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1		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
	1	+	MURIEL BOWSER
	2	+	MAYOR
	3	+	Ap
	4	+	ril 30, 2024
	5	+	The Honorable Phil Mendelson
	6	+	Chairman
	7	+	Council of
	8	+	the District of Columbia
	9	+	John A. Wilson Building
	10	+	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
	11	+	Washington, DC 20004
	12	+	Dear Chairman M endelson:
	13	+	In accordance with section
	14	+	2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
	15	+	142;
	16	+	D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 5043 of the Commission on Health Equity
	17	+	Amendment Act of 2016, effective October 8, 2016 ( D.C. Law 21-160, D.C. Official Code § 7-756.01),
	18	+	I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
	19	+	Dr.
	20	+	Suyanna Linhales B arker
	21	+	Taylor Street, NW
	22	+	Washington, DC 20011
	23	+	(Ward 4)
	24	+	for
	25	+	appointment as a voting member with expertise in early learning and education of the Commission
	26	+	on
	27	+	Health Equity, filling a vacant seat formerly held by Lori Kaplan, for the remainder of an unexpired
	28	+	term to end February 1, 2025.
	29	+	Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
	30	+	nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
	31	+	I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
	32	+	do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
	33	+	Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
	34	+	Sincerely,
	35	+	Muriel B owser
	36	+	Mayor 1
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	45	+	£le::
	46	+	at the request of the Mayor
	47	+	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
	48	+	10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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	53	+	15 To confirm the appointment of Dr. Suyanna Linhales Barker to the Commission on Health
	54	+	16 Equity.
	55	+	17
	56	+	18 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
	57	+	19 resolution may be cited as the "Commission on Health Equity Dr. Suyanna Linhales Barker
	58	+	20 Confirmation Resolution
	59	+	of 2024".
	60	+	21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
	61	+	22
	62	+	23 Dr. Suyanna Linhales Barker
	63	+	24 Taylor Street, NW
	64	+	25 Washington, DC 20011
	65	+	26 (Ward 4)
	66	+	27
	67	+	28 as a voting member with expertise in early learning and education of the Commission on Health
	68	+	29 Equity, established by section 5043
	69	+	of the Commission on Health Equity Amendment Act of
	70	+	30 2016, effective October 8, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-160, D.C. Official Code§ 7-756.01), filling a
	71	+	31 vacant seat formerly held by Lori Kaplan, for a term to end February 1, 2025.
	72	+	32 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
	73	+	33 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
	74	+	34 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
	75	+	1
	76	+	Suyanna Linhales Barker, Dr.PH
	77	+
	78	+
	79	+
	80	+	Career Highlights
	81	+
	82	+	Dr. Suyanna Linhales Barker has over 30 years of professional experience, including applied
	83	+	equity-informed practice and implementation of community-level, public health interventions
	84	+	that address the needs of low-income, underserved Latin Americans. She joined the team at La
	85	+	Clinica del Pueblo, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Washington DC, in April 2010 as Senior
	86	+	Director of Health Equity and Community Action Department. Recognition of her unique
	87	+	contributions earned her the Distinguished Community Advocate Award from the District of
	88	+	Columbia Primary Care Association in October 2015. Starting from her initial role, she has led the
	89	+	infusion of an equity lens across the organization and operations, leading to her promotion to
	90	+	Interim Chief Program Officer (2018) immediately before her current position as Chief of
	91	+	Programs and Community Services, which she assumed in 2019. During her tenure at La Clinica,
	92	+	Dr. Linhales Barker has provided strategic direction, budget and personnel management, and
	93	+	evaluation for the community-facing programs. She has led the development of community-level
	94	+	strategies and intersectoral partnerships to address core social and structural determinants of
	95	+	health for La Clínica’s clientele. She has extensive experience in proposal development and
	96	+	managing large CDC grants and foundation grants.
	97	+
	98	+	A native of Brazil, Dr. Barker has a Doctorate in Public Health from the National School of Public
	99	+	Health in Brazil, a Masters’ degree in Social Psychology from the State University of Rio de
	100	+	Janeiro, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. Dr. Linhales Barker’s work experience
	101	+	includes 10 years conducting research for the Primary Health Care Program of the State
	102	+	University of Rio de Janeiro’s Center for Adolescent Health Studies and 9 years consulting for
	103	+	various national and international organizations, including the Pan-American Health
	104	+	Organization, the International Labor Organization, and the Brazilian Ministry of Health.
