MURIEL BOWSER
June 30, 2023
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council
of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
MAYOR
1350Pennsylvania Avenue,NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2
of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01) and pursuant to section 601
of the District of the Columbia
Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act
of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139;
D.
C. Official Code§ 1-606.01) I am pleased to nominate the following person:
Mr. Arrington Dixon
Shannon Place, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(Ward 8)
for appointment
as a member of the Office of Employee Appeals, replacing Patricia Hobson Wilson,
for a term to end April 6, 2028.
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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Chairman Phil Mendelson
at the request
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
14 To confirm the appointment of Mr. Arrington Dixon to the Office of Employee Appeals.
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16 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
17 resolution may be cited as the "Office of Employee Appeals Arrington Dixon Confirmation
18 Resolution of 2023".
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20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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22 Mr. Arrington Dixon
23 Shannon Place, SE
24 Washington, DC 20020
25 (Ward 8)
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27 as a member of the Office of Employee Appeals, established by section 601 of the District of
28 Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979
29 (D.C. Law 2-139; D. C. Official Code§ 1-606.01), replacing Patricia Hobson Wilson, for a term
30 to end April 6, 2028.
31 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
34 ARRINGTON DIXON
Colonel Arrington Liggins Dixon (US Army retired), president and owner of Arrington
Dixon and Associates
Inc, (ADAlnc), is a native and resident of Anacostia in Washington,
DC with a rich experience portfolio:
• a former computer systems engineer with the Radio Corporation of America
(RCA),
• a tenured associate professor of Computer Science at the Washington Technical
Institute (WTI) (later merged with two other post-secondary educational
institutions to form the University
of the District of Columbia (UDC)),
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an elected public servant in the District of Columbia, having served as a
Councilmember and
as Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
• during his time
on the Council, he also represented the District of Columbia as a
member and chairman of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
and the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation (PADC).
• Dixon established and chaired the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission, now
known as the Department of For Hire Vehicles, located
in Anacostia.
After his service
on the Council of the District of Columbia, Dixon established and served
for more than
30 years as Chairman of the Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC), a
volunteer membership consortium of organizations and individuals involved with the
revitalization of Anacostia and its adjacent neighborhoods that was funded through
ADAlnc.
Dixon has over
30 years of experience applying effective management and technical skills
to the design and implementation of creative solutions
in business and government
environments.
He is a certified fiber optics technician, a former tenured associate
professor of computer science at the University of the District of Columbia,
an adjunct
professor at Trinity College (now Trinity University),
and a guest scholar in
telecommunications at the Brookings Institution.
Dixon holds a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University's National Law
Center.
He has completed post-graduate work in computer and information systems at
American University and education technology at Catholic University.
He holds a
Bachelor
of Arts degree from Howard University with a major in economics and a minor
in physics and math. Dixon also attended the United States Air Force Academy as a
cadet.
In addition, Dixon is the former commander of the DC Selective Service
Detachment, served as special assistant to the Secretary of the Army, and
is a graduate
of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
He retired from the Army with
over 20 years of service as a Colonel holding a top-secret security clearance. * * * Wf;.ARf;.
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Executive Office of the Mayor -Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building I 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 I Washington, DC 20004
Arrington Dixon
Colonel Arrington Liggins Dixon (US Army retired), president and
owner
of Arrington Dixon and Associates Inc, (ADAinc ), is a native
and resident
of Anacostia in Washington, DC with a rich experience
portfolio including service
as a former computer systems engineer
with the Radio Corporation
of America (RCA), a tenured associate
professor
of Computer Science at the Washington Technical
Institute (WTI) (later merged with two other post-secondary
educational institutions to form the University
of the District of
Columbia (UDC)), an elected public servant in the District of
Columbia, having served as a Councilmember and as Chairman of
the Council of the District of Columbia.
During his time on the Council, he also represented the District
of Columbia as a member and
chairman
of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the Pennsylvania A venue
Development Corporation (PADC). Dixon established and chaired the District
of Columbia
Taxicab Commission, now known as the Department
of For Hire Vehicles, located in Anacostia.
After his service on the Council
of the District of Columbia, Dixon established and served for more
than 30 years
as Chairman of the Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC), a volunteer membership
consortium
of organizations and individuals involved with the revitalization of Anacostia and its
adjacent neighborhoods that was funded through ADAlnc.
Dixon has over 30 years
of experience applying effective management and technical skills to the
design and implementation
of creative solutions in business and government environments. He is
a certified fiber optics technician, a former tenured associate professor of computer science at the
University
of the District of Columbia, an adjunct professor at Trinity College (now Trinity
University), and a guest scholar in telecommunications at the Brookings Institution.
Dixon holds a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University's National Law Center.
He has completed post-graduate work
in computer and information systems at American
University and education technology at Catholic University. He holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree
from Howard University with a major
in economics and a minor in physics and math. Dixon also
attended the United States Air Force Academy
as a cadet. In addition, Dixon is the former
commander
of the DC Selective Service Det.achment, served as special assistant to the Secretary
of the Army, and is a graduate of the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College. He retired
from the Army with over 20 years
of service as a Colonel holding a top-secret security clearance.
* * * GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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WASHINGTON
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Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To:
From:
Date:
Subject: Tommy Wells, Steve Walker
Betsy Cavendish
June 28, 2023
Legal sufficiency review
of Resolution nominating Arrington Dixon as a member
of the Office of Employee Appeals
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced Resolution and
found it to be legally unobjectionable.
If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call me at 202-724-7681.
Elizabeth Cavendish
The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Penn sylvania Aven ue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington. D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681