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1	1	MURIEL BOWSER
2	2	MAYOR
3	3	May
4	4	3, 2024
5	5	The Honorable Phil Mendelson
6	6	Chairman
7	7	Council of
8	8	the District of Columbia
9	9	John A. Wilson Building
10	10	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
11	11	Washington, DC 20004
12	12	Dear Chairman M endelson:
13	13	In accordance with section 2
14	14	of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
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16	16	D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 102 of the Racial Equity Achieves Results
17	17	(REACH) Amendment Act of 2020, effective March 16, 2021 (D.C. Law 23-181; D.C. Official Code
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19	19	2-1471.02), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
20	20	Kimberly J effries L eonard
21	21	East Beach
22	22	Drive, NW
23	23	Washington, DC 20012
24	24	(Ward 4 )
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26	26	for
27	27	appointment as a member of the Racial Equity Advisory Board, filling a vacant seat formerly held
28	28	by
29	29	Estephany Brito-Carlo, for the remainder of an unexpired term to end December 17, 2024, and for
30	30	a subsequent term to end December 17, 2026.
31	31	Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
32	32	nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
33	33	I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
34	34	do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
35	35	Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
36	36	Sincerely,
37	37	Muriel B owser
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72	72	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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74	74	Chairman Phil Mendelson •
75	75	at the request
76	76	of the Mayor
77	77	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
78	78	To confirm the appointment
79	79	of Kimberly Jeffries Leonard to the Racial Equity Advisory Board.
80	80	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
81	81	resolution may be cited as the "Racial Equity Advisory Board Kimberly Jeffries Leonard
82	82	Confirmation Resolution
83	83	of 2024".
84	84	Sec.
85	85	2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
86	86	Kimberly Jeffries Leonard
87	87	East Beach Drive,
88	88	NW
89	89	Washington, DC 20012
90	90	(Ward 4)
91	91	as a member
92	92	of the Racial Equity Advisory Board, established by section 102 of the Racial
93	93	Equity Achieves Results (REACH) Amendment Act
94	94	of 2020, effective March 16, 2021 (D.C.
95	95	Law 23-181; D.C. Official
96	96	Code§ 2-1471.02), filling a vacant seat formerly held by Estephany
97	97	Brito-Carlo, for the remainder
98	98	of an unexpired term to end December 17, 2024, and for a
99	99	subsequent term to end December 17, 2026.
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101	101	3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
102	102	upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office
103	103	of the Mayor.
104	104	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, Ph.D.
105	105	East Beach Drive NW
106	106	Washington, DC 20012
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108	108	Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, Ph.D. is the President and CEO of Envision Consulting, LLC, where she provide s executive
109	109	level solutions for public, private, and government entities including strategic planning, program design and
110	110	implementation, and program/systems assessment and evaluation. Dr. Leonard most recently served as the Deputy
111	111	Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
112	112	Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In this role, Dr. Leonard was
113	113	responsible for the implementation and effective execution of CSAT’s organizational priorities, operational functions and
114	114	policy principles.
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116	116	Dr. Leonard also served as the Senior Deputy Director of the Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration under
117	117	the District of Columbia’s Department of Health. In this role she was the Single State Authority for substance abuse
118	118	services for the District of Columbia and planned, directed, regulated and monitored the quality of the District’s
119	119	substance abuse treatment and prevention services. She also managed the coordination of policy and programs with
120	120	other District Agencies and the court system for the purpose of maximizing government resources and provided policy
121	121	leadership for community-based prevention, education, and treatment programs. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Leonard
122	122	held the position of Chief Operating Officer of DC’s Department of Health where she was responsible for providing
123	123	leadership and oversight in all operational aspects in DOH. In this role, she was also responsible for strategic planning,
124	124	performance management, budgeting, and programmatic input.
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126	126	Dr. Leonard served as Senior Technical Vice President and Senior Research Scientist at The MayaTech Corporation where
127	127	she provided technical and strategic direction for administrative, research, and development activities across the
128	128	company. She was Co-Principal Investigator on an Office of Women’s Health Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
129	129	collaborative grant between The Links, Incorporated and the University of California - Davis, Women’s Cardiovascular
130	130	Medicine Program. She served as lead evaluator of awareness and health education campaigns targeted at minorities
131	131	and underserved populations developed by State of the Art and funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr.
132	132	Leonard served as the Chair of the Community Outreach Workers Network (CROWN) Board sponsored by the Uniformed
133	133	Services University Center for Health Disparities (USUCHD). The purpose of the Board is to assist in engaging more
134	134	African Americans in relevant research by ensuring that the research engaged in by researchers utilizing the USUCHD
135	135	database is implemented in a culturally appropriate manner.
