Housing

COMMITTEE ON HOUSING ROBERT C. WHITE, JR., CHAIR COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Public Roundtable on From Neglect to Respect: Raising the Standard for DC Housing Thursday, October 30, 2025, 10:00 AM in the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 500 and via Zoom Agenda I. Call to Order II. Opening Remarks III. Witness Testimony A. Public Witnesses – In Person 1. Buwa Binitie 2. Shafeqah Pasha 3. Charell Williams 4. Cheryl Woodland 5. Dean Hunter, CEO & Founder Small Multifamily & Rental Owners Association 6. Farah Fosse, Community Development Director, Empower DC 7. Felipe Ernst 8. Ahmad Nurriddin 9. Laura de Jaager 10. Patrick Cothern, Policy Attorney, D.C. Children's Law Center 11. Nathan Hunter 12. Denise Hunter-El 13. Schuyler Deane 14. Tamara Duggleby 15. Jacques Chevalier 16. Andria Chatmon, Community Organizer, Empower DC 17. Sana Sandra Karbal 18. David Barrett 19. Jushelle Powell The John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004  20. Michelle Edmundson 21. Shirley Johnson 22. Rosemary Flack 23. Dolly Brock 24. Kiona Bolden 25. Artemus Eden 26. Eric King 27. Kisha Mcdougald 28. Charles Ross 29. Melody Adams 30. Kerilyn Le B. Public Witnesses - Virtual 1. Felicia Medlock 2. Beatrice Evans 3. Dr. Janet Phoenix, Executive Director, Coalition for Environmentally Safe Communities 4. Otelia Pittman 5. Yolanda Thornton 6. Mimi Noorani 7. Jaha Booker 8. Mel Zahnd, Supervising Attorney, Legal Aid DC 9. Uniqua Quarles 10. Rita Everette 11. Miracle Sharpe 12. Salena Crump 13. Loretta Cavanaugh 14. Linda Tates 15. Perry Redd, Executive Director, Sincere Seven 16. Tammie Robinson 17. Jacki Point 18. Teresa Martinez 19. Funke Idowu 20. Ronald Smith Page 2 of 3  21. Lee Simon 22. Sebrena Rhodes, Community organizer, Empower DC 23. Craig London 24. Dwayna Leach 25. Carlos Juarez 26. Angela Mitchell 27. Chela Henderson 28. Armande Gil C. ANC Testimony 1. Commissioner Robbie Woodland, ANC, 8C06 2. Commissioner Salim Adofo, ANC, 8C07 D. Government Testimony 1. Joanna Wasik, Chief, Housing and Environmental Justice Section, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia 2. Argatonia Weatherington, Special Counsel for Housing and Property Maintenance Code Enforcement, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia 3. Beth Mellen, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Public Advocacy Division Senior Counsel for Housing Protection & Affordability, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia 4. Keith Parsons, Strategic Code Enforcement Administrator, Department of Budlings 5. Tiffany Crowe, Director, Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection 6. Johanna Shreve, Chief Tenant Advocate, Office of the Tenant Advocate IV. Adjournment Page 3 of 3