward 3 Housing Justice
9. Liz DeBarros CEO, DC Building Industry Association
10. Martin Holmes Public Witness
11. Parisa Norouzi Executive Director, Empower D.C.
12. Diedre Brown Vice Board Chair, Northwest Opportunity
Partners CDC
13. Nancy MacWood Public Witness
14. Aaron Rogers Owner, Elevated Tours
15. Scott Roberts Co-Coordinator, D.C. Historic Districts
Coalition
16. Ana Tejblum Evans Public Witness
17. Carrie Vaughn Farm Director, Building Bridges Across the
River
18. Schuyler Deane Public Witness
19. Anita Cozart Director, Office of Planning
Department of Buildings
1. Alex Baca D.C. Policy Director, Greater Greater
Washington
2. David Mallof Public Witness
3. Farah Fosse Tenant Organizer, Empower D.C.
4. Andria Chatmon Community Organizer, Empower D.C.
5. Susannah Loumiet Staff Attorney, Housing Law Unit, Legal
Aid D.C.
6. Rebecca Miller Executive Director, D.C. Preservation
League
7. Jushelle Powell Public Witness
8. Denise Hunter-El Public Witness
9. Nathan Hunter-El Public Witness
10. Shay Pasha Public Witness
11. Beatrice Evans Public Witness
12. Barbara Kahlow Public Witness
13. Liz DeBarros CEO, D.C. Building Industry Association
14. Jan Baker Public Witness
15. Eden Harris Public Witness
16. Vicky Lawrence Public Witness
17. Janet Phoenix Campaign to Reduce Lead Exposure &
Asthma
18. Chuck Elkins Commissioner, ANC 3D01
19. Martin Holmes Public Witness
20. Preston Taylor Public Witness
21. Darinka Komljenovic Board President, 4022 Georgia Ave HOA
22. Cheryl Woodland Public Witness
23. Funke Idowu Public Witness
24. Jeffrey Levin Public Witness
25. Waybe Jones Public Witness
26. Mamie Preston Public Witness
27. Anne Lewis Founding President, City Wildlife
28. John Haecker Public Witness
29. Parisa Norouzi Executive Director, Empower D.C.
30. Malinda Frevert Public Witness
31. Elizabeth Purcell Public Witness
32. Arthur Slade Vice President, AFSCME Local 2743
33. Aaron Rogers Owner, Elevated Tours
34. Patrick Cothern Policy Attorney, Children’s Law Center
35. Megan Browder Public Witness
36. Laura de Jaager Public Witness
37. Countee Gilliam President, AFGE Local 2725, AFL-CIO
38. John Haecker Volunteer, Sierra Club D.C.
39. Gregory Scurlock Public Witness
40. Quanisha Crawford Public Witness
41. Justin Zhang Save Chinatown Solidarity Network
42. Susan Schorr Public Witness
43. Eve Hamilton Public Witness
44. Eden Harris Public Witness
45. Tanganyika Belton Public Witness
46. Christine Brown Public Witness
47. Peter Wood Chair, ANC 1C
48. Schuyler Deane Public Witness
49. Malik Fitzgerald Public Witness
50. Jahnavi Jagannath Legal Fellow, Empower D.C.
51. Salim Adofo Chair, ANC 8C
52. Vera Watson Public Witness
53. Caroline Hennessy Program Director of Tenant Services,
Housing Counseling Services
54. Hui Ying Liu Public Witness
55. Ashley Everett Public Witness
56. Tameesha Monroe Public Witness
57. Victoria Bruce Public Witness
58. Kenneth Wirlen Public Witness
59. Tiffany Church Public Witness
60. Ismael DeLeon Public Witness
61. Brian Hanlon Director, Department of Buildings
Office of Zoning
1. William Jordan Public Witness
2. Alex Baca D.C. Policy Director, Greater Greater
Washington
3. Mark Eckenwiler Vice Chair, ANC 6C
4. Liz DeBarros CEO, D.C. Building Industry Association
5. Martin Holmes Public Witness
6. Parisa Norouzi Executive Director, Empower D.C.
7. Diedre Brown Vice Board Chair, Northwest Opportunity
Partners CDC
8. Nancy MacWood Public Witness
9. Aaron Rogers Owner, Elevated Tours
10. Margaret Lenzner Member, Ward 3 Housing Justice
11. Schuyler Deane Public Witness
12. Anthony Hood Chair, Zoning Commission
13. Sarah Bardin Director, Office of Zoning
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