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137	137	ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
138	138	Ph.D., Personality Psychology, Howard University, Washington, DC, 1994
139	139	M.A., Psychology, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, 1989
140	140	B.S., Psychology, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, 1986
141	141	HONORS AND AWARDS
142	142	Chancellor’s Medallion, Fayetteville State University, 2017
143	143	AARP African American Change Maker, 2015
144	144	Chairman, Community Outreach Network Workers Board, 2011-2014
145	145	Fayetteville State University Distinguished Alumni Citation, National Alumni Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher
146	146	Education (NAFEO), 2005
147	147	Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, Representative Donna Christian-Christianson, 2004
148	148	Chair, Institutional Review Board, DANYA International, 1999- 2003
149	149	College on Problems of Drug Dependence Travel Award Recipient, CPDD, 1998
150	150	American Association of Cancer Research Minority Scholar Award, AAACR, 1997
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158	158	EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
159	159	President and CEO, Envision Consulting, LLC 2011 - present
160	160	Provides public health and executive management strategies and solutions for public and private entities. Services
161	161	include strategic planning; organizational and program evaluation and assessment; and program design.
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163	163	Deputy Director 2014-2015
164	164	Employer: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S.
165	165	Department of Health and Human Services
166	166	Choke Cherry Road, Rockville MD 20850
167	167	Responsibilities: As a member of the Center’s management team, collaborated with the Director to establish and
168	168	articulate CSAT policy, strategic organizational priorities, and operating principles. Oversaw Center personnel and
169	169	performed related supervisory and managerial duties, including organization of work groups, determination and
170	170	adjustment of program goals, policies, objectives, and procedures, and resolution of policy and technical issues referred
171	171	by subordinate managers for executive-level attention. Developed and applied creative workforce management policies
172	172	and programs that positively influence the ability of staff members to deliver high quality products and services. Worked
173	173	in conjunction with the Director and Acting Director of CSAT to oversee the formulation and development of CSAT
174	174	policies, objectives and strategic goals to ensure a comprehensive and integrated program; supervise d the planning and
175	175	evaluation of CSAT programs; deployed resources consistent with long and short-term plans, and identified ways to
176	176	improve CSAT business processes and enhance quality and productivity; provided guidance to subordinate offices and
177	177	divisions on formulating budget requests, and reviewed the Center’s justifications and the presentation of budget and
178	178	program information to SAMHSA, DHHS, OMB, and Congress; c ollaborated with States, communities, health care
179	179	providers, and national organizations to upgrade the quality of addiction treatment, improve the effectiveness of drug
180	180	treatment programs, and to provide resources to ensure pro vision of services; and developed and maintained intra-
181	181	agency and interagency alliances as a liaison, cooperated and maintained working relationships with key experts and
182	182	professional organizations in the behavioral health treatment fields, and with State and local officials. As needed,
183	183	represented the CSAT Director and Acting Director in SAMHSA/HHS executive staff meetings and in federal and external
184	184	settings. Was a part of the Secretary of HHS Mentoring Circle.
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186	186	Senior Deputy Director 2011
187	187	Employer: Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration, District of Columbia Department of Health
188	188	1300 First Street NE, Washington DC 2002
189	189	Responsibilities: As a member of the Executive Staff of the Department of Health, provided leadership and strategic
190	190	direction to Administration. Planned, directed, regulated and monitored the quality of substance abuse treatment and
191	191	prevention services as the Single State Authority for substance abuse services for the District of Columbia; developed
192	192	and executed an annual operating budget of $36 million which supported delivery of substance abuse prevention,
193	193	treatment and recovery support services to District residents coping with addiction or at risk of becoming addicted to
194	194	alcohol and drugs; assessed the severity of substance use disorder in the District and developed strategic plans,
195	195	interagency relationships and responses to mitigate its consequences and prevent substance use; developed and
196	196	implemented policies that govern the operation of substance abuse treatment facilities, delivery of substance abuse
197	197	prevention and treatment services, and the quality of substance abuse prevention and treatment services delivered in
198	198	the District of Columbia; managed a diverse staff of approximately 66 FTEs and contract staff, and determine d the
199	199	personnel needs of the agency to support its mission; facilitated the delivery of public prevention services, substance
200	200	abuse treatment services and recovery support services to approximately 10,000 individuals per year; identif ied and
201	201	pursued resources such as federal grants, foundation grants and private donations in order to maximize funding for
202	202	substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery support services. Accomplishments include:
203	203	• Structuring a substance strategic plan for the District that incorporated a three -fold approach to include patient-centered
204	204	treatment, internal and external collaborative relationships, and a community- based approach to prevention.
205	205	• Securing federal funding to create behavioral health collaborations with mental health, primary care, substance abuse
206	206	treatment, and HIV/AIDS prevention .