	105	+
	106	+	Areas of Expertise
	107	+
	108	+	▪ Applied Health Equity in Public Health & Health Care for Special Populations.
	109	+	▪ Development and Management of Community-Facing Health Programs for Immigrants
	110	+	and Refugees.
	111	+	▪ Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Workforce Development for Primary Health
	112	+	Care Teams and Community Health Workers.
	113	+	▪ Girl’s, Adolescent, and Women’s Health and Rights.
	114	+	▪ LGBTQ Health and Rights.
	115	+
	116	+
	117	+
	118	+	Education
	119	+
	120	+	Doctor of Science in Public Health. National School of Public Health (ENSP – Fiocruz), Rio de
	121	+	Janeiro, Brazil, June 2005. Dissertation: Child Labor and Adolescent Motherhood: Implications for
	122	+	Occupational Health and Life Trajectories of Young Women.
	123	+
	124	+	2
	125	+	Master’s in Psychology and Socio-cultural Practices. State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ),
	126	+	Institute of Psychology. December 1994. Thesis: Study on the Impact of Violence in Rio de
	127	+	Janeiro’s Favelas in the Development of Survival Strategies by Youth
	128	+
	129	+	Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. Federal University of Espírito Santos (UFES), Department of
	130	+	Psychology. Brazil, December 1989.
	131	+
	132	+
	133	+	Professional Experience
	134	+
	135	+	Chief of Programs and Community Services – June 2019 to present.
	136	+	• Provide direct oversight to La Clínica’s community-facing programs, guiding the
	137	+	development of community-level strategies, models, programs, services, and
	138	+	intersectoral partnerships that address core social and structural determinants of health
	139	+	for La Clínica’s clientele.
	140	+	• Develop systems and infrastructure for program development and evaluation, including
	141	+	assessment of evolving community needs, integration of new knowledge and technical
	142	+	trends, evaluation of the effectiveness and impact of programs, and development of
	143	+	quality products to disseminate findings.
	144	+	• Promote innovation and excellence in program design and delivery through incubation,
	145	+	pilot, demonstration projects, and integration of community-based participatory
	146	+	research and research partnerships to increase knowledge and theory about best
	147	+	practice models for La Clínica’s community.
	148	+	• Diffuse La Clínica’s best practices through training, technical assistance, and capacity-
	149	+	building initiatives that support and extend La Clínica’s mission with internal and
	150	+	external stakeholders.
	151	+	• Work with senior leadership to develop sustainability strategies and business models for
	152	+	La Clínica’s key programmatic lines of work.
	153	+	• Co-lead the LCDP’s public advocacy/public policy initiatives to include providing support
	154	+	to the executive director and representing LCDP in advocacy activities.
	155	+	• Project Director: “Bridging the Gap: Reducing Disparities in Diabetes Care - Merck
	156	+	Foundation.”
	157	+
	158	+	Interim Chief Program Officer, La Clinica del Pueblo, Washington, DC – December 2018 to June
	159	+	2019
	160	+	• Develop and implement a strategic plan for all direct services program areas; develop and
	161	+	maintain routine service planning processes.
	162	+	• Ensure programmatic compliance meets or exceeds all regulatory, licensing requirements
	163	+	to include, FQHC, and other government agencies; manage effective reporting with
	164	+	external agencies.
	165	+	• Oversee many complex projects and budgets, with multiple funding sources, and meet
	166	+	deliverables; monitor and ensure cost-effectiveness of services; works closely as required
	167	+	with the program staff and others.
	168	+	• Integrate and coordinate work of the various departments/ divisions and make sure they
	169	+	are supporting one another; manage cross-cutting activities.
	170	+	• Identify and nurture program development opportunities and identify service gaps; assist
	171	+	in designing effective and viable programs.
	172	+	• Coordinate and assist department directors and managers in negotiating a myriad of
	173	+	critical external relationships.
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	175	+	• Manage day-to-day functioning of the organization’s outreach and service delivery.
	176	+	• Coordinate the development and stewardship of organization-wide policies and
	177	+	procedures.
