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 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (Public Witnesses Only) Thursday, February 26, 2026 9:30 a.m. Room 500 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 Virtual Public Witnesses 1. Schuyler Deane, Public Witness 2. Nicholas Randolph, Public Witness In-person Public Witnesses 1. Ivan Canchino Mamani, Public Witness 2. Heyden Rosendo, Public Witness 3. Remy Smith, Public Witness 4. Daniela Morales Blanco, Public Witness 5. Deborah Shore, Executive Director, Sasha Bruce Youthwork 6. Natalie/Flo White, Case Manager, Sasha Bruce Youthwork 7. Devin Williams, Public Witness 8. Devon Young, Public Witness 9. Sequiria White, Public Witness 10. Safari Hood, Public Witness 11. Betty Gentle, Senior Director, Advocacy & Public Policy, SOME, Inc 12. Kyle Rush, Legal Counsel for the Elderly 13. Sunny Desai, Managing Attorney, Legal Counsel for the Elderly 14. Tazra Mitchell, Chief Policy and Strategy Officer, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 15. Maria Manansala, State Policy Fellow, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 16. Mychal Cohen, Senior Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 17. Molly Catchen, Legal Aid DC 18. Charles Williams, Public Witness 19. Audrey Kasselman, Senior Policy Analyst, DC Action 20. Rachel White, Deputy Director of Youth Advocacy, DC Action 21. Mary Katherine West, Director of Youth Housing, DC Action 22. Jorge Membreño, Director of Youth Advocacy, DC Action 23. Kelly Sweeney McShane, President & CEO, Community of Hope 24. Andy Wassenich, Policy Director, Miriam's Kitchen 25. Dana White, Director of Advocacy, Miriam’s Kitchen 26. Sheila White, Public Witness 27. Wesley Thomas, Public Witness 28. Max Broad, Executive Director, DC Voters for Animals 29. Dawn Dalton, Executive Director, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 30. Micaela Deming, Policy Director, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 31. Makenna Osborn, Senior Policy Attorney, Children's Law Center 32. Maggie Snow, Anti-Hunger Program Associate, SNAP, DC Hunger Solutions 33. Cesar Toledo, Executive Director, Wanda Alston Foundation 34. Maurice Williams, Public Witness 35. Abby Sypek, Chief of Staff, Everyone Home DC 36. Jackie Wright, Social Justice Programs Manager, Foundry UMC 37. Elizabeth Davis, Senior Director, Government Relations, District of Columbia Hospital Association 38. Janet Bogue, Public Witness 39. Sandra Benavente, Advocacy Manager, Ayuda 40. Roger Scott, Public Witness 41. Lakisha Beverly, Public Witness 42. Catherine Crosland, Director of Homeless Outreach Development, Unity Health Care 43. Maya Brennan, Chief Housing Officer, The Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development 44. Abel Nunez, Executive Director, Central American Resource Center – CARECEN 2 45. Tia Titus, Public Witness 46. Alain Moussipi, Public Witness 47. Kelly Whittier, Director of Public Affairs, Humane Rescue Alliance 48. Andres Toscano, Public Witness 49. Melvine Perkins, Public Witness 50. Teon Logan, Public Witness 51. Mollita Gaskins, Public Witness 52. Anelta Igweh, Public Witness 53. Michele Green, Public Witness In-person Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (ANC) Witness Trupti Patel, Commissioner, ANC 2A03 Virtual Public Witnesses 1. Takiya Aiken, Public Witness 2. Lynn Amano, Director of Advocacy, Friendship Place 3. Thuria Zaki, Public Witness 4. Ashley Willis, Public Witness 5. Shannon Matthews, Public Witness 6. Ashley Stevenson, Public Witness 7. Keichell Thorne, Public Witness 8. Calvin Morrison, Public Witness 9. Lisa Meehan, Legal Aid DC 10. Hailey Markt, Legal Aid DC 11. Lanre Falusi, Pediatrician, DCAAP (DC Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics) 12. Andria Chatmon, Empower DC 13. Amanda Hendler-Voss, Senior Minister, First Congregational UCC of Washington, DC 14. Joshua Blassingame, Public Witness 15. Anonymous, Public Witness 16. Anonymous, Public Witness 17. Will Doyle, Vice President of Housing First, Pathways to Housing DC 18. Imani Reed, Public Witness 19. Marquette Clark, Public Witness 20. Tanisha Pusey, Public Witness 21. Randique Ransford, Public Witness 22. Darnell Jackson, Public Witness 23. Rita Everette, Public Witness 24. Jarroda Kelsaw, Public Witness 25. Reginald Black, Housing Liaison, People For Fairness Coalition 3  26. Luelanda Williams, Public Witness 27. Eduarda Serafim, Solidarity Organizer, DC Jobs With Justice 28. Autumn Drayton, Public Witness 29. Carlos Plazas, Chief Executive Officer, La Clinica del Pueblo 30. Zoniya Bethea, Public Witness 31. Damisha Carter, Public Witness 32. Quintin Hatchett, Public Witness 33. Virna Daniels, Public Witness 34. Corry Westbrook, Public Witness 35. Rickie Clemonts, Public Witness 36. Jewel Sutherland, Public Witness 37. Devin Smith, Public Witness 38. Regine Elie, Executive Director, Healthy Babies Project Inc. 39. Zachary Mason, Public Benefits Senior Staff Attorney, Bread for the City 40. Patricia Stamper, Public Witness 41. Matthew Bond, Public Witness 42. Aderonke Briggs, Public Witness 43. Andre Washington, Public Witness 44. Shantell Taylor, Public Witness 45. Niciah Mujahid, Executive Director, Fair Budget Coalition 46. Brittani Jones, Public Witness 47. Monique Dabney, Public Witness 48. Michelle Sewell, Crisis Shelter Director, DC SAFE 49. Monique Malizia, TANF Power Coordinator - Supportive Services Advocate, DC SAFE 50. Bridget Claborn, Director of Strategy & Advancement, DC SAFE 51. Kristin Purdy, Public Witness 52. Katharine Landfield, Fair Budget Coalition 53. Tineshea Woodson, Public Witness 54. Krittika Ghosh, Executive Director, Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project 55. Nazyia Lashley, Public Witness 56. Antonio Myers, Public Witness 57. Joshua Drumming, Policy and Advocacy Attorney, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless 58. Martaraina Salazar, Public Witness 59. Jessica Simpson, Program Manager, Public and Corporate Policy, Companion Animals, Humane World for Animals 60. Kate Coventry, Director of Legislative Strategy, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 61. Mike Accardi, Public Witness IV. ADJOURNMENT 4