207	207	• Finalized a State Plan Amendment for APRA to cover adult substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation services coverage
208	208	under Medicaid. Jeffries Leonard 3
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210	210	• Established partnerships with the Department of Mental Health to integrate substance abuse and mental health services
211	211	for residents with co-occurring needs and with the District’s criminal justice system to standardize substance abuse
212	212	treatment and recovery support from initial detention and reentry.
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214	214	Chief Operating Officer 2010 – 2011
215	215	Employer: District of Columbia Department of Health
216	216	North Capital Street NE, Washington DC 200 02
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218	218	Responsibilities: As a member of the Executive Staff of the Department, Coordinated the DOH’s local and state public
219	219	health services and ensured the establishment of, and adherence to, DOH policies and procedures. Planned program
220	220	delivery and provides guidance on fiscal and strategic matters. Oversaw and managed a budget of $279 million for the
221	221	Department of Health. S upervised the day-to-day operations and activities of staff while providing direction, supervision
222	222	and opportunities for technical leadership, and management skills development for an Agency staff of nearly 800.
223	223	Developed and administered an effective management infrastructure across DOH Administrations and ensured
224	224	competitive and high quality health services are accessible to residents regardless of income, race, age, or location of
225	225	facilities. Developed and implemented strategies to monitor and evaluate the level and availability of health and medical
226	226	services provided to all District wards. Was directly responsible for the Agency’s Offices of Contracts and Procurement,
227	227	Grants Management, Human Resources, Information Technology, Risk Management, Labor Relations, and Facilities
228	228	Management.
229	229	Accomplishments include:
230	230	• Secured federal funding for management planning and development to focus on organizational streamlining; tightening internal
231	231	controls; increasing Agency uniformity, accountability, and transparency which in the establishment of the Office of
232	232	Performance Management within the Agency’s Office of the Director.
233	233	• Managed and provide oversight of the Agency’s space consolidation initiative which included a major facilities renovation and
234	234	relocation of four DOH Administrations under one roof.
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236	236	Senior Technical Vice President and Senior Research Scientist 2006-2011
237	237	Employer: The MayaTech Corporation
238	238	Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
239	239	Responsibilities: Provided technical and strategic direction for administrative, research and development activities
240	240	across the company. Planned and directed projects and business development to ensure that corporate goals and
241	241	objectives are accomplished by performing delineated duties personally and through reporting staff. S erved as project
242	242	director and senior technical advisor on MayaTech’s public health research , systems-level evaluation, and technical
243	243	assistance and training projects for Federal agencies and private foundations.
244	244	• Through demeanor and action, modeled The MayaTech Corporation’s Core Values and reinforced their derived behaviors
245	245	among personnel and other company staff.
246	246	• Actively participated in corporate strategic planning activities with senior corporate officials by contributing insight, intelligence,
247	247	and knowledge assets to the development of strategic options and plans across business units.
248	248	• Provided leadership and direction for business expansion of existing contract work and for new business development
249	249	consistent with the corporate goals. This included responsibility for the planning and development of winning bids and
250	250	proposals.
251	251	• Responsible for the identification, recruitment, retention, and development of human resources necessary for the successful
252	252	conduct of operations and contract performance. This included closely coordinating with the Human Resources Department and
253	253	center managers, and assessing, training, coaching, and mentoring personnel.
254	254	• Recognized individual and team achievement of goals, excellent performance, and appropriate risk-taking.
255	255	• Established, maintained and expanded senior level customer relationships necessary for ensuring ongoing business expansion.
256	256	• Provided senior technical direction to selected projects and tasks as requested by targeted customers or assigned by corporate
257	257	management.
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259	259	Director, Center for Technical Assistance, Training, and Research Support 2003-2006
260	260	Employer: The MayaTech Corporation
261	261	Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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263	263	Responsibilities: Planned, directed, and coordinated activities of personnel, projects, and business development to
264	264	ensure that goals and objectives of the Center were accomplished by performing the duties assigned personally, through
265	265	subordinates, and working cross-functionally with other areas in the company. Responsible for managing and developing
266	266	a staff of over 25 researchers and applied associates, and had fiscal responsibility for TARS’ contract revenue of over 40 Jeffries Leonard 4
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268	268	million dollars. Duties entailed all aspects of the Center’s administrative management, project development and
269	269	growth.
270	270	• Planned business expansion with the COO, other center managers, and the business development team, and executes plans
271	271	through client relationship management, proposal preparation, and project quality assurance.
272	272	• Aligned activities and priorities with the strategic goals of the Company.
273	273	• Planned and managed Center budget.
274	274	• Monitored Center projects with ultimate responsibility and authority for deliverables, staffing, budgets, procedures, resources,
275	275	and contract compliance.
276	276	• Managed Center staff: recommended hires and conducts training, assessments, coaching, and development functions in
277	277	consultation with Human Resources.
278	278	• Provided technical leadership, advice, and support to project management.
279	279	• Fostered an effective and diverse work team.
280	280	• Rewarded achievement of goals, excellent performance, and appropriate risk-taking.
281	281	• Conceived and introduced effective project management change.
282	282	• Demonstrated principled leadership and sound business ethics.
283	283	• Ensured that Core Values are understood, embodied, and practiced.
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285	285	Research Scientist and Project Director 1997-2006
286	286	Employer: The MayaTech Corporation
287	287	Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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289	289	Responsibilities: Directed and managed projects including management of staff, budgets, and deliverables.
290	290	Directed and managed projects including management of staff, budgets, and deliverables. Selected projects listed
291	291	below.
292	292	1. DHHS, SAMHSA, CSAT, DSI. Technical Assistance Services for the SAMHSA/CSAT Division of Services Improvement Activities
293	293	and Its Grantees. Served as Project Director. Provided fiscal and project management, and technical oversight for 31 million
294	294	dollar contract providing technical assistance and training to over 450 grant organizations.
295	295	2. DHHS, SAMHSA, CSAP, DKASI. Technical Assistance (TA) for Substance Abuse Prevention and HIV Prevention in Minority
296	296	Communities. Served as Project Director. Provided technical, administrative, and fiscal management of project, and directed a
297	297	technical research support team in the delivery of capacity-building technical assistance and training to 131 community-based
298	298	and grantee organizations.
299	299	3. DHHS, SAMHSA, CSAP, DKASI. Technical Assistance (TA) for Substance Abuse Prevention and HIV Prevention in Minority
300	300	Communities. Served as Evaluation Director. Provided oversight of process and outcome evaluation of the materials developed
301	301	for this project. Coordinated the design and development of evaluation protocols used to assess the cultural competence of
302	302	the materials, the materials and message development process, and the evaluation of the impact of the materials and the
303	303	success of the product dissemination and penetration.
304	304	4. DHHS, SAMHSA, CSAT. National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Substance Abuse Consortium. Served as
305	305	the Project Director. Provided oversight of all aspects of this project, including study design, instrument development,
306	306	recruitment, field implementation, analysis, and report generation.
307	307	5. SAMHSA, Office of the Administrator. Survey of State and Territorial Mental Health Directors. Served as Project Director.
308	308	Developed survey instrumentation to examine, from the perspective of mental health directors, the extent of state- level
309	309	collaboration among HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, and mental health agencies for the coordination of treatment, care and
310	310	services for individuals living with co-occurring HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, and/or mental illness diagnoses. Directed data
311	311	collection, data entry, data management, and data analysis activities.
312	312	6. NIH, NIAAA. Substance Abuse Treatment Study. Served as Project Director for the Substance Abuse Treatment Study, an
313	313	assessment of group treatment settings and outcomes. Developed and tested methods and instruments for the observation of
314	314	substance abuse treatment. Managed project activities, including supervising a technical staff, coordinating field activities,
315	315	preparing the analysis plan, and revising study design, instrumentation, and OMB forms clearance package.
316	316	7. DHHS, SAMHSA, CMH. Technical Assistance to Schools Using Interactive Tool Kits. Served as the Project Director on the
317	317	Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) funded evaluation study, which initiated, developed, and implemented evaluation
318	318	for three school violence prevention areas. Provided management and methodological oversight. Projects were: (1)
319	319	Transforming, Linking, and Caring Project; (2) Coalitions for Violence Prevention; and (3) Youth Violence Prevention Program.
320	320	These projects entailed a cross-regional evaluation of grant programs funded by three CMHS branches across the Division of
321	321	Prevention, Traumatic Stress and Special Programs and the Division of Service and Systems Improvement. These protocols
322	322	were the template for the CSAT/CMHS Child Adolescent State Incentive Grant evaluation. Jeffries Leonard 5
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324	324	8. National Medical Association. Evaluation of HIV Prevention with National Medical Association. Served as Corporate Monitor
325	325	and Senior Advisor on evaluation of the NMA HIV community- based educational intervention.
326	326	9. DHHS, HRSA, OMH. Engagement of HBCUs in Community Activities Focused on Elimination of Health Disparities. Senior
327	327	advisor and researcher providing technical assistance, training, evaluation, and cultural competency guidance on the
328	328	assessment of community focused program activities by HBCUs to address health disparities.
329	329	10. State of the Art, Inc. (SOTA). Project Director and Senior Evaluator on a series National Institutes of Health Small Business
330	330	Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I and II Evaluation projects. The primary research goal of the projects was to determine if
331	331	education interventions affect the study subjects in terms of desired outcomes. As Director developed and performed
332	332	quantitative evaluations consisting of short-term, longitudinal, quasi-experimental, pre/post-test designs, in addition to
333	333	instrument development. Methods included focus group design, implementation, and analyses; and semi-structured interview
334	334	design, implementation, and analyses.
