Judiciary and Public Safety

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY BROOKE PINTO, CHAIR WITNESS LIST FOR A PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT HEARING ON Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department of Forensic Science Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. Room 120, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Watch Live: Councilmember Pinto’s YouTube Page (www.youtube.com/@cmbrookepinto) X (@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 1 DEPUTY MAYOR FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE PUBLIC WITNESSES IN PERSON 1. Kerry Savage, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 2. Natalia Otero, Co-founder and Executive Director, DC SAFE 3. Cotey Wynn, Public Witness 4. Levon Williams, Public Witness 5. Cynthia Hall, COO, Columbia Heights Village Tenant Association (CHVTA) 6. Loleata Griffin, Collaborative Solutions for Communities 7. Dwayne Falwell, CEO/FOUNDER, Together We Rise DC VIRTUAL 8. Colleen Hawkinson, Executive Director, DC BID Council 9. Elisabeth Olds, Co-Founder and Strategic Partnerships Manager, DC SAFE 10. Kheri Carter, Public Witness 11. Taylor Terry, Public Witness 12. Elizabeth Reddick, Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 13. Quiana Lamons, Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 14. Sharn Boone-Ruffin, Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 15. Paul Jones, CEO, Columbia Heights Village Tenant Association (CHVTA) 16. David Mallof, Public Witness GOVERNMENT WITNESS 1. Lindsey Appiah, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice 2 FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PUBLIC WITNESSES IN PERSON 1. David Hoagland, President, District of Columbia Firefighters Association IAFF Local 36 VIRTUAL 2. Trupti Patel, Commissioner, ANC 2A GOVERNMENT WITNESS 1. John Donnelly, Chief, Fire and Emergency Medical Services 2. Chief James Hanson (Assistant Fire Chief-Services) 3. Chief André Edwards (Assistant Fire Chief-EMS) DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCES GOVERNMENT WITNESS 1. Dr. Francisco Diaz, Interim Director, Department of Forensic Sciences 2. Jennifer Love, Chief Science Officer, Department of Forensic Sciences 3. Gretchen Brumley, Chief Operating Officer, Department of Forensic Sciences OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER GOVERNMENT WITNESS 1. Dr. Francisco Diaz, Chief, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 3