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 State Athletic Association (DCSAA) State Board of Education (SBOE) Office of the Student Advocate (OSA) Office of the Ombudsman for Public Education (OMB) University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 9:00 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. Tierra Stewart Chief Program Officer, DC Scores 3. Chelsea Coffin Director of Education Policy Initiative, DC Policy Center 4. Andria Tobin Public Witness 5. Katrina Owens Public Witness 6. Michael Rodrigues Chief Executive Officer, St. Coletta of Greater Washington 7. Leslie Lewis Regional Manager, The Petey Greene Program 8. Andrew Lee Executive Director, Washington Conservatory 9. Gabriela Silva Senior Program Manager, PAVE 10. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 11. Caroline Pryor Director of Policy and Power Building, EmpowerEd 12. Laura Fuchs President, Washington Teachers’ Union 13. Tameria Lewis Senior Director of Government Affairs, DC Charter School Alliance 14. Njeri Jenkins Out of School Time Advocacy Manager, DC Action for Children 15. Danielle Robinette Senior Policy Attorney, Children’s Law Center 16. Alexandra Simbana Public Witness 17. Evelyn Joe Public Witness 18. Robyn Lingo Executive Director, 826DC 19. David Trigaux Director, Washington Urban Debate 20. Audrey Walker Director of Youth Services, Jubilee Housing Inc. 21. Asha Anthony Public Witness 22. Jessica Giles Executive Director, Center for Strong Public Schools Action Fund 23. Alessandra Pinna Impact Director, The Literacy Lab 24. Ange Pirko DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 25. Zende James DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 26. Micahel Lake DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 27. Toi Witcher DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 28. Ashley Bryant DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 29. Alexa Prepetit DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 30. Celia Daughtridge DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 31. Elizabet Weiss DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 32. Davaughn Montgomery DC Teacher, EmpowerEd 33. Katrice Turner Parent Leader, PAVE 34. LaSheema Burnett Parent Leader, PAVE 35. Stephanie Griffith Richardson Parent Leader, PAVE 36. Tara Brown Parent Leader, PAVE 37. Ty Andrews Parent Leader, PAVE 38. Tyrell Holcomb Vice President of External Affairs, Jubilee Housing Inc. 39. Krystle Grier Public Witness 40. Laura Maestas CEO, DC Prep 41. Erin White Kid Power 42. Chelsea Bradford Chief Schools Officer, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School 43. Carol Wolchok Citizenship Teacher and Program Manager, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School 44. Hanane Hakimi Student and Board Member, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School 45. Jacquelyn Lendsey Chair of the Board, DC Scholars Public Charter School 46. Kelley Ukhun Teacher, Charter Union President, Dc Acts Local 1927, AFT, AFL CIO 47. Grace Odrick Hillcrest Children and Family Center Consumer Advisory Board Member and UDC Student majoring in Political Science 48. Lorena Flores Public Witness 49. Jose Sousa COO, Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School 50. Dominque Moore Community Organizer, EmpowerEd 51. Erin Bibo Vice President of Strategic Initiative, CityWorks DC 52. Tanya Borachi Director of Education and Workforce, Federal City Council 53. Angela Jones Executive Director, Youth Guidance 54. Colleen McLaughlin Public Witness 55. Marie Moll Public Witness 56. Jacquelyn Lendsey Board Chair, DC Scholars Public Charter School 57. Will Lopez President, BuildWithin Inc. 58. Eddie de Leon Public Witness 59. Dylan Gruver Chief People Officer, Friendship Public Charter School 60. John Glover Friendship Public Charter School 61. James Morgan Executive Director, Higher Achievement 62. Laura Maestas CEO, DC Prep 63. Sarah Lewis Executive Director, Achievement Prep Government Witnesses 1. Kenneth Owens Executive Director, District of Columbia State Athletic Association 2. Jacque Patterson President, DC State Board of Education 3. Kimberly Humphrey Ombudsman, Office of the Ombudsman for Public Education 4. Dan Davis Chief Student Advocate, Office of the Student Advocate 5. Dr. Maurice Edington President, University of the District of Columbia 6. Paul Kihn Deputy Mayor for Education, Office of the Mayor