District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

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1	1	MURIEL BOWSER
2	2	MAYOR
3	3	April 27, 2023
4	4	The Honorable
5	5	Phil Mendelson
6	6	Chairman
7	7	Council
8	8	of the District of Columbia
9	9	John
10	10	A. Wilson Building
11	11	l350Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
12	12	Washington, DC 20004
13	13	Dear Chairman Mendelson:
14	14	In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law
15	15	2-142; D.C. Official Code
16	16	§ 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 215 of the District of Columbia
17	17	Health Occupations Revision Act
18	18	of 1985, effective March 14, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-205;
19	19	D.C. Official Code§ 3-1202.15), I am pleased
20	20	to nominate the following person:
21	21	Ms. Regina McLinden
22	22	4th Street, SW
23	23	Washington, DC 20024
24	24	(Ward 6)
25	25	for appointment as a massage therapist licensed in the District member
26	26	of the Board of Massage
27	27	Therapy, replacing Joseph Reo, for a tenn to end October 29, 2025.
28	28	Enclosed you will find biographical infonnation detailing the experience of the above
29	29	mentioned nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the
30	30	confirmation process.
31	31	I
32	32	would appreciate the Council's earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation.
33	33	Please do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor's Office of Talent
34	34	and Appointments, should the Council require additional infonnation. 1
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47	47	Chairman Phil Mendelson
48	48	at the request
49	49	of the Mayor
50	50	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
51	51	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
52	52	14 To confirm the appointment of Ms. Regina McLinden to the Board of Massage Therapy.
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54	54	16 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
55	55	17 resolution may be cited as the "Board of Massage Therapy Regina McLinden Confirmation
56	56	18 Resolution of 2023".
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58	58	20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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60	60	22 Ms. Regina McLinden
61	61	23 4th Street, SW
62	62	24 Washington, DC 20024
63	63	25 (Ward 6)
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65	65	27 as a massage therapist licensed in the District member of the Board of Massage Therapy,
66	66	28 pursuant to section 215 of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985,
67	67	29 effective March 14, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-205; D.C. Official Code§ 3-1202.15), replacing Joseph
68	68	30 Reo, for a term to end October 29, 2025.
69	69	31 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
70	70	32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
71	71	33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. Regina
72	72	Mclinden
73	73	LMT, CMLDT, ESTHETICIAN
74	74	Contact
75	75	Credentials
76	76	DC Licensed Massage Therapist
77	77	Mf2295
78	78	DC Certified Esthetician
79	79	CSES5200716
80	80	Klose Training CMLDT
81	81	KTM1020PA12
82	82	AMTA: DC Chapter
83	83	Chair: Commun irt:y Outreach
84	84	Commit
85	85	tee
86	86	Board Secretary
87	87	American Red Cross
88	88	CPR:+ First Aid Certified
89	89	lTM Chiang Mai (Thailand)
90	90	Certified Thai Massage Levels I- IV
91	91	Education History
92	92	CIDESCO Skincare Certification 2018-2019
93	93	Tajmeel: Qatar International Beauty School
94	94	Massage Therapy Diploma 2017
95	95	American Massage and Bodywork Institute
96	96	High School Diploma with Honors
97	97	Fauquier High School
98	98	Currently Enrolled
99	99	2014
100	100	Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC)
101	101	Work Experience
102	102	Global Wellness Options
103	103	Founder
104	104	Nov 2020 -Present
105	105	• Managing day to day operations of a self-owned
106	106	massage practice, including customer relations,
107	107	advertising, regulatory adherence, and charitable work
108	108	•
109	109	Providing direct services as a licensed massage
110	110	therapist
111	111	Eaton Hotel Oct 2019 - Present
112	112	Massage Therapist: Community Outreach
113	113	• Organizing and executing charity massage events for
114	114	unserved members of the community to receive free
115	115	bodywork services.
116	116	The Watergate Hotel
117	117	Massage Therapist
118	118	Oct 2017 - Jan 2021
119	119	•
120	120	Providing direct services as a licensed massage
121	121	therapist in a lux ury environment informed by Forbes
122	122	standards for protocols
123	123	• Traveling internationally to visit product providers
124	124	and receive education on treatment methods * * * WEARE
125	125	WASHINGTON
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127	127	Executive Office of the Mayor -Office of Talent and Appointments
128	128	John A. Wilson Building I 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 I Washington, DC 20004-
129	129	Regina McLinden
130	130	Ms. Regina McLinden is a licensed massage therapist and founder
131	131	of Global Wellness Options.
132	132	Throughout her career, Ms. McLinden has been a dedicated
133	133	massage therapist, esthetician, and certified manual lymphatic
134	134	drainage therapist. At Global Wellness Options, her practice is
135	135	uniquely eclectic, utilizing worldly training in different massage
136	136	modalities that explore luxury spa services. Ms. McLinden
137	137	is
138	138	deeply involved with the entire wellness journey of her massage
139	139	clients and provides in-depth work that is tailored to individual
140	140	needs. She provides direct services
141	141	as a licensed massage therapist, with gentle approaches to
142	142	muscular and lymphatic manipulation.
143	143	Ms. McLinden believes in the power
144	144	of bodywork to serve as a tool in social justice movements
145	145	to empower, nurture, and comfort communities that would benefit from soft touch the most. She
146	146	started Global Wellness Options to make such services available to everyone who was ready
147	147	to
148	148	amplify their approaches to self-care. To expand her reach, Ms. McLinden has since partnered
149	149	with Eaton Workshop DC, to extend free massage and lymphatic drainage services
150	150	to
151	151	underserved members of the community and social activists. She currently serves as the chair of
152	152	the AMTA DC Chapter's Community Outreach Committee, as well as the secretary of their DC
153	153	board. Ms. McLinden is also a District
154	154	of Columbia certified esthetician, certified in CPR and
155	155	first aid from the American Red Cross, and ITM Chiang Mai certified in Thai massage levels I
156	156	to
157	157	IV.
158	158	A Ward 6 resident, Ms. Regina McLinden is a student majoring in Psychology.
159	159	* * * GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
160	160	Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
161	161	* * * WE ARE
162	162	WASI-IINGT ON
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164	164	Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
165	165	To:
166	166	From:
167	167	Date:
168	168	Subject: Tommy Wells, Steve Walker
169	169	Betsy
170	170	Cavendish
171	171	March
172	172	31, 2023
173	173	Legal sufficiency review
174	174	of Resolutions nominating Cary Bland, Johanna Brook s,
175	175	Maisha Goss-Johns, and Regina McLinden as members of the Board of Massage
176	176	Therapy
177	177	This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
178	178	found them to be legally unobjectionable.
179	179	If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
180	180	hesitate to call Vanessa Careiro, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office
181	181	of the Mayor, at
182	182	202-724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
183	183	Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish
184	184	The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsyl vania Avenue, NW • S uite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681