335	335	11. The National Organization of Concerned Black Men, Inc.. Evaluator for Capital City Cares® Mentoring Project; Abstinence
336	336	Education; and Fatherhood Initiative. Served as the Project Director for the project evaluations.
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340	340	Instructor 1994-2001
341	341	Employer: Department of Psychology Howard University, Washington, DC
342	342	Responsibilities: Taught undergraduate psychology courses addressing substance abuse, substance abuse prevention,
343	343	statistics, abnormal psychology, behavioral health and relevant research methodologies and findings
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346	346	Research Coordinator 1994-2001
347	347	Employer: Department of Emergency Medicine, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC
348	348	Responsibilities: Coordinated the development of research activities within the department. Presented lectures on
349	349	research methods and biostatistics to medical residents and attending physicians.
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351	351	Postdoctoral Research Fellow 1994-1997
352	352	Employer: Howard University Cancer Center, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Washington, DC
353	353	Responsibilities: Worked directly with the Principal Investigator and Director, Howard University Cancer Center in
354	354	coordinating and implementing research activities on the Cardiovascular/Behavioral Medicine Training Grant awarded
355	355	by the National Institutes of Health. Coordinated the execution of research activities developed at the Howard
356	356	University Cancer Center in the areas of cardiovascular, cancer and behavioral epidemiology, and community and
357	357	preventive/treatment research methodology. Supervised graduate students in the collection of data and data analysis.
358	358	Led the preparation of publications and proposals for external research funding. Aided in the formulation of theoretical
359	359	schemes that synthesized the findings from various research projects. Performed all stages of the research process,
360	360	including hypothesis formulation, data collection and analysis, and preparing reports of the findings. Operated
361	361	psychophysiological laboratory equipment.
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363	363	Director, Howard University Smoking Cessation Program 1996-1997
364	364	Employer: Howard University Cancer Center, Washington, DC
365	365	Responsibilities: Developed clinic research protocol, assessments, and evaluation for the Howard University Smoking
366	366	Cessation Program. Responsible for identification of program research focus and target population, recruitment,
367	367	database development, facilitator training, and research staff training in biomedical procedures to measure nicotine and
368	368	cotinine levels in participants.
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370	370	Research Associate, Chronic Illness Project 1992-1996
371	371	Employer: George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC
372	372	Responsibilities: Planned and conducted in-services with the staff of the dialysis units on the methodological issues of
373	373	the study. Collected data on minority subjects and staff in the study. Responsible for presentation of all data, data
374	374	analysis and result interpretation at weekly research meetings.
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376	376	Project Director/Program Evaluator, Mayor's Youth Initiative Evaluation Research 1993-1994 Jeffries Leonard 6
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378	378	Employer: Howard University Department of Psychology and Consortium of Universities, Washington, DC
379	379	Responsibilities: Responsible for the day-to-day functioning of the project. Coordinated all data collection activities for
380	380	the project. Trained students in evaluation instruments and materials specific to each site. Responsible for data coding
381	381	and entry. Set up databases for project data. Analyzed and interpreted data. Summarized results in a written format.
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383	383	Senior Research Assistant 1989-1994
384	384	Employer: Department of Psychology, Howard University, Washington, DC
385	385	Responsibilities: Assisted with the coordination and implementation of research activities, developing and refining
386	386	research designs, analyzing and interpreting data, summarizing research results and representing Howard University’s
387	387	Department of Psychology at numerous conferences. Provided technical assistance and training on research to
388	388	undergraduate and graduate students and project directors while a doctoral student and postdoctoral fellow. This
389	389	included developing and implementing formally structured presentations, in addition to informal meetings as it related
390	390	to theses and dissertations, research projects and general foundational and preparatory knowledge about research
391	391	design. The project and research topics were varied in scope and several were related to substance abuse and substance
392	392	abuse prevention.
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394	394	Research Assistant/Interviewer, Older and Midlife Caregivers Project 1992-1993
395	395	Employer: Howard University Institute for Urban Affairs and Research, Washington, DC
396	396	Responsibilities: Assisted in the coordination and implementation of research activities targeting older and midlife
397	397	persons who served in the parental capacity for a family member or other relative/friends’ child.
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399	399	Graduate Research Assistant, Kellogg Homeless Project 1991-1992
400	400	Employer: Institute for Urban Affairs and Research, Washington, DC
401	401	Responsibilities: Assisted with research activities relating to the health attitudes and behaviors of homeless persons,
402	402	and the policies of the various shelters in District of Columbia. Conducted exhaustive literature searches and reviews.
