MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
Ju
ne 20, 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 4 of the Office on Ex-Offender Affairs
and Commission on Re-Entry and Ex-Offender Affairs Establishment Act of 2006, effective March 8,
2007
(D.C. Law 16-243; D.C. Official Code § 24-1303), I am pleased to nominate the following
individual:
Mr. James T. Dunn
Monroe Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
(Ward 5)
for
appointment as a public voting member of the Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen
Af
fairs, filling a vacant seat, for a term to end August 4, 2027.
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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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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at the request of the Mayor
10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the appointment of James T. Dunn to the Commission on Re-Entry and Returning
16 Citizen Affairs.
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18 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
19 resolution may be cited as the "Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen Affairs James T.
20 Dunn Confirmation Resolution of 2024".
21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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23 Mr. James T. Dunn
24 Monroe Street, NE
25 Washington, DC 2001 7
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28 as a public voting member of the Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen Affairs,
29 established by section 4
of the Office on Ex-Offender Affairs and Commission on Re-Entry and
30 Ex-Offender Establishment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-243; D.C.
31 Official Code § 24-1303 ), filling a vacant seat, for a term to end August 4, 2027.
32 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
33 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
34 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. JamesT.Dunn
NWWashington,DC20002
SUMMAR'
NativeWashingtonianwithoveradecadeofexperienceincommunity
development,communityoutreach&financialliteracyexpertise.Aninfluencer,
creatingandmanagingcurriculumsincomplexanddynamicenvironmentsto
meetorganizationalgoalsandachievesuccess.
PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE:
ExpertStockMarketInstructor
LeadfinancialliteracyclassesonhowtoinvestinMutualFunds,IPO’s,Stocks,
etc.
eInstructorofincomeinvestingindividendpayingstocks
LeadOutreachSpecialist,NationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofReturning
Citizens
©Workwithindividualswhohavebeenidentifiedtobeatthehighestriskof
involvementingunviolence,formulateactionplanstoresolveconflicts,develop
relationshipswithkeyindividualsandmeetwiththemdaily,coachindividualson
howtohandlestressfuleventswithoutresortingtoviolentbehavior,train
individualsandgroupsonspecificstrategiestomotivatebehaviorchanges,
documentdailylogofalleffortsasrequiredintheagency’sdatabase,attenddaily
briefingsanddebriefings,attendteammeetingsweekly,andsubmitreportsto
communityleaders,governmentofficials,andtheOfficeoftheAttorneyGeneral
OutreachWorker-FatherFactorInc.MurderFreeDC2019-2020
©Workswithat-riskyouthwhoengageinorarevictimsofgunviolence
Providementorshipandserveasanadvisorwithagoalofreducinghighrisk
behaviorstolowriskwithin90daysthroughindividualizedtreatment *Workedwithclientstodevelopoptionsstrategiesbasedontheirrisk
toleranceandgoals,resultingina75%increaseinclientsatisfaction
*DevelopedoptiontradingmodelsusingExcelspreadsheetsforanalysisof
potentialtradesbeforeexecutingthem
*Conductedresearchoncompanies’fundamentalsandearningsreportsto
determinethebeststrategyforeachtrade
*Tradedbothlong-term(buy-and-hold)positionsaswellasshort-termswing
trades(~1weekholdtime)
*Managedmarginaccountstotaling$500K;usedstoplossesandlimitorders
tomitigateriskexposure
*Analyzedclientportfoliosandrecommendedchangestoassetallocation.
*Conductedresearchonindividualsecuritiesandmaderecommendationsto
clients.
*Monitoredmarketconditionsandadvisedclientsonbuyingandselling
strategies.
jalCerition:
Certificate-SmartInvesting,AdultContinuingEducationCoordinator
Certificate-AlternativestoViolenceWorkshop,WorkshopsforTraining
Nonviolence
Certificate-OutstandingVolunteerInstruction,AdultContinuingEducation
Coordinator
Certificate-BuildingBlockstoaHealthyCommunity,LifeConnectionsProgram
Certificate-ConflictManagement,LifeConnectionsProgram
Certificate-ImpactofCrimesonVictims,LifeConnectionsProgram
FormalEducation:
CentralTexasCollege2009-2010
ComputerTechnology;Completedone-yearcourse
RelatedExperience:NCCER2007-CORE;Certified
Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
James Dunn
Mr. James Dunn is a business owner, experienced O ptions and S tock
Market Trader, financial s trategist, and change a gent who partners with
CEOs, executives, and entrepreneurs to grow their personal finances
and professional brands, human- to-human. After spending nearly a
decade learning how to navigate the stock markets, he began trading for
other individuals and eventually found a passion in education, utilizing
financial literacy to engage audiences of all ages, backgrounds and
socioeconomic status. Mr. Dunn knows what truly drives one’s savings
potential, wealth trajectory and generational wealth—and it’s not
landing the highest paying jobs or mastering the stock flavor of the
week. It’s how well you connect the dots between your earnings and
savings, focusing your spending on needs and not wants in the short
term to achieve financial freedom in the long term. He also understands the importance of
connecting with the heartbeat of people you’re trying to help and communicating your
understanding back to them.
Mr. Dunn recently launched “From the Streets to Wallstreet,” a program to introduce youth in
urban communities to the stock market and financial literacy, and to expose them to the inner
workings of America’s financial center in New York City. With a partnership with some of the
world’s financial elite, “From the Streets to Wallstreet” is poised to become one of the leading
financial literacy programs for youth and young adults in urban communities. In addition to his
extensive knowledge of the stock market, he is a serial entrepreneur; currently owning a logistics
company that moves freight throughout the US, operates a mobile barbering company, serves as
Vice President of FLINT, LLC, providing education and human services to residents of the DC
metropolitan area, and is a trained public speaker.
Mr. Dunn is a Ward 5 resident. 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: June 7, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating James Berry, Jr., Kennetta
Calloway, Larry Moon, James Dunn, Ricardo W. Sheppard, Maurice Tyree, and
Myra Woods as members of the Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen
Affairs
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