	178	+
	179	+
	180	+	Senior Director, Health Equity and Community Action Department, La Clinica del Pueblo,
	181	+	Washington DC – April 2010 to November 2018
	182	+	• Develop and implement initiatives to reduce the incidence and prevalence of health risks
	183	+	affecting the local immigrant Latino community through culturally relevant interventions.
	184	+	• Supervise department managers and health providers, ensuring high quality services that
	185	+	adhere to grant guidelines under local and federal contracts, including grants for HIV
	186	+	Prevention, chronic disease self-management, community health education and gender-
	187	+	affirmative health interventions.
	188	+	• Administer department grants and contracts; monitor and report on program
	189	+	deliverables; manage timely expenditure of program budgets; interface with funders; and
	190	+	develop business model.
	191	+	• Prepare annual budget for Department.
	192	+	• Identify opportunities for program integration and efficient resource utilization within the
	193	+	Department.
	194	+	• Maintain current knowledge of trends, directions, and best practices in the field, and
	195	+	integrate into department operations.
	196	+	• Principal Investigator for CDC Grant PS15-1502 “Comprehensive High-Impact HIV
	197	+	Prevention Projects for Community-Based Organizations”.
	198	+	• Project Director for SAMSHA Grant SP 021172 “Capacity Building Initiative for Substance
	199	+	Abuse (SA) and HIV Prevention Services for At-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Youth and
	200	+	Young Adults”.
	201	+	• Project Director for SAMSHA Grant SP080235 “Enlace: HIV and Substance Misuse
	202	+	Navigator Program.”
	203	+
	204	+	Senior Consultant, Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO). Washington- DC -June 2009 to
	205	+	March 2010
	206	+	• Developed Guidelines for Comprehensive Healthcare Programs for Lesbians, Gay,
	207	+	Bisexual and Transgender Adolescents and Youth.
	208	+	• Trained public health care providers in Sao Paulo, Brazil in the implementation of the
	209	+	Guidelines for Comprehensive Healthcare Programs for Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and
	210	+	Transgender Adolescents and Youth
	211	+
	212	+	Director and Researcher, Primary Health Care Program, Center for Adolescent Health Studies,
	213	+	State University of Rio de Janeiro. January 1999 to January 2009
	214	+	▪ Coordinated interdisciplinary health team of 20 professionals at adolescent clinic at the
	215	+	state university teaching hospital.
	216	+	▪ Coordinated research project in occupational health for working youth.
	217	+	▪ Coordinated research project on adolescence and gender-based violence.
	218	+	▪ Supervised health education programs for youth in outreach demonstration clinic in a
	219	+	low-income area in Rio de Janeiro.
	220	+	▪ Developed distance learning educational materials for health providers.
	221	+	▪ Developed and implemented nation-wide training for primary care providers on health
	222	+	care programs for adolescent.
	223	+
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	225	+	Consultant, International Labor Organization, Geneva (ILO). August 2008 to October 2008.
	226	+	• Developed a national overview and four case studies on workplace partnership for
	227	+	childcare solutions in Brazil.
	228	+
	229	+	Consultant, Ministry of Heath, Brazil. March 2004 to June 2008.
	230	+	• Served as Focal Point to develop a National Health Policy to Eradicate Child Labor.
	231	+
	232	+	Consultant, International Labor Organization, Brazil (ILO). May 2003 to September 2003.
	233	+	• Planned and designed the Time-Bound Program to Eliminate Child Labor in Brazil (IPEC).
	234	+
	235	+	Counselor, Erie Teen Health Center, Chicago, Illinois. September 1997 to December 1998.
	236	+	▪ Individual, couple and family counseling.
	237	+	▪ Prevention Case Manager – Pregnancy Prevention Program.
	238	+	▪ Crisis intervention with young women survivors of domestic violence.
	239	+
	240	+	International Adolescent Health Specialist, Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health, Chicago,
	241	+	Illinois. February 1996 to August 1997.
	242	+	▪ Developed follow-up activities in Chicago to the 4
	243	+	th
	244	+	United Nations Conference on
	245	+	Women.
	246	+	▪ Designed training in human rights and advocacy for girls and young women.
