MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
October 24, 2022
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
Pursuant to section 4 of the Office on Ex-Offender Affairs and Commission on Re-Entry and
Ex- Offender Affairs Establishment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-243; D.C.
Official Code § 24-1303), I am pleased to nominate the following person:
Dominic Henry
1st Street, SE
Washington, DC 20032
(Ward 8)
for reappointment as a public member of the Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen
Affairs, for a term to end August 4, 2025.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-
mentioned nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation
process.
I would appreciate the Council's earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please do
not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor's Office of Talent and Appointments,
should the Council require additional information. —
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2 Chairman Phil Mendelson
3 at the request of the Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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14 To confirm the reappointment of Mr. Dominic Henry to the Commission on Re-Entiy and
15 Retuming Citizen Affairs.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Commission on Re-Entry and Retuming Citizen Affairs Dominic
19 Henry Confirmation Resolution of 2022".
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21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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23 Dominic Henry
24 1st Street, SE
25 Washington, DC 20032
26 (Ward 8)
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28 as a public voting member of the Commission on Re-Entry and Retuming Citizen Affairs,
29 established by section 4 of the Office on Ex-Offender Affairs and Commission on Re-Entry and
30 Ex-Offender Estabhshment Act of 2006, effective March 8,2007 (D.C. Law 16-243; D.C.
31 Official Code § 24-1303), for a term to end August 4,2025.
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33 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
34 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
35 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. DOMINIC
HENRY
Program Manager
PROFILE
Uniquely skilled building
relationships with community
stakeholders and mentoring at-
risk youth and high-risk adults.
Developed working
relationships with prominent
level federal executives,
universities, law enforcement,
civic and religious leaders, and
non-profit organizations to
accomplish common goals.
Looking for a position where
my skills, abilities and gifts can
be used to improve public
safety and enhance
community's economic
development.
CONTACT PHONE:
EMAIL:
HOBBIES:
Welghtlifting
Boxing
Basketball
Muscle Cars
WORK EXPERIENCE
UNITED PARCELSERVICE(UPS), INC
DRIVER/PACKAGEDELIVERY
SEPTEMBER 2018- PRESENT
• Crisis manager forCovid-19
• Designated mentor to new hires
. Chairman of UPS Safety Committee
n Work independently on a set route delivering from 1 90 to
over 240 packages per day.
n Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal
skills, to deliver world-class customer service with a
positive attitude.
FEDERAL BUREAU OFPRISONS
CONTRACTOR/COMMUNITY LIAISON
JUNE2016- AUGUST2018
• Appeared before 122 Wardens and Federal Bureau of
.Prisons Executive Staff at their annual National Wardens
Training Conference in Colorado. Speech detailed my 35
years of incarceration, transformation, acts of
redemption and provided a unique perspective on
reentry and how the organization I founded could be
used to scale public safety. Received a lasting standing
ovation
n Gave a memorable speech at the Virginia Correctional
Association annual training in Williamsburg, Virginia how
the organization I formed could play an integral role in
scaling public safety
n Spoke before an additional 200 Federal Bureau of Prisons
(BOP} Executives at a recall at the Central Office in ACCOMPUSHMENTS;
CED/YMI PROGRAM DIRECTOR
2005-2015
• To reverse the trend of
recidivism, founded the
inmate organization entitled
Community Economic
Development (CED), later
renamed Young Men
Incorporated
(YMI)/Leadership Training
Academy (LTA)
• CED, YMI/LTA is predicated
on the belief that greater
public safety is achieved
when inmates are
adequately prepared to
fully re-integrate back to
their communities. The
program teaches them to
develop productive
relationships and personal
stakes in their communities
and provides them with the
tools and education
necessary to increase
economic development,
growth, and
empowerment.
• Recruited participants,
many of whom became
instructors.
• Instructed classes in public
speaking, grant writing non
profit management and
executive management
• Produced re-entry
networking events involving
distinguished guest
speakers.
• Conducted various
community charity events
and victim impact
programs.
• Graduated over 1200
incarcerated citizens,
helped over 180 find
employment, with several
opening their own
businesses upon release.
Washington, DC to deliver my transformational process
and how BOP were role models and ways their actions
can play a significant role in changing lives.
• Visited over 30 federal prisons to act as a catalyst for
change. As an incredible messenger, I motivate
incarcerated citizen by using the successful peer
approach such as other social service interventions.
Every institution reported a significant increase in program
participation
• Piloted the organization, I founded. Young Men
Incorporated (YMI)/Leadership Training Academy (LTA)
at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in
Cumberland, Maryland. The program 's progress was
documented by HBOA/ice and will air soon.
