Facilities and Family Services

Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES AND FAMILY SERVICES NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 COUNCILMEMBER JANEESE LEWIS GEORGE, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES AND FAMILY SERVICES ANNOUNCES A PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT HEARING FOR THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSPERSON FOR CHILDREN AND CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AGENCY Friday, February 24, 2023, 12:00 p.m. Remote Hearing via Virtual Platform Streamed live at www.janeeseward4.com/live. AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST I. Call to Order II. Opening Remarks III. Performance Oversight Hearing Office of the Ombudsperson for Children Public Witnesses 1. Sharra Greer, Policy Director, Children’s Law Center 2. Stephanie McClellan, Deputy Director, DC KinCare Alliance 3. Tameria Lewis, Senior Director of Government Affairs, DC Charter School Alliance 4. Arika Adams, Executive Director, CASA for Children of DC Government Witnesses 1. Shalonda Cawthon, Ombudsperson, Office of the Ombudsperson for Children Child and Family Services Agency Public Witnesses 1. Melody Webb, Executive Director, Mother’s Outreach Network 2. Tiffany Blakney, Executive Director, Legal & Advocacy Fellow, Mother’s Outreach Network/DC Guaranteed Income Coalition 3. Maria Jackson, Mother’s Outreach Network/DC Guaranteed Income Coalition 4. Marla Spindel, Executive Director, DC KinCare Alliance 5. Stephanie McClellan, Deputy Director, DC KinCare Alliance 6. Marilyn Wilson, Community Board member, DC Kincare Alliance 7. Mikeisha Blackman, Community Board member, DC Kincare Alliance 8. Destiny Day, Public Witness 9. Arno Fonkue, Public Witness 10. Derren Richardson, Public Witness 11. Amiya Bullock, Public Witness 12. Rowena Scott, ANC Commissioner, 8E08 13. Sandra Seegars, Concerned Residents Against Violence 14. Deni Mendoza, Public Witness 15. Daryl Young, Public Witness 16. Demetrius Harvin, Public Witness 17. Kirby Riley, Public Witness 18. Marcos Mendoza, Public Witness 19. Raphael Osborne, Public Witness 20. Nandi Barton, Public Witness 21. Jaime Llanos, Public Witness 22. Marie Cohen, Author, Child Welfare Monitor 23. Michelle Sewell, Shelter Director DC SAFE 24. Tina Frundt, Executive Director, Courtney’s House 25. Dionne Bussey Reeder, Chief Executive Officer, Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative 26. Vera Johnson Program Manager, Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative  27. Terrance Davis, Director, East River Family Strengthening Collaborative Family Success Center 28. Angela Draughn, Family Success Center Manager/Anacostia FSC, Martha’s Table 29. Dana Ebiasah, Advocate, Thriving Families Safer Children 30. Sabrina Khattab, Program Manager, Capital Area Asset Builders 31. Lisa Wilson, Public Witness 32. Lucila Suarez, Public Witness 33. Kaniya Christian, Public Witness 34. Nisa Hussain, Early Childhood Program Manager, DC Action 35. Wayne Enoch, AFSCME Local 2401 36. John Davis, Public Witness 37. Veronica Proctor, Public Witness 38. Del McFadden, Director of Birth Parent, Youth, & Community Engagement (NCCF) 39. Rebecca Radinsky, Social Worker, The National Center for Children and Families (NCCF) 40. Destiny Day, NCCF 41. Toya Thompson, Foster Parent, NCCF 42. Sabrina Hayden, Foster Parent, NCCF 43. Dr. Bruce Purnell, The Love More Movement, Inc. 44. Jamila Green, Coordinator, Smart From The Start Government Witnesses 1. Robert L. Matthews, Director, Child and Family Services Agency IV. ADJOURNMENT