	247	+	▪ Gathered and exchanged information related to health programs for girls and young
	248	+	women between the U.S. And Latin America.
	249	+
	250	+	Deputy Director and Psychologist, Primary Health Care Program, Center for Adolescent Health
	251	+	Studies, State University of Rio de Janeiro. Vice Coordinator: June 1994 to August 1995.
	252	+	Psychologist: March 1990 to August 1995.
	253	+	▪ Coordinated interdisciplinary health team of 15 professionals at adolescent clinic at the
	254	+	state university teaching hospital.
	255	+	▪ Supervised health educational programs for youth in outreach clinic in low-income
	256	+	areas (favelas) in Rio de Janeiro.
	257	+	▪ Trained youth-serving professionals and youth peer promoters in health education
	258	+	▪ Coordinated special project in occupational health for working youth.
	259	+
	260	+
	261	+	Awards
	262	+
	263	+	October 2015 – Distinguished Community Advocate Award – District of Columbia Primary Care
	264	+	Association
	265	+
	266	+	Publications
	267	+
	268	+	"Implementing the Partnership Assessment Tool for Health to Assess and Strengthen Cross-sector
	269	+	Partnerships: Lessons from a Federally Qualified Health Center." Co-author. Journal of Health
	270	+	Care for the Poor and Underserved 33, no. 5, 2022 doi:10.1353/hpu.2022.0171.
	271	+
	272	+	“Mapping Barriers and Enablers of COVID Vaccine Uptake: The Role of Federally Qualified
	273	+	Health Centers (FQHCs) can Play in Addressing Health Inequalities in the Latinx Community “
	274	+	Co-author. White Paper Series– La Clinica del Pueblo, Washington-DC, USA, 2022.
	275	+	https://www.lcdp.org/docs/LCDP-White-Paper-Vaccine-Barriers.pdf
	276	+
	277	+	5
	278	+	“Immigration legal services as a structural HIV intervention for Latinx sexual and gender
	279	+	minorities.” Co-author. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2018. PMID: 30465116.
	280	+	DOI:10.1007/s10903-018-0838-y
	281	+
	282	+	“Partnering for Health Equity: Strategies, Partnerships and Recommendations for Immigrants
	283	+	Health in Prince George’s County” - Convening Report and Recommendations. Co-author. La
	284	+	Clinica del Pueblo, Washington-DC, USA, 2018.
	285	+
	286	+	“Latinxs and HIV: Access and Beyond” Co-author. White Paper Series– La Clinica del Pueblo,
	287	+	Washington-DC, USA, 2016.
	288	+
	289	+	“Documentation status as a contextual determinant of HIV risk among young transgender
	290	+	Latinas.” Co-author. LGBT Health. December, 2015, ahead of print. doi:10.1089/lgbt.2015.0133.
	291	+
	292	+	“La Clinica del Pueblo’s Peer Health Promoter Model” Co-author. Peer for Progress, North
	293	+	CarolinaUSA, 2014
	294	+	http://peersforprogress.org/wpcontent/uploads/2014/05/20140527_peer_health_promoter_q
	295	+	uality assurance case study.pdf
	296	+
	297	+	“One Collective, Two Reforms: Latino immigrant women survivors of gender-based violence facing
	298	+	health and immigration reforms” - Community Conference Report and Recommendations. Co-
	299	+	author. La Clinica del Pueblo, Washington-DC, USA, 2013.
	300	+
	301	+	“Tu Salud en Tus Manos (Your Health in Your Hands) Community Conference Report and
	302	+	Recommendations. Co-author. La Clinica del Pueblo, Washington-DC, USA, 2012.
	303	+
	304	+	“Adolescent and Young Women Survivors of Gender-based Violence. A self-learning module for
	305	+	teams of primary care providers”. Co-author. Ed-UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2012.
	306	+
	307	+	“Workplace solutions for childcare.” Co-author. International Labour Organization, Geneva,
	308	+	2010.
	309	+
	310	+	“Good Practices in the Health Sector for the Eradication of Child Labor.” Organizer/editor.
	311	+	International Labor Organization. Brasilia., Brazil, 2009.
	312	+
	313	+	“Family practice and child participation from the vision of children and adults: an exploratory
	314	+	study in Latin America and the Caribbean”. Co-author. Institute Promundo / Publisher 7letras, Rio
	315	+	de Janeiro, Brazil, 2008.
