MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
October 10, 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 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 102 of the Racial Equity Achieves Results
(REACH) Amendment Act of 2020, effective March 16, 2021 (D.C. Law 23-181; D.C. Official Code
§ 2-1471.02), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Kelly Crawford
Webster Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
(Ward 4)
for reappointment as a member of the Racial Equity Advisory Board, for a term to end December 17,
2026.
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.
Sincerely,
Muriel Bowser
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
Chairman Phil Mendelson
at the request
of the Mayor
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the reappointment
of Kelly Crawford to the Racial Equity Advisory Board.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
resolution may be cited as the "Racial Equity Advisory Board Kelly Crawford Confirmation
Resolution
of 2024".
Sec. 2. The Council
of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
Kelly Crawford
Webster Street,
NW
Washington, DC 20011
(Ward 4)
as a member
of the Racial Equity Advisory Board, established by section 102 of the Racial
Equity Achieves Results (REACH) Amendment Act
of 2020, effective March 16, 2021 (D.C.
Law 23-181; D.C. Official
Code§ 2-1471.02), for a term to end December 17, 2026.
Sec.
3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office
of the Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. KellyElisabethCrawfordCPM,LEEDAP
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John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Kelly Crawford
Ms. Kelly Crawford is the Senior Policy Advisor for Energy Equity and
Environmental Justice at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (“DOE”)
Office of Economic Impact and Diversity and serves as DOE's Senior
Environmental Justice representative on the White House
Environmental Justice Interagency Council. Ms. Crawford is an award-
winning subject matter expert with more than a decade of technical
experience in environmental science and engineering, energy policy,
climate change, emergency management and response, and
environmental justice and equity and is a current member of the Racial
Equity Advisory Board.
A native Washingtonian, Ms. Crawford has been at the forefront of developing innovative
strategies that promote pollution reduction to mitigate environmental impacts to vulnerable
communities through a comprehensive understanding of regulatory frameworks, coupled with
technical expertise and a firm commitment to inclusive decision-making processes. She previously
served as Senior Advisor for Energy Equity & Environmental Justice for Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy and continues to work within DOE to craft policies that not only priorities
environmental protection but also facilitate equitable access to the benefits of clean energy.
Prior to joining DOE, Ms. Crawford served as the State Air pollution control officer for the District
of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment as Associate Director of the Air Quality
Division where she established and led the Department’s inaugural equity committee, developing
and implementing a Racial Equity Framework, a racial equity impact tool, and conducted
Environmental Justice and Racial Equity training within the department.
A Ward 4 resident, Ms. Crawford earned her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Math
and Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and her Master of Science in
Management and Energy Management from the University of Maryland University College. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
______________________________________________________________________________
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: September 16, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Shareefah Al’Uqdah, David
Coleman, Kelly Crawford, Kenya Hutton, Yolanda Lewis, Vivian Lowery
Derrick, Lamont Mitchell, and Gabrielle Parsons as members of the Racial Equity
Advisory Board
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.
______________________________
Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish