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Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND OPERATIONS NOTICE OF PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 COUNCILMEMBER BRIANNE K. NADEAU, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND OPERATIONS ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE on the matter of POTENTIAL HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE DISTRICT Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 9:30 a.m. John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 500 and virtual via Zoom. To Watch Live: https://www.brianneknadeau.com/live I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. WITNESS TESTIMONY PUBLIC WITNESSES Panel 1 (in person) 1. Miguel Trindade Deramo, ANC 1B, Commissioner 2. Samantha Davis, Free DC, Organizer 3. Dr. Oye Owolewa, US Representative 4. Dr. Tanya Golash-Boza, Professor of Sociology at the University of California & Executive Director of the University of California Washington Center. Panel 2 (in person) 5. Tyler Sylvester, Public Witness 6. Katherine Landfield, Fair Budget Coalition, Senior Advocacy Strategist 7. Madhvi Bahl, Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid, Organizer 8. Jenn Kauffman, ANC 4D, Commissioner Panel 3 (in person) 9. Bill Medford, The Festival Center, Executive Director  10. Jaqueline Castenda, DC Latino Caucus 11. Loreal Hawk, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, EJW Fellow 12. Eliza Cava, Public Witness Panel 4 (in person) 13. Nadia Salazar Sandi, Colectivo de Familias Migrantes, Organizer 14. Leny Gomez, Colectivo de Familias Migrantes 15. Oliver Merino, Immigrant Legal Resource Center 16. Derek Flloyd, Crowns Inc., Director 17. Robin Lipp, Public Witness Panel 5 (in person) 18. Rachel Johnston, DC Charter School Alliance, Chief of Staff 19. Caroline Pryor, EmpowerEd 20. Frankie Seabron, Harriet’s Dream 21. Marianna Forrest, Public Witness Panel 6 (in person) 22. Dante O’Hara, Public Witness 23. Leah Tribbett, Public Witness 24. Chad Oliver, Public Witness 25. Amy Gaito, Public Witness Panel 7 (in person) 26. Hyden Long, Public Witness 27. Tariq Herencia, Public Witness 28. KT Beckman-Gotrich, Public Witness 29. Hux Duffy, Public Witness Panel 8 (in person) 30. Dave Chandrasekaren, Public Witness 31. Michelle Chappell, Public Witness 32. Paige Dennis, Public Witness 33. Ashlei Anderson, Public Witness Panel 9 (in person) 34. Chris Magnuson, Public Witness 35. Brendan Troy, Public Witness 36. John Payne, Public Witness 37. Katherine James, Public Witness Panel 10 (Virtual)  38. Daniela Anello, DC Bilingual Public Charter School, CEO 39. Aparna Raj, Public Witness 40. Nancy Leon, Many Languages One Voice, Director of Advocacy 41. Karen Gaal, 3D CAC, Chairwoman 42. Amy Ficher, Amnesty International USA, Migrant Rights Panel 11 (Virtual) 43. Andrew Wassenich, Miriam’s Kitchen, Director of Policy 44. Mary Calhoun, Public Witness 45. Valerie Baron, Public Witness 46. Natacia Knapper, Public Witness 47. Gregory Afinogenov, Public Witness 48. Alexandra Simbana, Public Witness Panel 12 (Virtual) 49. Pamela McKinney, Public Person 50. Thomas Gremillion, Public Witness 51. Geovanna Izurieta, Public Witness 52. Nick Wertsch, Public Witness 53. Claudia Schlosberg, Public Witness GOVERNMENT WITNESSES None. IV. ADJOURNMENT