Human Services

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES NOTICE OF PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 COUNCILMEMBER MATTHEW FRUMIN, CHAIRPERSON, COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, ANNOUNCES A PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY MAYOR FOR PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Friday, February 20, 2026 9:30 a.m. Room 123 of the John A. Wilson Building and Zoom Virtual Platform Watch live at: https://dccouncil.gov/hearings/ https://www.youtube.com/@cmfrumin AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. WITNESS TESTIMONY In-person Public Witnesses 1. Liz DeBarros, CEO, DC Building Industry Association 2. Shira Markoff, Director of Economic Policy, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 3. Cheryl Cort, DC and Prince George's Policy Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth 4. William Jordan, Public Witness 5. Phillip Berkaw, Senior Director, DC Community Anchor Partnership, The Coalition 6. Rebecca Ballard, Public Witness 7. Frank Smith, Executive Director, African American Civil War Museum 8. Alison Powers, Director of Economic Opportunities, Capital Impact Partners 9. Janine D. Coleman, Public Witness 10. Diana Rios Jasso, Owner and Founder, Jarabe Gourmet Pops 11. Daweit Gebru, Public Witness  12. Ashley Wilson, Executive Director, Supply Chain Services, Children’s National Hospital 13. Candy Schibli, Owner and CEO, Blend & Brew Virtual Public Witnesses 1. Sam Bonar, Policy Lead, DC Community Wealth Builders 2. David Mallof, Public Witness 3. Elizabeth Vaden, Steering Group Member, Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) Ward 3 Affordable Housing Work Group 4. Jamie Butler, WW3 Steering Group Member, Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) Ward 3 Congregations Affordable Housing Workgroup 5. Carol Aten, Trustee, Treasurer, Co-Chair Planning Subcommittee, Committee of 100 on the Federal City 6. Chekesha Rashad, Public Witness 7. Al Goldberg, Founder, Mess Hall 8. Robin Diener, DC Library Renaissance Association 9. William Merrifield, Center for Social Housing 10. Chris Otten, DC for Reasonable Development Virtual Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (ANC) Witness Peter Wood, Commissioner, ANC 1C03 Government Witnesses 1. Nina Albert, Deputy Mayor, Planning and Economic Development 2. Ben Stutz, Chief of Staff, DMPED 3. Latrena Owens, Director of Real Estate, DMPED 4. Brennan Hicks, Director of Economic Policy and Business Development, DMPED IV. ADJOURNMENT 2