403	403	Reviewed the relevant reading material, including books, journal articles and reports. Prepared research
404	404	correspondence and assist in the organization of manuscripts. Assisted with the design of data collection instruments
405	405	and materials. Analyzed research data and reported preliminary findings.
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407	407	Research and Teaching Assistant 1986-1989
408	408	Employer: Department of Psychology, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
409	409	Responsibilities: Assisted in the coordination and implementation of research activities specific to cardiovascular and
410	410	other physiological responses on physiological, social and racial stressors. Developed and refined research designs.
411	411	Analyzed and interpreted data. Summarized research results and represented North Carolina Centrals Department of
412	412	Psychology at numerous conferences.
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414	414	Senior Research Assistant 1985-1986
415	415	Employer: Department of Psychology, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
416	416	Responsibilities: Assisted in the coordination and implementation of research activities specific to behavioral health,
417	417	biofeedback, and stressors in African Americans. Developed and refined research designs. Analyzed and interpreted
418	418	data. Summarized research results and represented Fayetteville State University's Department of Psychology at
419	419	numerous conferences.
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422	422	PUBLICATIONS
423	423	• Jeffries Leonard, K., Hewitt, W., & Primm, B. Substance Use, Mental Health, and HIV/AIDS/STIs in African
424	424	American Communities. Chapter in The Fight against HIV/AIDS/STIs in African American Communities: Working
425	425	toward Improved Sexual Health by Improving Health Equity and Reducing Health Disparities, ed. Sutton, M.
426	426	Valentine, J., Jones, S. & Jenkins, W. APHA Press (in preparation). Jeffries Leonard 7
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428	428	• Godette, D., Mulatu, M.S., Jeffries Leonard, K., Randolph, S. & Williams, N. (2011). Racial/Ethnic Disparities in
429	429	Patterns and Determinants of Criminal Justice Involvement Among Youth in Substance Abuse Treatment
430	430	Programs. Journal of Correctional Healthcare - Morehouse Correctional Health Disparities Issue, 4 August 2011.
431	431	• Mulatu, M.S., Jeffries Leonard, K., Godette, D.C., & Fulmore, D. (2008). Disparities in the patterns and
432	432	determinants of HIV risk behaviors among adolescents entering substance abuse treatment programs. Journal of
433	433	the National Medical Association, 100 (12), 1405-1416.
434	434	• The National Medical Association Smoking Cessation Consensus Panel (Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, panel
435	435	member). Report of the National Medical Association: Smoking Cessation in the African American Community,
436	436	March 2007.
437	437	• Alleyne S, Reiss D, Leonard KLJ, Turner-Musa J, Wagner B, Simmens S, Holder B, Kimmel P, Kobrin S, & Cruz I.
438	438	(1996). Staff security and work pressure: contrasting patterns of stability and change across five dialysis units.
439	439	Social Science and Medicine, 43:4, 525-535.
440	440	• Prather, C.E.M., Harrell, J.P., Collins, R., Leonard, K.L.J., Boss, M., & Lee, J.W. (1996). Gender differences I mood
441	441	and physiological responses toward socially stressful stimuli. Ethnicity and Disease, 6 , 123-131.
442	442	• Morris, C.E., Collins, R., Boss, M.A., Gilbert, L., Jeffries, K.L., & Harrell, J.P. The effects of racially noxious and
443	443	neutral vignettes: Dimensions of mood, personality, and physiological responsivity. Psych Discourse, 23(8)10.
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445	445
446	446	SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
447	447	• Leonard, K.J., Mulatu, M., Fulmore, D. Godette, D.C. (2008). Racial/ethnic disparities in sources of stress and
448	448	social support among adolescents entering substance abuse treatment. Paper presented at the annual meeting
449	449	of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
450	450	• Mulatu,M., Leonard, K.J., Godette, D.C., Fulmore, D. (2008). Evaluation of measurement invariance of the Global
451	451	Appraisal of Individual of Needs Scales among Diverse Groups of Youth with Substance Use Disorders. Paper
452	452	presented at the American Evaluation Association.
453	453	• Mulatu, M. S., Jeffries Leonard, K., & Fulmore, D (2007). Patterns, correlates, and consequences of physical,
454	454	sexual, and emotional abuse among Caucasian and African American substance abusing youth.. Paper presented
455	455	at the 12th International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma, San Diego, California.
456	456	• Mulatu, M. S., Jeffries Leonard, K., & Fulmore, D. (2007). Racial/ethnic disparities in the patterns and correlates
457	457	of HIV risk behaviors among youth in substance abuse treatment programs. Paper presented at the 135th
458	458	Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.
459	459	• Mulatu, M. S., Jeffries Leonard, K., & Fulmore, D (2007). Racial/ethnic disparities in past use of and current need
460	460	for health education/health promotion services among youth with substance use disorders. Paper presented at
461	461	the Annual Meeting of the Society for Public Health Education, Alexandria, VA.