• Provided Executive Management training to
incarcerated citizens at FCI Cumberland to enable them
to manage my organization. The program/organization is
run by highly influential person.
• Created strategies to connect incarcerated citizens to
accountability partners within community-based
organizations. One method is to invite community
leaders to speak at the institution.
MAYOR'S OFFICE OF RETURNING CITIZENS AFFAIRS (MORCA)
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
APRIL- NOVEMBER 2016
• Coordinated, managed, and instructed MORCA's
Electrician program forat-risk men, age 18-30 years old in
the Washington DC ward 8 area. The program consisted
of an electrician apprenticeship, job readiness, victim
impact, public speaking, entrepreneur training, basic
nutrition, and fitness. Created individual development
plans for each participant to determine their needs and
track their progress
• Recruited individuals to coordinate Safe passage public
safety initiative produced by Deputy Mayor's Office to
provide supervision and safe passage for children going
to or being dismissed from school
• Co-coordinated the Family outreach survey. Fifty families
were identified by the Government as 'At Risk" for
violence and a need f.or social services. Met with families
to assess their situation and present them with referrals for
public services to obtain food, clothing and housing
• Co-coordinated MORCA's Returning Citizens Family day
on July 20, 2016. Event featured a softball game
between the DC Metropolitan Police Department and a
group of Returning Citizens. Provided social services
booths for families of and returning citizens living In or
residing at Residential Reentry Centers. Event featured
food, music and games. This was an extraordinary
achievement given the present anti-police climate
Page I 2 • Conducted all aspects of
YMI's growth and
operations, including
creating liaisons between
incarcerated citizens and
BOP staff, writing
curriculums, recruiting
participants, and instructors,
establishing the
organizational structure,
writing policies, facilitating
meetings, and running
events and programs
• Recruited over 20 business
leaders from various
communities to establish
accountability partners.
SPORTS COMMISSIONER
1995-2004
Spoke to at-risk youth participating in the DC
Metropolitan Police Department's Stars summer youth
program
EDUCATION
• University of Illinois Urbana. Industrial Organization
Psychology College - Correspondence Program.
Completed with Honors (1984-1989)
• CETA Bookkeeping Assistant Program
• Business and Nonprofit Management (Independent
Studies)
• Professional Trainer; National Federation of Professional
Trainers (NFPT)
• OSHA's Outreach Training Program - General Industry
Procedures
• GED (1982)
Following lengthy
shutdowns due to excessive
violence, I was asked with
reopening and overseeing
all sports leagues and
events.
During this period, no
violence was associated
with any league, an unlikely
achievement that stunned
prison administrators
In 2004. lead the
negotiation of a truce to
end a violent ten-year
gang war in Fort
Washington, MD. The key
was creating a community
model of reconciliation
based on conflict resolution
strategies. Worked through
the Alliance of Concerned
Men with Walter Ridley
(former Director DC DOC),
Ebenezer Church Officials,
and Maryland District
Attorney
REFERENCES
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WE ARE
WASHINGTON
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Executive Office of the Mayor - Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 13S0 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Dominic Henry
Dominic Henry is a Driver with the United Parcel Services (UPS),
Incorporated and a current member of the Commission on Re-Entry
and Retuming Citizen Affairs.
Prior to joining UPS, Mr. Henry served as a Federal Bureau of
Prisons Contractor and Community Liaison where he delivered
speeches to prison leadership detailing his 35 years of incarceration,
transformation, and unique perspective on reentry and public safety.
He also leveraged this position to improve incarcerated citizens'
engagement with social service intervention programs and
community-based organization accountability partners. Mr. Henry
also provided executive management training through the Young Men Incorporated/Leadership
Training Academy he piloted at the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland.
Mr. Henry is adept at building relationships with community stakeholders and mentoring at-risk
youth and high-risk adults. In 2004, he led the negotiation of a truce to end a ten-year gang war in
Fort Washington. In addition, Mr. Henry is Chairman of the UPS Safety Committee.
A Ward 8 resident, Mr. Henry completed the Correspondence Program with the University of
Illinois at Urbana Industrial Organization Psychology Colllege and received additional education
from the CETA Bookkeeping Assistant Program.
H H H GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
H H H
WE ARE
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
WASHINGTON
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To: Bryan Hum, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: October 4, 2022
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Natasha Dasher, Dominic
Henry, Clarence Johnson, and John Matthews as public voting members of the
Commission on Re-Entry and Retuming Citizen Affairs
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Vanessa Careiro, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at
202-724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
Elizabeth Cavendish
ThcJohn A. WilsonBuilding • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW •Siiitc300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681