Housing

COMMITTEE ON HOUSING ROBERT C. WHITE, JR., CHAIR COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Performance Oversight On: DC Housing Finance Agency Department of Housing and Community Development Thursday, March 5, 2026, 9:30 AM in the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 123 and via Zoom Agenda I. Call to Order II. Opening Remarks III. Witness Testimony A. Public Witnesses – Mixed/In Person Panel 1 1. Tyrell Holcomb, Vice President of External Affairs, Jubilee Housing 2. Damiana Dendy 3. Deborah Cuevas Hill, Managing Attorney, Legal Counsel for the Elderly (V) 4. William Jordan Panel 2 1. Simon Wentzell, Legal Aid DC 2. Emilia Calma, Director of the Wilkes Initiative for Housing Policy, D.C. Policy Center 3. Gabby Majewski, Executive Director, DC Affordable Law Firm Government Testimony 1 1. Christopher Donald, Director, DCHFA Panel 3 1. Farah Fosse, Community Development Director, Empower DC 2. Mychal Cohen, Senior Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, 3. Liz DeBarros, CEO, DC Building Industry Association  COMMITTEE ON HOUSING ROBERT C. WHITE, JR., CHAIR COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4. Pastor Michael Campbell Panel 4 1. Christian Oliver-Smith, Economic Development Associate, The Coalition 2. Bria Hodge, Director of Small Business Development, Latino Economic Development Center 3. Kevin Vargas, Tenant & Outreach Specialist, Carecen 4. Makenna Osborn, Senior Policy Attorney, Children's Law Center Panel 5 1. Maya Brennan, Chief Housing Officer, The Coalition 2. Walda Yon, Housing Programs Director, Latino Economic Development Center 3. Hillary Nash, Secretary, Executive Committee, DC Association of REALTORs B. Public Witnesses – Virtual Panel 1 1. Samuel Wilkins, Probate & Estate Planning Managing Attorney, DC Affordable Law Firm 2. Andrea Rosen 3. Sami Wines, Sierra Club District of Columbia Chapter 4. Nancy MacWood, Committee of 100 on the Federal City 5. Kimberly Clonts 6. Jaime Hagelstein, HABA Panel 2 1. Irene Jacobs, Black Swan Academy 2. Vic Goncalvez, Project Manager and Advocacy Specialist, Mi Casa, Inc 3. Kai Hall, DC Policy Manager, Greater Greater Washington 4. Charisse Lue C. ANC Testimony Panel 1 1. Dionne Yvette Brown, ANC 8D (IP) 2. Trupti Patel (V) 3. Jamila White, ANC 8A05 (V)  COMMITTEE ON HOUSING ROBERT C. WHITE, JR., CHAIR COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA D. Government Testimony 2 1. Colleen Green, Director, DHCD IV. Adjournment