Judiciary and Public Safety
Regular MeetingWashington, DC · February 25, 2025
Agenda
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
BROOKE PINTO, CHAIR
WITNESS LIST FOR A PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT HEARING ON
Office of the Attorney General
Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.
Room 500, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
To Watch Live:
Councilmember Pinto’s YouTube Page (www.youtube.com/@cmbrookepinto)
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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
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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
PUBLIC WITNESSES
IN PERSON
1. Reina Moreno, Public Witness (LI)
2. Linda Mamani, Public Witness
3. Alana Eichner, DC Chapter Co-Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance
4. Larissa Costa dos Santos, Organizer, National Domestic Workers Alliance
5. Chris Weiss, Executive Director, DC Environmental Network
6. Ruth Wilcox, Public Witness
7. Mary Chambers, Public Witness
8. Rod Adel, Public Witness
9. Robert Vinson Brannum, Public Witness
10. Paola Henriquez, DC Organizer, Hand in Hand
11. Elana Dean, Volunteer, Hand in Hand
12. Danielle Robinette, Senior Policy Attorney, Children's Law Center
13. Lacia Japp, Supervising Attorney, Children's Law Center
14. Chandra Dawson, Interim Executive Director, Peace For DC
15. Marsha Nichols, Public Witness
16. Kristin Eliason, Head of Services, Volare
17. Penelope Krumm, Public Witness
18. Ed Lazere, Public Witness
19. Marcus Dantley, Public Witness
20. Robert Holliday, Public Witness
21. Robert Hardy, Public Witness
22. Jerrett Harrington, Public Witness
23. John Del Rosario, Public Witness
24. Brendell Smith-Starks, Public Witness
25. Joseph Gelletich, Public Witness
26. Melvyn Hart, Public Witness
27. Anthony Harvey, Public Witness
28. Vincent Armstrong, Public Witness
29. Darrell Turner, Public Witness
VIRTUAL
30. Caroline Fehr, Senior Staff Attorney, Legal Aid DC
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31. Trupti Patel, Commissioner, ANC 2A
32. Sabrena Rhodes, Community Organizer / Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner,
Empower DC / ANC 5D02
33. Ashley Ruff, Commissioner, ANC 7F02
34. Tiffany Montgomery, Public Witness
35. Maya Kinseth, Supportive Services Advocate, DC SAFE
36. Shamika Cherry, Public Witness
37. Oliver Slade, Public Witness
38. Emily Olesh, Public Witness
39. Britt Lucas, Public Witness
40. Maya Hambrick, Program Manager, Georgetown University Prisons and Justice Initiative,
MORCA-Georgetown Paralegal Program
41. Eleanor Phillips, Public Witness
42. Calvin Pan, Public Witness
43. Dr. Monique Green, Public Witness
44. Dean Hunter, Public Witness
45. Willa Reinhard, Public Witness
46. Ryan O'Leary, Public Witness
47. Sandra "SS" Seegars, Founder, Concerned Residents Against Violence (CRAV)
48. Maxwell Hawla, Public Witness
49. Courtney Wilkes, Staff Attorney, Tzedek DC
50. Ashu Kingsley, Public Witness
51. Stephanie Perry, Public Witness
52. Rahaman Kilpatrick, Advisor for Community Engagement and Advocacy, Horton's Kids
53. Dr. Marquita Siler-Tyler, Public Witness
54. Karlie Goldenberg, Public Witness
55. Shelly Repp, Chair, Committee of 100
GOVERNMENT WITNESS
1. Brian Schwalb, Attorney General of the District of Columbia
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HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
PUBLIC WITNESSES
IN PERSON
1. Rachel Feinstein, Director of DC Government and Community Relations, Jewish
Community Relations Council of Greater Washington
2. Robert Vinson Brannum, Public Witness
VIRTUAL
3. Sandra "SS" Seegars, Founder, Concerned Residents Against Violence (CRAV)
GOVERNMENT WITNESS
1. Clint Osborn, Director, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AND ENGAGEMENT
PUBLIC WITNESSES
IN PERSON
1. Robert Vinson Brannum, Public Witness
2. Chico Tillmon, Public Witness
VIRTUAL
3. Sabrena Rhodes, Community Organizer / Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner,
Empower DC / ANC 5D02
4. Ashley Ruff, Commissioner, ANC 7F02
5. Marc Friend, Public Witness
6. Taunya Martin, Public Witness
7. Sandra "SS" Seegars, Founder, Concerned Residents Against Violence (CRAV)
GOVERNMENT WITNESS
1. Kwelli D. Sneed, Director, Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
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