462	462	• Jeffries Leonard, K., Mulatu, M. S., Bridgers, J., Fulmore, D., & Lee-Ougo, M. (2007). Evaluating technical
463	463	assistance services provided to grantees of federal agencies: Approaches of and lessons from the MayaTech
464	464	Model. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association Baltimore, Maryland.
465	465	• Jeffries Leonard, K., Mulatu, M. S., Fulmore, D., & Green, M (2007, August). Co -occurring mental disorders
466	466	among female minority youth in substance abuse treatment programs. Paper presented at the Minority
467	467	Women's Health Summit, Washington, DC.
468	468	• Jeffries Leonard, K., Mulatu, M. S., & Fulmore, D. (2007). Profile of African American youth in federally funded
469	469	substance abuse treatment programs. Paper presented at the 39th Annual International Conference of the
470	470	Association of Black Psychologists, Houston, TX.
471	471	• Jeffries Leonard, K., & Mulatu, M. S. (2007 ). Changes in levels of mental health disorders among youth in
472	472	substance abuse treatment programs: Effects of age, gender, and race/ethnicity. Paper presented at the Joint
473	473	Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness, Washington, DC.
474	474	• Mulatu, M. S., Fulmore, D., Randall, J., & Jeffries Leonard, K. (2007, April). Racial/ethnic differences in the
475	475	patterns of treatment related effects on levels of substance use frequency and substance use problems. Paper
476	476	presented at the Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness, Washington, DC.
477	477	• Jeffries Leonard, K., Mulatu, M. S., Clubb, P., & Browne, D (2006). Substance abuse, criminal justice involvement,
478	478	and HIV risk behaviors among African American adolescents in substance abuse treatment programs. Paper Jeffries Leonard 8
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480	480	presented at the NIDA Substance Abuse, Criminal Justice and HIV in African Americans: Research Development
481	481	Workshop, Silver Spring, MD.
482	482	• Leonard, KLJ, Tsai, Y-J, Johnson, A, Edwards, T. (2002). National Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU)
483	483	Substance Use Survey Questionnaire: A Study of Alcohol Attitudes and Behaviors among HBCU College Freshmen.
484	484	Paper presented at the 130th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.
485	485	• Brower, Y-J, Leonard, KLJ, Mattson, M (2000). The Effect of Observation on the Group Treatment Process. Paper
486	486	presented at the 128th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.
487	487	• Leonard, KJL, Mattson, M, Brower, Y-J (2000). Characteristics of a Select Sample of Substance Abuse Treatment
488	488	Facilities: An Introduction to the Substance Abuse Treatment Study (SATS). Paper Presented at the 128th Annual
489	489	Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.
490	490	• Mattson, M, Leonard, KLJ, Brower, Y-J. (2000). The Impact of New Research Findings on Alcoholism Treatment: A
491	491	Pilot Study. Paper presented at Researc h Society on Alcoholism, Denver,CO.
492	492	• Leonard, KLJ, Brower, Y-J, Mattson, M. (2000). Philosophies and Goals of SubstanPa ce Abuse Treatment Centers:
493	493	An Examination of Implementation, Practice, and Application. P aper presented at the 128th Annual Meeting of
494	494	the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.
495	495	• Leonard KLJ, Adams-Campbell LL, Singleton EG. (1998). Smoking beliefs and behaviors in African American
496	496	smokers and ex-smokers. Paper presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence 60th Annual
497	497	Scientific Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ.
498	498	• Leonard KLJ, Peniston RL, Kim KS, Adams-Campbell LL. (1996). Isolated systolic hypertension in African-
499	499	Americans. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology an d
500	500	Prevention, San Francisco CA.
501	501	• Collins, R., Morris, C.E., Boss, M., Gilbert, L, Jeffries-Leonard, K., and Harrell, J. (1993) Stress and Racism: An Issue
502	502	of Coping. Paper presented at the 1993 Howard University Graduate Research Symposium. Washington, DC.
503	503	POSTERS
504	504	• Jeffries Leonard, K., & Mulatu, M. S. (2007). Racial and ethnic disparities in tobacco use and dependence among
505	505	substance abusing youth. Poster presented at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Minneapolis,
506	506	Minnesota.
507	507	• Jeffries Leonard, K., Mulatu, M. S., & Fulmore, D. (2007). Illegal activities and criminal justice system involvement
508	508	among youth in substance abuse treatment programs: Racial/ethnic disparities and policy implications. Poster
509	509	presented at the 135th Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.
510	510	• Mulatu, M. S., Rice-Reese, D., Fulmore, D., & Jeffries Leonard, K. (2007). Disparities in the level of care placement
511	511	of African American and Caucasian youth with substance use disorders. Poster presented at the 20th Annual
512	512	Research Conference - A System of Care for Childrens Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa,
513	513	Florida.
