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:
Kenya Hutton
Van Ness Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(Ward 3)
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 Kenya Hutton 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 Kenya Hutton Confirmation
Resolution
of 2024".
Sec.
2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
Kenya Hutton
Van Ness Street,
NW
Washington, DC 20008
(Ward 3)
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. Contact
Kenya Hutton
Dedicated health program manager with 20+ years' experience
lington, District of Columbia, United States
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For more than 20 years, I've worked to provide assistance and
support to underserved and at-risk communities. Working in concert
with partner organizations, federal agencies, and members of the
community themselves, I've served affected communities in the D.C.
area and nationwide.
As a seasoned program manager and analyst, I've led operations
of multiple grant-funded programs to render technical assistance
and crucial capacity-building activities (CBA). Much of my work
has served the LGBTQ community in effecting HIV education,
awareness, and prevention programs. I've also worked with the
Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services and the National
Organization of Black County Officials to support health-related
objectives and programs.
Rather than attempting to implement solutions from the top-
down, I've learned to think critically about structural obstacles,
find strategies that empower communities, and produce equitable
outcomes across lines of age, gender, race, and sexuality.
Respected for authentic engagement with the community, I offer
the sum of my experience, education, training, and passion to every
organization I serve.
Some of my proudest achievements include:
• Obtained over $250K in sponsorships for community driven
COVID-19 education and Vaccine Access for Black and Brown
Queer, Transgender and Non Gender Conforming communities,
struggling with Vaccine usage.
• Led fundraising efforts leading to over $1.5M In funds to support
services for Black and Brown Queer, Transgender and Non Gender
Conforming persons.
Page 1 of? • Obtained over $250K in sponsorships for community driven
national HIV testing week initiative.
• Built ground-up relationships with community organizations, not-
for-profits, and county health officials to execute health education
and awareness programs.
• Directed DC Black Pride Weekend activities, including the creation
and management of functional teams.
• Boosted youth and community engagement, leading to a $5M
grant funding counseling and support programs.
• Set to graduate with a Master of Public Health from Southern New
Hampshire University in 2021.
Connect with me today to leam more about my community-first
approach to health education and intervention.
Experience
Capitol Ballroom Council
Co-Founder
February 2019 - Present (3 years 8 months)
Washington, Distriot of Columbia. United States
Center for Black Equity
9 years
Deputy Director
October 2020 - Present (2 years)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
In this position, I lead program operations and extract operational KPIs
forprogress reporting to senior management and the board. Part of my
responsibility is to optimize our operations for efficiency and economy, and I
collaborate with other staff to develop financial and operational strategies and
objectives. I also control our social media function, expanding our presence,
driving traffic to our differentiated accounts, and executing a strategy of
progressively Increasing awareness in the run-up to our Annual Event.
Page 2 of 7 I've taken a leadership role in overseeing the operations of our Annual DC
Black Pride Event. I coordinate our staff and volunteer force, introducing the
use of functional "strike teams" with specific areas of responsibility. As the
event grew, I saw the need to re-engineer our community involvement and
onboarding processes for improved efficiency.
I also serve as first point-of-contact for vendors, sponsors, and affiliates who
provide financial/accommodations support to the event. During the weekend
itself, I serve as our organization's public face and official spokespemon,
communicating positive messaging and brand representation.
Program Director
2013 - October 2020 (7 years)
D.C. Metro Area
Damlen Ministries
Administrative Director
August 2019 - November 2021 (2 years 4 months)
Washington D.C, Metro Area
Provide support to the Damien Ministries team in streamlining reporting
and data collection procedures. Create and lead the t.^ Mason-the House
Community Health Worker training program. Lead activities focused on the
implementation of high Impact HIV prevention. Plan, track, measure, and
report on the status of a variety of projects throughout the funding cycle.
Represent the organization at public-sector and community outreach events.
Key Achievements:
• A major contributor to the development of all information technology
initiatives forthe clients, including critical path and design projects, budgeting,
planning, policies, and workflow prioritization.
• lead project meetings and achieve project results.
• Played an integral role in administering the launching community health
worker program landed government sponsorship
• Successfully initiated new initiatives to secure and achieve organizational
objectives.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF BLACK COUNTY OFFICIALS.
INC.
Program Manager
January 2017 - January 2020 (3 years 1 month)
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Page 3 of 7 In this position, I manage all grant-related activities, especially deliverables
required by grant agreement. I use project management methodologies to map
key dependencies, monitor milestones, and enforce accountability against
deadlines. I also work with community organizations and partner groups,
including health county officials, to execute programming objectives. These
objectives often include health education and curriculum components which I
develop in collaboration with other staff and senior management.
Day-to-day, I lead public-facing communications of the organization. 1 interface
with media outlets, develop strategic messaging, and measure engagement
from intemal and extemal stakeholders. 1 also lead the internship program,
providing on-the-job training in program operations and data analysis.
One of my proudest achievements is the growth in our organizational reach,
including a boost in brand equity and increased community presence in the
HIV education sphere.
Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services
Program Manager
March 2017 -August 2019 (2 years 6 months)
Washington D.C. N4etro Area
In this position, I leverage experience gained from my work as grants manager
and program coordinator to oversee all operations that support our technical
assistance and capacity-building activities (CBAs). We work closely with the
Center for Disease Control (CDC) to prioritize HIV health and prevention
objectives. Based on these priorities, we deliver technical assistance in the
form of testing, education, prevention, and intervention services. We also work
with community organizations to enhance their capacity and organizational
effectiveness.
Day-to-day, much of my work involves tracking, enhancing, and reporting
operations KPIs using data obtained from our information system. With this
information, I'm able to measure effectiveness of resources and identify
process gaps/places for Improvement.
One of my proudest achievements was leading the launch of a national Act
Against AIDS campaign. In this capacity, we coordinated the resources of
the organization, partner groups, and community centers to disseminate new
HIV prevention messaging. As a results of our efforts, we obtained $200K in
corporate sponsorship.
Page 4 of 7 National Minority AIDS Council
4 months
Independent Consultant
February 2016 - May 2016 (4 months)
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Capacity Building Program Coordinator
May 2016 - 2016 (less than a year)
Washington: District Of Columbia
In this position, I assisted our enterprise/organization clients with their
capacity-building activities (CBAs). Many of our client organizations required
resources and training to optimize their operations and provide maximum
resources to the community. It was my responsibility to assist clients with
outlining, implementing, and measuring the effectiveness of CBAs. I also
provided external project management services, holding clients accountable
for achieving milestones and meeting deadlines.
In addition to CBAs, I supported clients vwth process development and
analysis. I identified gaps in their processes and helped formulate solutions
to streamline operations. Lastly, I often designed and administered client
databases that contain, sensitive information about programs, CBAs,
recruiting, and community members.
One of my proudest achievements was successfully developing training
programs to educate client staff about HIV prevention through behavioral
intervention.
MetroHealth
Prevention Program Specialist
January 2012 - December 2012 (1 year)
Washington D.C, Metro Area
Coordination and facilitation of group level activities, including Healthy
Relationships, Popular Opinion Leader (POL) to current, past and potential
clients. Provide Counseling and Testing, to all clients of the clinic when
requested. Assist Metro Health Clients with accessing services as needed.
Work cooperatively vwth staff, volunteers and the local Department of Health
to provide HIV/STD 101 Training's, to new employees and interns. Assist the
manager with program planning, coordination, and implementation. Maintain
attention to deliverable deadlines and timely submission of reports. Provide
consistent leadership and programmed facilitation for a series of curriculum
Page 5 of 7 based workshops. Regularly attend supervisory meetings. Complete all record
keeping requirements in an accurate and timely manner. Coordinate and
facilitate STI testing events with local organizations in the DC area that may
have a high-risk population. Develop effective referrals with local nonprofit
agencies and Department of health. Create and Maintain Metro Health's,
Social Networking site's i.e. Twitter, Face book, MySpace, etc.
Us Helping Us
Young Adult Program Coordinator
2007 -2011 (4 years)
Washington D.C. Metro Area
In this position, I controlled program activities targeted toward young African
American men ages 18-24, high school students, and at-risk populations. Our
counseling and testing services were also available to the entire community at
large.
In delivering our health education and STI prevention programs, I often
referred clients to local health services and resources. I also coordinated
vwth organization staff, our volunteer force, and health department officials to
provide HIV/AIDS and cultural competency training. Integrating feedback from
training attendees and partner organizations, I also created content and led
targeted woikshops in health education.
My proudest achievement in this position was our successful re-energizing of
youth participation. With increased community engagement across the boaitl,
we eventually won a $SM grant to fund our education and training programs.
Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive
Outreach Director
June 2006 - November 2006 (6 months)
Foundation for Research of Sexually Transitted Diseases
Program Coordinator
June 2005 - June 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Greater New York City Area
Hudson Pride Connections Center
Program Assistant
2003 - 2005 (2 years)
Jersey City. NJ
Page 6 of 7 GMHC
Outreach Specialist
2002 - 2003 (1 year)
Greater New York Cilv Area
Education
Southern New Hampshire University
Master of Public Health (MPH), Public Health- (2017 - 2021)
Fashion Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Advertising and marketing communications
Page 7 of 7 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Kenya Hutton
Mr. Kenya Hutton has dedicated over 20 years working in social justice,
equity, HIV prevention, and the facilitation of behavioral interventions
among communities heavily impacted by HIV in NYC and Washington,
DC and is a current member of the Racial Equity Advisory Board. He
has been an advocate for HIV prevention on local and national levels
while bringing awareness to LGBTQ young adults and members of the
House/Ball Community. While serving these communities, he has been
presented several accolades including the Dorian Corey Wisdom
Award, the Michael J. Harrington Humanitarian Award from the Gay
Men’s Health Crises House of Latex Project, the Award of Excellence
from the Washington DC Ballroom Coalition, the DC Black Pride
Presidents Award, and others.
Mr. Hutton has devoted his life’s work to the betterment of disenfranchised and marginalized
communities and consistently works towards their achieving health, economic, and social equity.
He fully believes that achieving zero new HIV infections is not only possible but in our near future.
With this goal in mind, Mr. Hutton is committed to ensuring all communities share this same vision
of the future and have the tools and knowledge to make it a reality. In 2019, he collaborated with
local nonprofits and the DC Department of Health to create an educational program focused on
creating opportunities for members of the ballroom scene to become certified as Community
Health Workers and obtain gainful employment leading to becoming an Executive member and
director of the House of Garcon as it became an official 501(c)7.
In recent years, Mr. Hutton has been a leading voice for the discussions urging research and
interventions addressing substance use within the ballroom community, especially crystal
methamphetamine use, and creating systems to provide relief support for the ballroom community
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Ward 3 resident, Mr. Hutton earned his Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Marketing
Communications from the Fashion Institute of Technology and his Master of Public Health from
Southern New Hampshire University. 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: 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