Facilities and Family Services

Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES AND FAMILY SERVICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE 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 Child and Family Services Agency Office of the Ombudsperson for Children on Wednesday, February 21st at 9:30am in John. A. Wilson Building, Room 123 and via Zoom Streamed live at www.janeeseward4.com/live. AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST I. Call to Order II. Opening Remarks III. Witness Testimony Office of the Ombudsperson for Children Public Witnesses 1. Leah Castelaz, Policy Attorney, Children's Law Center 2. Stephanie McClellan, Deputy Director, DC KinCare Alliance Government Witnesses 1. Petrina L. Jones-Jesz, Ombudsperson, Office of the Ombudsperson for Children Child and Family Services Agency Public Witnesses 1. Fernanda Ruiz, Public Witness 2. Karley Sessoms, Public Witness 3. Kimya Baxter, Public Witness 4. John Ewing, Public Witness 5. Dana Ebiasah, Public Witness 6. John Davis, Public Witness 7. Hunter Jackson, Public Witness 8. Veronica Proctor, Public Witness 9. Travis Ballie, Public Witness 10. Mary Katherine West, Program Manager, DC Action 11. Tami Weerasingha-Cote, Senior Supervising Policy Attorney, Children's Law Center 12. Najiba Hlemi, Executive Director, Foster & Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center (FAPAC) 13. Victoria Taplin, Managing Attorney, DC KinCare Alliance 14. Micaela Deming, Policy Director, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 15. Michelle Sewell, Crisis Shelter Director, DC SAFE 16. Dionne Bussey-Reeder, Chief Executive Officer, Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative 17. Irwin Royster, Director for Community Engagement and Partnerships, East River Family Strengthening Collaborative 18. Deborah Shore, Executive Director and Founder, Sasha Bruce 19. Kristi Matthews-Jones, DC Girls' Coalition 20. Melody Webb, Executive Director, Mother’s Outreach Network 21. Maria Jackson, Mom-Leader, Mother's Outreach Network 22. Yesmine Holmes, Mom-Leader, Mother's Outreach Network 23. Dr. Dawn Sherman, Community of Hope 24. Dr. Bruce Purnell, Executive Director, The Love More Movement Inc. 25. Marie Cohen, Child Welfare Monitor 26. Loredda Stewart, Parent Partnership Specialist, The National Center for Children and Families (NCCF) 27. Shireka McCarthy, Kin Network Specialist, The National Center for Children and Families (NCCF) 28. Sheryl Chapman, Executive Director, The National Center for Children and Families (NCCF) 29. Ralph Belk, Deputy Executive Director, The National Center for Children and Families (NCCF)  Government Witnesses 1. Robert L. Matthews, Director, Child and Family Services Agency IV. ADJOURNMENT