Judiciary and Public Safety

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY BROOKE PINTO, CHAIR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On THE STRUCTURE OF VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AGENCIES IN THE DISTRICT and BILL 25-695, THE SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AMENDMENT ACT OF 2024 Friday, April 5, 2024 10:00 a.m. Room 120, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 (And Virtual Via Zoom) To Watch Live: Councilmember Pinto’s YouTube Page (www.youtube.com/@cmbrookepinto) Twitter (@cmbrookepinto) DC Council Website (dccouncil.gov) Council Channel 13 (Cable Television Providers) Office of Cable Television Website (entertainment.dc.gov) AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. WITNESS TESTIMONY PUBLIC WITNESSES VIRTUAL 1. Joseph Richardson, Professor and Co-Director, University of Maryland PROGRESS Initiative 2. Daniel Webster, Bloomberg Professor of American Health in Violence Prevention, Johns Hopkins University IN PERSON 1. Maya Martin Cadogan, Founder and Executive Director, Parents Amplifying Voices in Education (PAVE) 2. David Hoagland, President, DC Fire Fighters Association IAFF Local 36 3. Katreena Shelby, Principal, Kramer Middle School 4. Dwayne Falwell, Program Director, Together we Rise DC 5. Eric Weaver, Public Witness 6. Brent Thigpen, Public Witness 7. Raheem Jenkins, Executive Director, National Center for Juvenile Justice Reform 8. Kevin Fields, Executive Director, Father Factor Inc Jay Brown, Community Shoulders VIRTUAL 1. Roger Marmet, Founder, Peace for DC 2. Micaela Deming, Policy Director, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 3. Clayton Rosenberg, President, Alliance of Concerned Men 4. Silas Grant, Founder, Quality People Solutions 5. Lashonia Thompson-El, Public Witness 6. Eduardo Ferrer, Visiting Professor & Policy Director, Georgetown Juvenile Justice Clinic & Initiative 7. Rev. Judie Shepherd Gore, Executive Director, InnerCity Collaborative Community Development Corporation GOVERNMENT WITNESS 1. Lindsey Appiah, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice 2. Kwelli D. Sneed, Interim Director, Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement 3. Brian L. Schwalb, Attorney General for the District of Columbia 4. Gabrielle Stevens, Section Chief, Grant Management Unit and Violence Reduction Unit, Office of the Attorney General