Housing

COMMITTEE ON HOUSING ROBERT C. WHITE, JR., CHAIR COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Public Roundtable on Housing Without the Holdup: Fixing the District’s Voucher Bottleneck Thursday, November 13, 2025, 10:30 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. Chapman Todd, Principal, Jaydot 2. Jill Coppock, Program Manager, Everyone Home DC 3. Makenna Osborn, Senior Policy Attorney, Children's Law Center 4. Kelly Sweeney McShane, President & CEO, Community of Hope 5. Shelia Davis, Director of Special Projects, Jubilee Housing, Inc 6. Tyrell Holcomb, Vice President of External Affairs, Jubilee Housing, Inc 7. Elizabeth Butterworth, Attorney, Legal Counsel for the Elderly 8. Lori Leibowitz, Health Justice Alliance 9. Lisa Mosner 10. Deaundra Johnson 11. Andy Wassenich, Policy Director, Miriam's Kitchen 12. Natalie Roberts B. Public Witnesses - Virtual 1. Ashlei Schulz, Supervising Attorney, Legal Aid DC 2. Katalin Peter, VP of Government Affairs, AOBA 3. Daniel del Pielago, Housing Director, Empower DC 4. Regina Rivers 5. Jacquelyn Davis 6. Rachelle Ellison, Assistant Director, People for Fairness Coalition 7. Robert Warren, Director, People for Fairness coalition The John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004  8. Sophie Trick, Program Director, Permanent Supportive Housing, Community of Hope 9. Althea Smith 10. Cherika Barbett 11. Lynn Amano, Director of Advocacy, Friendship Place 12. Will Doyle, Vice President of Housing First, Pathways to Housing DC 13. Marta Beresin, Deputy Director, Health Justice Alliance Law Clinic, Georgetown Law 14. Karissa Spann 15. Jorge Cruz 16. Adriana Leon 17. Jordan White 18. Denise Stevens 19. Nina Smith 20. Victor Chopra 21. Melissa Mariotti 22. Justin Connor 23. Elizabeth Johnson 24. Janice Scott 25. Philip Simon 26. Craig London 27. Taylor Bush, Advocacy and Outreach Manager, Georgetown Ministry Center 28. Lynn Amano, Director of Advocacy, Friendship Place 29. Denise Stevens C. ANC Testimony D. Government Testimony 1. Theresa Silla, Executive Director, Interagency Council on Homelessness 2. A.D. Rachel Pierre, Acting Director, Department of Human Services 3. Keith Pettigrew, Executive Director, D.C. Housing Authority Page 2 of 3 IV. Adjournment Page 3 of 3