District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-0286 Compare Versions

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1	1	MURIEL BOWSER
2	2	MAYOR
3	3	June 15, 2023
4	4	The Honorable Phil Mendelson
5	5	Chairman
6	6	Council
7	7	ofthe District of Columbia
8	8	John
9	9	A. Wilson Building
10	10	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue,
11	11	NW, Suite 504
12	12	Washington,DC 20004
13	13	Dear Chairman Mendelson:
14	14	In accordance with section 2
15	15	of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law
16	16	2-142;D.C. Official
17	17	Code§ 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 4603 of the Child Fatality Review
18	18	Committee Establishment Act
19	19	of 2001, effective October 3, 2001, (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official
20	20	Code§ 4-1371.03), lam pleased to nominate the following person:
21	21	Dr. Cheryl Williams
22	22	19th Street
23	23	NE
24	24	Washington, DC 20002
25	25	(Ward
26	26	6)
27	27	for reappointment as a community member of the Child Fatality Review Committee, for a term to
28	28	end April 20, 2024.
29	29	Enclosed you
30	30	will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above
31	31	mentioned nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the
32	32	confirmation process.
33	33	I would appreciate the Council's earliest consideration
34	34	of this nomination for confirmation.
35	35	Please do not hesitate to contact me,
36	36	or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor's Office of Talent
37	37	and Appointments, should
38	38	the Council require additional information. 1
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53	53	at the request of the Mayor
54	54	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
55	55	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
56	56	16 To confirm the reappointment of Dr. Cheryl Williams to the Child Fatality Review Committee.
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58	58	18 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
59	59	19 resolution may be cited as the "Child Fatality Review Committee Dr. Cheryl Williams
60	60	20 Confirmation Resolution of 2023".
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62	62	22 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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64	64	24 Dr. Cheryl Williams
65	65	25 19th Street NE
66	66	26 Washington, DC 20002
67	67	27 (Ward 6)
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69	69	29 as a community member of the Child Fatality Review Committee, and pursuant to section 4603
70	70	30 of the Child Fatality Review Committee Establishment Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001,
71	71	31 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code§ 4-1371.01), for a term to end April 20, 2024.
72	72	32 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
73	73	33 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
74	74	34 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
75	75	35 EDUCATION
76	76	Akron Children's Hospital, 1979 - 1981
77	77	Akron, Ohio
78	78	Pediatrics
79	79	Resident
80	80	Cheryl R. Williams, MD
81	81	Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio, 1978 -1979
82	82	Akron, Ohio
83	83	Pediatrics
84	84	Intern
85	85	College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 1978
86	86	Clevelan~ Ohio
87	87	Doctor of Medicine
88	88	Howard University, 1974
89	89	Washington, DC
90	90	Bachelor of Science, Zoology
91	91	Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
92	92	LICENSURE AND BOARDS
93	93	Doctor of Medicine
94	94	District of Columbia, License Number MD 15433
95	95	State
96	96	of Maryland, License Number D0032760
97	97	PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
98	98	Owner and Medical Director, Herban Medical Options
99	99	Practicing Pediatrician, Washington, DC, Maryland, 2012 -2015
100	100	Deputy Director, District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA),
101	101	2009-2012
102	102	Medical Director, CFSA, Office of Clinical Practice, 2003 -2009
103	103	Program Administrator, CFSA, 2003 --2009
104	104	o Provided executive leadership, strategic planning, organizational development in administrative and clinical
105	105	oversight in all matters related
106	106	to well-being of children (including physical and mental health and ancillary
107	107	services)
108	108	in out-of;..home foster placement and children remaining at home under the protective supervision of CFSA
109	109	o Managed a
110	110	staff of 69 (including registered nurses, licensed clinical social workers, nurse practitioners, and medical
111	111	assistants) with a 35 million-dollar annual operating budget
112	112	o Provided direct consultation to CFSA director, executive team, administrators and social worker/attorney staff on
113	113	medical and public health-related issues
114	114	o Developed Nurse Care Manager Program utilizing Targeted Case Management (TCM) Medicaid Guidelines
115	115	o Participated in the development
116	116	of the State Plan Amendment (SPA) with the DC Department of Health Care
117	117	Finance for the CFSA Nurse Care Manager (NCM) Program
118	118	o Obtained certificate-of-need from the DC Department
119	119	of Health for CFSA medical clinic
120	120	o Created the CFSA, on-site Medicaid-reimbursable medical clinic (staffed with nurse practitioners) for children
121	121	entering, re-entering, and experiencing a re-placement while
122	122	in foster care
123	123	o Provided hands-on medical care
124	124	to children in CFSA custody
125	125	o Provided training and consultation to nurse practitioners regarding medically related issues for children in CFSA
126	126	custody
127	127	o Participated
128	128	in the development of the Regulatory Review required by the Department of Health Care Finance and
129	129	the
130	130	DC Government Adminis.trative Services Organization for both the Clinic Option and the NCM/TCM
131	131	o Developed polices for CFSA social workers, contract social work agencies, and foster parents related to health care
132	132	requirements for children in foster care Cheryl It Williams, MD
133	133	o Maintained a close liaison with key officials of DC agencies: Department of Mental Health, Department of Health,
134	134	Department
135	135	of Health Care Finance, Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services, and Department of
136	136	Developmental Disabilities, DC Public Schools
137	137	o Maintained relationships with area hospital physicians
138	138	and allied personnel (related to the care of children in foster
139	139	care)
140	140	Supervisory Medical Officer, District of Columbia Community and School Health
141	141	Program,
142	142	DC General Hospital/ Public Benefit Corporation, 1991 -2001
143	143	Medical Officer, Pediatrics, District of Columbia Community and School Health
144	144	Program,
145	145	DC General Hospital/Public Benefit Corporation, 1987-2001
146	146	o Provided administrative and clinical leadership as
147	147	the Supervisory Medical Officer (formerly Center Chief) in a
148	148	four-physician, multidisciplinary pqblic health clinic;
149	149	led through hands-on involvement in professional/support
150	150	staff administration, service planning, patient care, quality improvement, peer review and community outreach;
151	151	facilitated strategic planning process
152	152	to improve efficiency of operations, staffprofessionalism, and quality of care
153	153	through problem recognition, solution identification
154	154	o Provided comprehensive, primary care evaluations, screenings, diagnoses, treatments, referrals, and consultations
155	155	for pediatric patients
156	156	from birth through twenty~one years of age (including homeless children and children in foster
157	157	care, mentally
158	158	and physically challenged children}; provided health care to District residents in Wards 1, 2, 5, 6, 7,
159	159	and 8; well-versed in Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment guidelines, Medicaid, Social Security
160	160	Disability Insurance and Medicaid managed care programs
161	161	Pediatric Specialist, Children's National Medical Center, 1986 -1987
162	162	ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMITTEES
163	163	DC Child Fatality Review Committee, 2008 - 2012
164	164	DC Board ofMedicine, 2005 • 2011
165	165	Mernber, Mayor's Health Policy Council, 1996-2003
166	166	President, Doctors Council
167	167	of the District of Columbia, 1996-2000
168	168	Chairperson, Correctional Medicine Section, Mayor's Health Policy Council
169	169	1996 -1998
170	170	Chairperson, Task Force on Collective Bargaining, Medical Society of DC, 1997-1998
171	171	DC Office of Maternal and Child Health, J 996
172	172	Medicaid Managed Care Video, Physician. Consultant and Spokesperson
173	173	DC Office
174	174	of Maternal and Child Health, 1995-1997
175	175	DC Systems Development Initiative
176	176	Vice President, Doctors Council
177	177	of the District of Columbia, 1993-1996
178	178	Health Services for Children with Special Needs Strategic Planning Committee,
179	179	1992-1995
180	180	PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
181	181	Society of Cannabis Clinicians
182	182	The American Board
183	183	of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
184	184	Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association
185	185	DC Primary Care Association
186	186	American Public Health Association
187	187	COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
188	188	Woodridge Civic Association (DC)
189	189	Kingman Park Civic Assodation (DC) * * * wr;.ARr;.
190	190	WASHI NGTON
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192	192	Executive Office of the Mayor -Office of Talent and Appointments
193	193	John A. Wilson Building I 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 I Washington, DC 20004-
194	194	Dr. Cheryl Williams, MD
195	195	Dr. Cheryl R. Williams is a retired pediatrician and a current member
196	196	of the District of Columbia Child Fatality Review Committee, and also
197	197	a former Mayoral appointee to the District
198	198	of Columbia Board of
199	199	Medicine, which she served on for over 6 years.
200	200	Dr. Williams served the citizens
201	201	of the District of Columbia for more
202	202	than
203	203	23 years as a physician in its public health system. She was a
204	204	Supervisory Medical Officer for the District
205	205	of Columbia Community
206	206	and School Health Program. Prior to her retirement
207	207	in 2012, she was
208	208	the District
209	209	of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) Deputy Director for the
210	210	Office
211	211	of Clinical Practice. There, she oversaw all medical matters related to the well-being of
212	212	foster children in the District of Columbia. Her vision led to the creation of CFSA's on-site
213	213	Medicaid reimbursable medical clinic where nurse practitioners evaluated children upon both
214	214	their entering and exiting the foster care umbrella, and each child
215	215	of special needs was assigned a
216	216	dedicated registered nurse. This combination
217	217	of a nurse and CFSA social work team, ensured
218	218	the administration
219	219	of appropriate, specialized care of a child throughout their CFSA tenure.
220	220	In 2017,
221	221	Dr. Williams opened Herban Medical Options--a practice dedicated to the proper
222	222	medical administration
223	223	of cannabis.
224	224	Dr. Williams is a genuine public health physician who has lived in the Historic DC Kingman
225	225	Park neighborhood for over 37 years. Her concern for the good health
226	226	of DC's families and
227	227	children has not waned.
228	228	A Ward 6 resident, Dr. Williams received a Bachelor
229	229	of Science in Zoology from Howard
230	230	University
231	231	and a Doctor of Medicine from Case Western Reserve University College of
232	232	Medicine.
233	233	* * * GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
234	234	Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
235	235	* * * WF:. ARE
236	236	WASHINGTON
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238	238	Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
239	239	To:
240	240	From:
241	241	Date:
242	242	Subject:
243	243	Tommy Wells, Steve Walker
244	244	Betsy Cavendish
245	245	April
246	246	5, 2023
247	247	Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Dr. Jacqueline Francis, Dr.
248	248	Cheryl Williams and Kristen Constantine as community representative members
249	249	of the Child Fatality Review Committee
250	250	This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolution and
251	251	found it
252	252	to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
253	253	hesitate to call Vanessa Careiro, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office
254	254	of the Mayor, at
255	255	202-724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
256	256	Elizabeth
257	257	A. (Betsy) Cavendish
258	258	Th:e John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681