Council of the District of Columbia

Committee on Human Services

Witness List

COUNCILMEMBER JIM GRAHAM, CHAIRPERSON

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC ROUNTABLE ON

“THE STATE OF HUMAN SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:

THE VIEWS OF ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS”

Thursday, February 3rd, 11:00 a.m.

Room 500, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
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WITNESS LIST

Panel 1

1. James McSpadden, AARP DC

2. Betty Hodges
3. Elender Stanley
4. Vera Long
5. Linda Fulwood

Panel 2

6. Gwynneth Lewis-Rich
7. Sandra Green
8. Gloria Jones
9. Bernetta Ferrell
10. Dorothy Norris

Panel 3

11. Kelly Vonhoupe

12. Wilma White
13. Carolyn Perry
14. Mary Rogers

Panel 4: Children and Family Services Agency (CFSA)

15. Dr. Anniglo Boone, Consortium for Child Welfare
16. Nadia Moritz, Young Women’s Project
17. Judith Sandalow, Children’s Law Center
18. Deborah Shore, Sasha Bruce
19. Jacquelyn Henry, Healthy Families/Thriving Communities Collaborative Council

PANEL 5: Children and Family Services Agency (CFSA)

20. Sharon Anderson, CASA for Children of DC

21. Brenda Miller, DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
22. Kinaya C. Sokoya, DC Children's Trust Fund
23. Tonya Turner, Break the Cycle
24. Hye Sook Chung, DC Action for Children

Panel 6: Department of Disability Services (DDS)

25. Sandy Bernstein, University Legal Services

26. Tina Campanella, Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
27. Diane Lewis, DC Coalition of Disability Service Providers

Panel 7: Department of Disability Services (DDS)

28. Mat McCollough, DC Developmental Disabilities Council

29. Mary Lou Meccariello, The Arc of DC
30. Thelma Green, Project ACTION!

Panel 8: Department of Human Services (DHS)

31. Patricia Mullahy Fugere, Esq. Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
32. Ed Lazere, DC Fiscal Policy Institute
33. Sue Marshall, The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness
34. Ed Orzechowski, Catholic Charities
35. Nechama Masliansky, So Others Might Eat (SOME )

Panel 9: Department of Human Services (DHS)

36. Alex Ashbrook, D.C. Hunger Solutions

37. Jennifer Mezey, Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia
38. Miriam Savad, Capital Area Asset Builders
39. George Jones, Bread for the City
40. Ronald Smith, Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative

Panel 10: Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS)

41. R. Daniel Okonkwo, DC Lawyers for Youth

42. Jenise Patterson, Parent Watch
43. Lori Kaplan, Latin American Youth Center
44. Shannon Hall, D.C. Behavioral Health Association
45. Kristine Andrews, Child Trends

Panel 11: Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS)

46. Priscilla Skillman, Council for Court Excellence

47. Aarti Subramanian, Psychiatric Institute of Washington
48. Donald Isaac, East of the River Clergy Police Community Partnership
49. Jauhar Abraham, Peaceaholics

PANEL 12: Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (CYTIC)

50. Maggie Riden, DC Alliance of Youth Advocates