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 2027 Proposed Budgets for: District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (PCSB) on Wednesday, April 22, 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) PUBLIC WITNESS LIST 1. Eric Goulet Ward 3 Representative, DC State Board of Education 2. Amanda Delabar Principal, Tubman ES, DCPS 3. Carolina Brito Principal, Oyster-Adams Bilingual, DCPS 4. Katrina Owens Executive Director, DC SCORES 5. Danielle Robinette Senior Policy Attorney, Children's Law Center 6. Anoosha Imran DC Policy Center 7. Ariel Johnson Executive Director, DC Charter School Alliance 8. Gabriela Silva Senior Program Manager, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 9. Michael Rodrigues Chief Executive Officer, St. Coletta of Greater Washington 10. Russ Williams Executive Director, Public Witness 11. Simon Rodberg Executive Director, Lee Montessori Public Charter School 12. Neville Waters Board Chair, Center City Public Charter Schools 13. Laura Maestas CEO, DC Prep 14. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 15. Eboni-Rose Thompson Ward 7 Representative, DC State Board of Education 16. Amy Helms Head of School, DC Scholars PCS 17. Laura Fuchs President, Washington Teachers' Union 18. Ashli Wilson Public Witness 19. Jessica Giles Executive Director, DC, Center for Strong Public Schools Action Fund 20. Ebraheem Bannister Public Witness 21. Cathy Reilly Exec Director, Senior High Alliance of Parents, Principals and Educators 22. Pamela McKinney Public Witness 23. Emmanuel Caudillo Public Witness 24. Neil Swansiger Public Witness 25. Christina Hughes Public Witness 26. Keith Harris Public Witness 27. Ursula Ware Community Liaison (Student), Community College Preparatory Academy 28. Alessandra Pinna Impact Director, The Literacy Lab 29. Zende James DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 30. Andrea Trujillo DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 31. Michael Lake DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 32. Emmanuel Caudillo Educator Ally, EmpowerEd 33. Elizabeth Weiss DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 34. Rosalyn Lake DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 35. Dawn Smith Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 36. Katrice Turner Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 37. LaSheema Burnett Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 38. Tara Brown Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 39. Ty Andrews Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 40. Yolanda Anderson Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 41. Ashley Simpson Baird Director of Research and Policy, Briya Public Charter School 42. Jenny Cetlin Public Witness 43. LaTroy Bailey Site Coordinator, Communities In Schools, Nation's Capital 44. Josh Bailey Site Coordinator , Communities In Schools, Nations Capital 45. Anthony Garcia Farcia Student, Communities In Schools of the Nation's Capital 46. Gabrielle Patterson Student, Communities in Schools of the Nation's Capital 47. Ashlee Williams Public Witness 48. Yvette Selby Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 49. Kathryn Procope Executive Director, Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science 50. Antoine Balamba Public Witness 51. Catalina Alvarado Student, Briya PCS 52. Claudia Sosa Student, Briya PCS 53. Sindy Carbal Student, Briya PCS 54. Wilsie Dieubon Student, Briya PCS 55. Rewende Sawadogo Student, Briya PCS 56. Jason Gorelick Public Witness 57. Peter Anderson Head of Schools/CEO, Washington Latin PCS 58. Elani Lawrence Chief Academic Officer, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School 59. Shegufta Sharmin Student, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School 60. Marianne Forrest Public Witness 61. Lorena Flores Public Witness 62. Reginia Summers Public Witness 63. Marta Cruz Public Witness 64. Juanita Colbert Public Witness 65. Dr. Kofi Onumah First Vice President | Organizing and Policy Committee Chair, AFGE Local 2725 | AFL CIO 66. Kelley Ukhun Teacher, Charter Union President, DC ACTS Local 1927, AFT, AFL-CIO 67. Countee Gilliam President , AFGE Local 2725, AFL-CIO 68. Carlie Fisherow Public Witness 69. Shannon Hodge CEO, KIPP DC Public Schools 70. Sanjay Mitchell Public Witness 71. Sarah Buckley Public Witness 72. Kristin Sinclair Public Witness 73. Tearsa Coates Chief External Affairs Officer, DC Prep 74. Jose Sousa Public Witness 75. Justin Lessek Executive Director, Sojourner Truth Public Charter School 76. Beth Perry Public Witness 77. Pat Brantley CEO, Friendship Public Charter School 78. E'Lena Harper Public Witness 79. Megan Fowler Public Witness 80. Laina Cox Head of School, Capital City Public Charter School 81. Greg Martin HS Music and Band Director, Capital City Public Charter School 82. Chris Avila Public Witness 83. Belicia Reaves Executive Director, Two Rivers Public Charter School 84. Dominique Moore Community Organizer, EmpowerEd 85. Simone Scott Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 86. Renee Davis Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 87. Bryan Daniels Public Witness 88. Robin Roesch Public Witness 89. Ava Millstone Public Witness 90. Amber Williams Public Witness 91. Toni Barton Public Witness 92. Linda McKay Executive Director, Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS 93. Myron Long The Social Justice School 94. Stacey Lobatos Public Witness 95. Tracy White CEO, Paul Public Charter School 96. Sundai Riggins Executive Director, Inspired Teaching Demonstration School 97. Caitlin Campbell-Hahn Interim Sr. Director of Strategy & Impact, Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School 98. Shahla Jilani Public Witness