	316	+
	317	+	“Human Rights? What do we have to do with it?” Co-author. Regional Council of Psychology, Rio
	318	+	de Janeiro, Brazil, 2007.
	319	+
	320	+	“Facilitator's Guide / Self-Learning Modules on Occupational Health and Safety for Children and
	321	+	Youth”. Co-author. International Labor Organization, Brasilia, Brazil 2007.
	322	+
	323	+	“Comprehensive Health Care Attention of Adolescent Workers: lessons learned”. Co-author.
	324	+	Science & Public Health/National School of Public Health, Rio de Janeiro. 2005.
	325	+
	326	+	“Child labor as domestic violence”. Co-author. Ministry of Health, Brasíla, Brazil. 2004.
	327	+
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	329	+	“Country Evaluation – Brazil: International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour –
	330	+	International Labour Organization” Co-author, ILO, Brasília, Brazil, 2001.
	331	+
	332	+
	333	+	Professional Affiliation:
	334	+
	335	+	American Public Health Association
	336	+
	337	+	Languages:
	338	+
	339	+	Native language: Portuguese
	340	+	Fluent in English
	341	+	Fluent in Spanish
	342	+	Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
	343	+	John A. Wilson Building \| 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 \| Washington, DC 20004
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	348	+	Dr. Suyanna Linhales Barker
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7		-	A RESOLUTION
	350	+	Dr. Suyanna Linhales Barker has over 30 years of experience researching
	351	+	and implementing community- level public health interventions that
	352	+	address the needs of low-income, underserved Latin Americans.
	353	+	A native of Brazil, her work experience includes ten years conducting
	354	+	research for the State University of Rio de Janeiro’s Center for Adolescent
	355	+	Health Studies and nine years consulting for various national and
	356	+	international organizations, including the Pan-American Health
	357	+	Organization and the International Labor Organization. For the last
	358	+	thirteen years, Dr. Linhales Barker has provided strategic direction,
	359	+	budget and personnel management, and evaluation for the community- facing programs at La
	360	+	Clinica de Pueblo, a Community Health Center in Washington, DC. She has led the development
	361	+	of community- level strategies and intersectoral partnerships to address core social and structural
	362	+	determinants of health for La Clínica’s clientele.
	363	+	A Ward 4 resident, Dr. Linhales Barker earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at Federal
	364	+	University of Espírito Santos, her Master’s Degree in Psychology and Socio- cultural Practices
	365	+	from the State University of Rio de Janeiro, and h er Doctor of Science in Public Health from the
	366	+	National School of Public Health in Brazil. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
	367	+	Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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11		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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13		-	June 11, 2024
	369	+	Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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16		-	~~To confirm the appointment of Dr. Suyanna Linhales Barker to the Commission on Health~~
17		-	~~Equity~~.
	372	+	______________________________________________________________________________
	373	+	The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
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19		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
20		-	resolution may be cited as the “Commission on Health Equity Dr. Suyanna Linhales Barker
21		-	Confirmation Resolution of 2024”.
	375	+	To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
	376	+	From: Betsy Cavendish
	377	+	Date: April 19, 2024
	378	+	Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Mighty Fine, Ana Lopez Van
	379	+	Balen, Linda Elam, Nicole Strachan, and Dr. Suyana Linhales Barker as members
	380	+	of the Commission on Health Equity
	381	+	This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
	382	+	found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
	383	+	hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
	384	+	724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
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23		-	Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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25		-	Dr. Suyanna Linhales Barker
26		-	Taylor Street, NW
27		-	Washington, DC 20011
28		-	(Ward 4)
	387	+	______________________________
	388	+	Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish
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30		-	as a voting member, with expertise in minority communities and population health outcomes and
31		-	improvement, of the Commission on Health Equity, established by section 5043 of the
32		-	Commission on Health Equity Amendment Act of 2016, effective October 8, 2016 (D.C. Law
33		-	21-160, D.C. Official Code § 7-756.01), for the remainder of an unexpired term to end February
34		-	1, 2025.
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36		-	Sec. 3. The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the
37		-	nominee and to the Mayor.
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39		-	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.