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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMITTEE ON HEALTH NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 COUNCILMEMBER MATTHEW FRUMIN, CHAIRPERSON, COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, AND COUNCILMEMBER CHRISTINA HENDERSON, CHAIRPERSON, COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, ANNOUNCE A JOINT PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE ON “Behavioral Health Supports in Local Housing Voucher Programs” Thursday, November 6, 2025 11:00 a.m. Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building and Zoom Virtual Platform Watch live at: https://dccouncil.gov/hearings/ https://www.youtube.com/@cmfrumin I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. WITNESS TESTIMONY Invited Public Witnesses 1. Sam Tsemberis, Ph.D., Founder, Pathways to Housing; Chief Executive Officer, Pathways Housing First Institute; Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine (virtual) 2. Rachelle Ellison, Assistant Director, People for Fairness Coalition 3. Harry Robertson, Public Witness 4. Andy Wassenich, Director of Policy, Miriam’s Kitchen 5. Marilyn Lantz, Public Witness  6. Commissioner Courtney Carlson, Chair, Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 3F; Commissioner, ANC 3F06 (virtual) 7. Katalin Peter, Vice President of Government Affairs, Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington 8. Timothy Taylor, President, Borger Residential 9. Arianna Royster, Senior Vice President, Borger Residential 10. Greg Selfridge, Managing Partner, Novo Properties 11. Christy Respress, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pathways to Housing DC 12. Marie Morilus-Black, Chief Executive Officer, MBI Health Services, LLC 13. Veronica Starr, Permanent Supportive Housing Clinical Supervisor, Everyone Home DC 14. Thaddeus Wientzen, Peer Recovery Coach, Overdose Survivor Outreach Program, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital 15. Damien Cabezas, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Connections, Inc. 16. NaTyla McKinney, Director, Permanent Supportive Housing Program, National Center for Children and Families (virtual) 17. Betty Gentle, Senior Director, Advocacy and Public Policy, So Others Might Eat (SOME) (virtual) 18. Liz Wolfe, Director of Clinical Care, Sasha Bruce Youthwork 19. Rachel White, Director of Youth Advocacy, DC Action 20. Mark LeVota, Executive Director, DC Behavioral Health Association 21. Pamela Agava, Associate Director, Mid-Atlantic Region, Corporation for Supportive Housing 22. Jordan Gulley, Senior Consultant, Technical Assistance Collaborative (virtual) Government Witnesses 1. Theresa Silla, Director, Interagency Council on Homelessness 2. A.D. Rachel Pierre, Acting Director, Department of Human Services 3. Barbara J. Bazron, Ph.D., Director, Department of Behavioral Health IV. ADJOURNMENT 2