Human Services

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET OVERSIGHT HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 COUNCILMEMBER MATTHEW FRUMIN, CHAIRPERSON, COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, ANNOUNCES A BUDGET OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY MAYOR FOR PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Friday, April 24, 2026 9:00 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 AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. WITNESS TESTIMONY In-person Public Witnesses 1. June Crenshaw, Deputy Director, Capital Pride Alliance 2. Ben Jessee, Volunteer Manager, Capital Pride Alliance 3. Jessica Nguyen, Development and Operations Intern, Capital Pride Alliance 4. Samuel Bonar, Policy Director, DC Community Wealth Builders 5. Kiara McGowan, DC Community Wealth Builders 6. Karla Yoder, DC Community Wealth Builders 7. Rachel Hu, DC Community Wealth Builders 8. Charnal Chaney, DC Community Wealth Builders 9. Stephan Rodiger, Manager Partner and Co-Founder, Rift Valley Capital 10. Bereket Selassie, Manager Partner and Co-Founder, Rift Valley Capital  11. Ruth Hoang, Sr. VP of Development, Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners 12. Derek Ford, President and CEO, Washington DC Economic Partnership 13. Robin Bettarel, Head of Multifamily Land Acquisition and Development, EYA LLC 14. Liz DeBarros, CEO, DCBIA 15. Shira Markoff, Director of Economic Policy, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 16. Kevin Clinton, Chief Program Officer, Federal City Council 17. Justin Zhang, Organizer, Save Chinatown Solidarity Network 18. William Jordan, Public Witness 19. Alyse Cohen, Managing Member, Long Shot’s 20. Cheryl Cort, Public Witness In-person Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (ANC) Witness Ashley Ruff, Commissioner, ANC 7F02 Virtual Public Witnesses 1. Ryan Bos, CEO and President, Capital Pride Alliance 2. Sahand Miraminy, Capital Pride Alliance 3. Imane Soubiane, DC Community Wealth Builders 4. Carrie Ng, DC Community Wealth Builders 5. Ellen McCarthy, Public Witness 6. Daniel Burge, Director of the Alice M. Rivlin Initiative for Economic Policy & Competitiveness, D.C. Policy Center 7. Eric Mulata, VP of Development, Dalian Development 8. Christopher Calitri, Director of Historical Horse Racing, Ainsworth Game Technology 9. Max Broad, Executive Director, DC Voters for Animals 10. Meg Maguire, NW Opportunity Partners CDC 11. David Mallof, Public Witness 12. Ricardo Sheler, Public Witness Virtual Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (ANC) Witnesses 1. Jeremy Sherman, Commissioner, ANC 1A04; Chair 1A 2. Shira Davidson, Commissioner, ANC 1A08 3. Jamila White, Commissioner, ANC 8A05 2 In-person Government Witness 1. Nina Albert, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development IV. ADJOURNMENT 3