MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
May
22, 2024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of
the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman M endelson:
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 202 of the District of Columbia Health
Occupations
Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3–
1202.02), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Ms. India James
Taylor Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
(Ward 5 )
f
or reappointment as a consumer m ember who is not licensed as a dietitian or nutritionist of the Board
of
Dietetics and N utrition, for a term to end March 12, 2026.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
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.
Sincerely,
Muriel B owser
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at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the reappointment of India James to the Board of Dietetics and Nutrition.
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Board of Dietetics and Nutrition India James Confirmation
19 Resolution of 2024".
20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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22 Ms. India James
23 Taylor Street, NE
24 Washington,
DC 2001 7
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as a consumer member who is not licensed as a dietitian or nutritionist of the Board of Dietetics
28 and Nutrition, established by section 202 of the District of Columbia Health Occupations
29 Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code§ 3-
30 1202.02), for a term to end March 12, 2026.
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. I n d y J a m e s
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Professional Profile
Offering 15+ years of comprehensive management of programs and advisory experience in challenging
multi-tasking educational environments; experienced in education training and facilitation. Successful in
engaging key leadership, management, and clients while creating collaborative relationships. Articulate
presenter with proven ability in leading teams and identifying strengths in order to effectively plan a
focused course of action.
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EDUCATION and TRAINING
Graduate School USA 03/2023 - Current
Instructor /Facilitator Washington, DC
• Provide training using Zoom online platform, creating lesson plans geared to professional adults with
topics ranging from customer service, communications, technical to leadership skills development.
• Develop course material to ensure teaching objectives and goals are met relative to subject matter.
• Conduct literature research to enhance course materials and learning objectives.
• Employ hands on learning materials as well as digital, e.g. TEDTalks, Harvard Review, PodCasts,
YouTube Learning.
• Review students’ responses to challenge questions for mastery of course materials.
Assistant Manager/Office Manager 3/2022 – 2/2024
Epiq Global Systems-Washington,DC Washington, DC
● Manage daily operations and office services for law firm ensuring accuracy and completion of all
outgoing legal documentation as well as office functionality.
● Supervise 5 team members that provide seamless technical support, conference and meeting
coordination, front desk monitoring/coverage and mail/package preparation.
● Work with team members to create a collaborative work community and operations when engaging
with internal customers and project goals.
District of Columbia (DC) Board of Elections 02/2016-12/2020
Election Worker Trainer (Contractor) Washington, DC
• Created a working training manual/reference guide for election workers on election night.
• Developed training materials to address a variety of learning styles and adult participants as
potential election workers for Primary and General Elections.
• Created performance assessment material to determine participants’ level of understanding and
track overall task improvements.
• Designed training modules based on feedback, assessments and hands on exercises.
I n d y J a m e s
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• Monitored and recorded training data to better assess and modify training modules.
• Used practical exercises to conduct hands on-mock demonstrations to Board members.
• Created and used various training methods, e.g. classroom, videos and computer-based applications
to train workers/participants.
Graduate School USA 05/2015-02/2016
Program Training Specialist Washington, DC
DC DOES Workforce Development (Contractor)
• Conducted literature research and instruction relative to specific training area to identify and create
skill specific training materials.
• Administered needs assessment tools to define performance gap of actual versus expected for
participants in the developmental training program.
• Created professional development materials for adults in preparation for integration back into the
workforce using live classrooms as well as using Blackboard and Collaborate online applications.
• Provided facilitation using modules geared to adult participants with topics ranging from customer
service, communications to leadership skill development and technical.
• Assisted with the establishment of goals, objectives, services, activities, and assessment measures in
accordance with contract training requirements.
• Tracked after placement of participants to measure effectiveness of programs and reassess training
materials.
Strayer University 03/2011-04/2015
Adjunct Professor/Academic Advisor Washington, DC
• Taught adult learners in Strayer University’s School of Business courses ranging from Principles of
Management to Human Resources and Organizational Behavior.
• Provided academic counseling to new undergraduate students to ensure they were on target for
scholastic goals and senior year.
• Provided training to Strayer’s new advisors to ensure successful development of student-professor
relationship as well as effective classroom management utilizing the learning management system
(LMS) of Blackboard and Collaborate.
• Supervised new Academic Advisors and Adjunct Professors to ensure program objectives and goals
were met according to campus best practices.
Trinity Washington University 02/2006 - 09/2011
Adjunct Professor Washington, DC
• Successfully taught adult learners in Trinity’s School of Professional Studies in the undergraduate and
graduate courses ranging from Management, Communications to Organizational Behavior.
• Prepared curriculum for new courses, selected required textbooks and materials as well as
developed content for Professional Development courses.
• Assisted Trinity’s MBA Director in developing new curriculum for MBA program which would allow
more tailored yet competitive courses geared toward a diverse adult student body. I n d y J a m e s
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration Trinity University of WDC 2004
Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Communications The American University, WDC 1995
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
Microsoft: Office Suite 2010-20 Word for Windows PowerPoint Excel for Windows Publisher
Internet Explorer Outlook Calendar Google Suite Google Calendar Adobe Lightroom Blackboard
BriteSpace(D2L) Slack Drive-thru Zoom Webex Microsoft Teams Asana Constant Contact
Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
India S. James
Ms. India S. James is a Corporate Facilitator providing training in
leadership and management to Federal agencies within Washington, DC, as
well as nationally. She also provides consulting services to future
entrepreneurs where she assists with start-up and business plan
development.
Ms. James has over 15 years’ experience as an e ducator and t rainer who has
taught organizational development courses to graduate level students at
Trinity University, as well as provided training to DC’s Board of Elections
and DC Department of Employment Services (DOES). In addition, Ms.
James has over 16 years of corporate management experience including
conducting project administration on a contract between AT&T, the U.S. Department of Defense,
and Kazakhstan government to install telecom networks, leading a Diversity Council to promote
cultural awareness in the workplace, and quality reassessment of management business practices
which resulted in implementation of a new management evaluation policy.
Ms. James is originally from Detroit, Michigan but has lived in the Washington, DC area for more
than 20 years.
A Ward 5 resident, Ms. James earned her Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Communications
from American University, a Master of Business Administration from the Trinity Washington
University, and is pursuing her Doctorate Degree in Business Administration.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: May 9, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating India James as members of
the Board of Dietetics and Nutrition
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
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Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish