Judiciary and Public Safety

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY BROOKE PINTO, CHAIR WITNESS LIST FOR A BUDGET OVERSIGHT HEARING ON Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Room 412, 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) 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 OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES AND JUSTICE GRANTS PUBLIC WITNESSES IN PERSON 1. Nidia Hernández, Public Witness (Sp) 2. Kamari Hunter Mayes, Public Witness 3. Julia Coleman, Public Witness 4. Sara Tennen, Executive Director, Volunteer Legal Advocates 5. Misty Thomas Zaleski, Executive Director, Council for Court Excellence 6. Karen Newton Cole, Executive Director, Neighborhood Legal Services Program of the District of Columbia 7. Nancy Drane, Executive Director, DC Access to Justice Commission 8. Aracelis Gray, Director of Programs, DC Bar Foundation 9. Christina Jackson, Executive Director, Washington Council of Lawyers 10. Stephanie Troyer, Legal Director, Direct Legal Services Program, Legal Aid DC 11. Koube Ngaaje, President & CEO, District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) 12. Dawn Dalton, Executive Director, DCCADV 13. Micaela Deming, Policy Director, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 14. Indira Henard, President and CEO, DC Rape Crisis Center 15. George Jones, Bread for the City 16. Jocelyn Jacoby, Program Director & Psychotherapist, The DC LGBTQ+ Community Center 17. Lani Nelson, Case Worker and Advocate, The DC LGBTQ+ Community Center 18. Michele Johns, Therapist/Advocate, The DC LGBTQ+ Community Center 19. Cesar Toledo, Executive Director, Wanda Alston Foundation 20. Natalia Otero, Co-founder and Executive Director, DC SAFE 21. Vaughn Edmeade, Director, Intake & Residential Programs, District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) 22. Zaneta Greene, Director, Community Housing Programs, District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) 23. Olubunmi Akinkuowo, Chief Program Officer, District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) 24. Kiara Williams, Public Witness 25. Kelli Neptune, Executive Director, DC Bar Pro Bono Center 26. Sadina Montani, President Elect, DC Bar 27. Alex Samuels, Data Organizer, DC Jobs with Justice 28. Rhonda Cunningham Holmes, Executive Director., Legal Counsel for the Elderly 29. Melissa Millar, Policy Director, Tzedek DC 30. Joanne Lin, Executive Director, Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs 31. Laura Brown, Executive Director, First Shift Justice Project 32. Marla Spindel, Executive Director, DC KinCare Alliance 33. Mary Fuller, Public Witness 34. Gabby Majewski, Executive Director, DC Affordable Law Firm  35. Lindsey Silverberg, Executive Director, Volare 36. Michele Booth Cole, Executive Director, Safe Shores--The DC Children's Advocacy Center 37. Freweyni Asress, Youth Advocacy Specialist (Sexual Assault Youth Victim Advocate)/, Safe Shores--The DC Children's Advocacy Center 38. Maggie Koziol, Executive Director, Wendt Center 39. Sandy Bernstein, Legal Director, Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services 40. Darnell Keyes, Disability Rights DC 41. Cami Bianchi, Reentry Advocate, Disability Rights DC 42. Robert Davis, Reentry Advocate Disability Rights DC at ULS 43. Tammy Seltzer, Public Witness 44. David Pasti, Public Witness 45. Marilyn Lovo, Language Access Director, Ayuda 46. Diana Batres, Language Access Coordinator, Ayuda 47. Yasmine Ahkami, Immigration & Project END Staff Attorney, Ayuda 48. Gabi Smith, President, Royale Nationwide Ventures 49. Zachary Ragone, Policy Director, The National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens 50. Lul Mohamud, Executive Director, The Person Center 51. Arianna Evans, Public Witness 52. Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas, Executive Director, Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc 53. Charlisa Neal, Client, Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc. 54. Emily Volk, Public Witness 55. Penelope Spain, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Open City Advocates 56. Tyrone Hall, Client, Open City Advocates 57. DeAngelo Covington, Client, Open City Advocates 58. Sophie Thackray, Supervising Attorney, School Justice Project 59. Andrea Faulknor, Staff Attorney, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) 60. Chijioke Akamigbo, Executive Director, Rising for Justice 61. Kendrea Brooks, Collaborative Solutions for Communities 62. Rosalie Brodsky, Program Monitor and Evaluator, Collaborative Solutions for Communities 63. Judith Sandalow, CEO, Children's Law Center 64. Latrice Harris, Public Witness VIRTUAL 65. Betty Gentle, Senior Director, Advocacy & Public Policy, SOME, Inc.  66. Jodi Ovca, Executive Director, Access Youth 67. Allison Medina, Clinical Director, The Women's Center 68. Robert Barton, Executive Director More Than Our Crimes 69. Erin Pollitt, Executive Director, DCFNE 70. Laura Martinez, Deputy Director, DCFNE 71. Su Sie Ju, Co-Chair, DC Consortium of Legal Services Providers 72. Farah Fosse, Director of Community Development, Empower DC 73. Keri Flora, Staff Attorney, The Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities 74. Megan Respol, Public Witness 75. Jodi Ann Boreland, Program Coordinator, DC Safe Babies Safe Moms Program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center; Supervisor, MedStar Washington Hospital Center OB/GYN Specialty Care 76. Dr. Monique Green, Public Witness 77. India Highsmith, Public Witness 78. Iyanna Hawkins, Public Witness 79. Cindy Colson, Public Witness 80. Niciah Petrovic, Public Witness 81. Peter Wood, ANC 1C03 82. Jaz Jackson, Director of Victim and Reentry Services, Community Family Life Services 83. Bridget Claborn, Director of Strategy & Advancement, DC SAFE 84. Fatima Bah, Chief Program Officer, Calvary Women's Services 85. Bruce Moore, Public Witness GOVERNMENT WITNESS 1. Jennifer Porter, Director, Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants 2. John Nitz, Agency Fiscal Officer, Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants