Housing

COMMITTEE ON HOUSING ROBERT C. WHITE, JR., CHAIR COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Budget Oversight Hearing on Department of Housing and Community Development DC Housing Finance Agency Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 12:00 PM in the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 412 and via Zoom Agenda I. Call to Order II. Opening Remarks III. Witness Testimony A. Public Witnesses – In Person Panel 1 1. Tyrell Holcomb, Vice President of External Affairs, Jubilee Housing 2. Gilma Merino 3. Ofelia Alvarez 4. Maria Murillo Panel 2 1. Clarita Valasquez 2. Maria Cabieses 3. Clarissa Rivas 4. Yanileth Rivas Panel 3 1. Zaire Wright, Public Policy & Advocacy Intern 2. Chanel Singh 3. Concepcion Benitez 4. Deborah Cuevas Hill, Managing Attorney, Legal Counsel for the Elderly Panel 4 1. Danyel Tharakan, Dc Community Wealth Builders 2. Sam Bonar, Policy Director, Dc Community Wealth Builders 3. Betty Gentle 4. Vic Goncalves, Project Manager and Advocacy Specialist, Mi Casa, Inc. Panel 5 1. Mychal Cohen, Senior Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 2. Tony Mancuso, DC Public Policy Chair, Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS 3. Carolyn Burns – Member, Public Policy Committee, DC Association of REALTORs 4. Gabi Morris-Flores Panel 6 1. Bria Hodge 2. Mel Zahnd, Legal Aid DC 3. Christian Oliver-Smith 4. Leah Dukes Panel 7 1. Kenyatta Smith, Dc Community Wealth Builders 2. Yolanda Corbett 3. William Jordan 4. Wayde Taylor Panel 8 1. Walda Yon, Housing Programs Director, LEDC 2. Zachary Ragone 3. Chanel Singh 4. William Bates Panel 9 1. Makenna Osborn, Senior Policy Attorney, Children’s Law Center B. Public Witnesses – Virtual Panel 1 1. Deirdre Brown, Vice Board Chair, Northwest Opportunity Partners CDC 2. Abdul Fernanders 3. Antonio Myers 4. Cristian Colon 5. Charisse Lue, Attorney, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless  6. Addison Sarter Panel 2 1. Paulette Johnson 2. Nancy MacWood, Former Chair, Committee of 100 on the Federal City 3. Farah Fosse, Community Development Director, Empower DC 4. Shannon McQueen, Director of Strategic Partnerships, MANNA C. ANC Testimony 1. Dionne Yvette Brown, ANC8D 2. Shira Davidson, ANC 1A D. Government Testimony 1. Colleen Green, Director, DHCD 2. Christopher Donalnd, DCHFA IV. Adjournment