514	514	• Mulatu, M. S., Jeffries Leonard, K., Bridgers, J., & Fulmore, D. (2007 ). Relationships between family-related
515	515	factors and sexual risk behaviors among African American youth with substance use disorders. Poster presented
516	516	at the NIMH Annual International Research Conference on the Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to
517	517	HIV/AIDS, San Francisco, California.
518	518	• Leonard, KJL, Brower, Y-J. (2000). The Nationally Historically Black Colleges and Universities (NHBCU) Substance
519	519	Use Survey Project: A Pilot Study of Use, Attitudes and Beliefs in HBCU College Freshman. Poster presented at the
520	520	128th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.
521	521	• Collins, R. Morris-Prather, C., Boss, M., Gilbert, Jeffries-Leonard, K., and Lee, J. (1993). A Closer Look at the Ways
522	522	of Coping Checklist: Reliability and Parallelism. Poster presented at the 1993 Convention of the Association of
523	523	Black Psychologists. Toronto, Canada.
524	524	• Morris-Prather, C., Collins, R., Boss, M., Moore, L., Jeffries-Leonard, K. and Lee, J. (1993) Gender Differences in
525	525	Mood Responses to Racism: The Role of Afrocentricity and Realism. Poster presented at the 1993 Convention of
526	526	the Association of Black Psychologists. Toronto, Canada. Jeffries Leonard 9
527	527
528	528	• Morris, C., Collins, C., Boss, M. Gilbert, L. Jeffries, K., and Harrell, J . (1992) The Effect of Racially Noxious and
529	529	Neutral Vignettes: Dimensions of Mood, Personality and Physiological Responsivity. Poster presented at the 1992
530	530	Convention of the Association of Black Psychologists. Denver, CO.
531	531	• McManus, C., Deloatch, V., Collins, R., Gutzmer, A., Jeffries, K., Morris, C. and Harrell, J. (1992) Anger and
532	532	Racism: A Cardiovascular Study. Poster Presented at Society for Behavioral Medicine 13th Annual Scientific
533	533	Sessions. New York, NY.
534	534	• Blackman, C., Morris, C., Collins, R., Brown, A., Jeffries, K., Gutzmer, A. and Harrell, J. (1992) Racism, Stress and
535	535	Personality: A Dynamic Process Study. Poster presented at the 1992 Howard University Graduate Research
536	536	Symposium. Washington, DC.
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539	539	References available upon request
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541	541	Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
542	542	John A. Wilson Building \| 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 \| Washington, DC 20004
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547	547	Kimberly Jeffries Leonard
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549	549	Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, Ph.D. is the President and CEO of Envision
550	550	Consulting, LLC, where she provides executive level solutions for
551	551	public, private, and government entities including strategic planning,
552	552	program design and implementation, and program/systems assessment
553	553	and evaluation.
554	554
555	555	Dr. Jeffries Leonard’s broad background in public health includes
556	556	expertise in minority health and behavioral health programs, policies,
557	557	and related legislation; with subject matter expertise in minority health,
558	558	HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, cardiovascular disease, health disparities,
559	559	health care reform, tribal issues, reentry and criminal justice issues,
560	560	international behavioral health, co-occurring mental health and trauma, and women’s and
561	561	adolescent services. Dr. Jeffries Leonard has over 30 years of applied health, minority health, and
562	562	behavioral medicine research, evaluation, and technical assistance and training experience
563	563	specializing in health promotion and disease prevention. An effective written and oral
564	564	communicator, Dr. Jeffries Leonard has served as spokeswoman for federal and state government
565	565	initiatives and for several organizations with interests related to public health issues.
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567	567	Professionally, Dr. Jeffries Leonard served as the Deputy Director of the Center for Substance
568	568	Abuse Treatment (CSAT) at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
569	569	(SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; the Senior Deputy Director
570	570	of the Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration under the District of Columbia’s
571	571	Department of Health; the Chief Operating Officer of DC’s Department of Health; and Senior
572	572	Technical Vice President and Senior Research Scientist at The MayaTech Corporation.
573	573
574	574	A Ward 4 resident, Dr. Jeffries Leonard earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Psychology from
575	575	Howard University, a Master of Science degree from North Carolina Central University and her
576	576	Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Fayetteville State University. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
577	577	Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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579	579	Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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583	583	The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
584	584
585	585	To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
586	586	From: Betsy Cavendish
587	587	Date: April 24, 2024
588	588	Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolution nominating Kimberly Jeffries Leonard as
589	589	a member of the Racial Equity Advisory Board
590	590	This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolution and
591	591	found it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
592	592	hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
593	593	724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
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597	597	Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish
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