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4	4	MURIEL BOWSER
5	5	MAYOR
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8	8	October 10, 2024
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10	10	The Honorable Phil Mendelson
11	11	Chairman
12	12	Council of the District of Columbia
13	13	John A. Wilson Building
14	14	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
15	15	Washington, DC 20004
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17	17	Dear Chairman Mendelson:
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19	19	In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
20	20	142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 102 of the Racial Equity Achieves Results
21	21	(REACH) Amendment Act of 2020, effective March 16, 2021 (D.C. Law 23-181; D.C. Official Code
22	22	§ 2-1471.02), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
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24	24	Kenya Hutton
25	25	Van Ness Street, NW
26	26	Washington, DC 20008
27	27	(Ward 3)
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29	29	for reappointment as a member of the Racial Equity Advisory Board, for a term to end December 17,
30	30	2026.
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32	32	Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
33	33	nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
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35	35	I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
36	36	do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
37	37	Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
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39	39	Sincerely,
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43	43	Muriel Bowser
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76	76	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
77	77	Chairman Phil Mendelson
78	78	at the request
79	79	of the Mayor
80	80	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
81	81	To confirm the reappointment
82	82	of Kenya Hutton to the Racial Equity Advisory Board.
83	83	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
84	84	resolution may be cited
85	85	as the "Racial Equity Advisory Board Kenya Hutton Confirmation
86	86	Resolution
87	87	of 2024".
88	88	Sec.
89	89	2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
90	90	Kenya Hutton
91	91	Van Ness Street,
92	92	NW
93	93	Washington, DC 20008
94	94	(Ward 3)
95	95	as a member
96	96	of the Racial Equity Advisory Board, established by section 102 of the Racial
97	97	Equity Achieves Results (REACH) Amendment Act
98	98	of 2020, effective March 16, 2021 (D.C.
99	99	Law 23-181; D.C. Official Code§ 2-1471.02), for a term to end December
100	100	17, 2026.
101	101	Sec. 3. The Council
102	102	of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
103	103	upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office
104	104	of the Mayor.
105	105	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. Contact
106	106	Kenya Hutton
107	107	Dedicated health program manager with 20+ years' experience
108	108	lington, District of Columbia, United States
109	109	Top Skills
110	110	Non-i)rofi}r;
111	111	Miruosoft Office
112	112	Public ^b.cukirci
113	113	CerlTicalions
114	114	S^')fc-!y Oouriic
115	115	Real Estate -MD
116	116	Proposal Searching & Writing
117	117	Techniques
118	118	Financebflme Value of Money
119	119	Summary
120	120	For more than 20 years, I've worked to provide assistance and
121	121	support to underserved and at-risk communities. Working in concert
122	122	with partner organizations, federal agencies, and members of the
123	123	community themselves, I've served affected communities in the D.C.
124	124	area and nationwide.
125	125	As a seasoned program manager and analyst, I've led operations
126	126	of multiple grant-funded programs to render technical assistance
127	127	and crucial capacity-building activities (CBA). Much of my work
128	128	has served the LGBTQ community in effecting HIV education,
129	129	awareness, and prevention programs. I've also worked with the
130	130	Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services and the National
131	131	Organization of Black County Officials to support health-related
132	132	objectives and programs.
133	133	Rather than attempting to implement solutions from the top-
134	134	down, I've learned to think critically about structural obstacles,
135	135	find strategies that empower communities, and produce equitable
136	136	outcomes across lines of age, gender, race, and sexuality.
137	137	Respected for authentic engagement with the community, I offer
138	138	the sum of my experience, education, training, and passion to every
139	139	organization I serve.
140	140	Some of my proudest achievements include:
141	141	• Obtained over $250K in sponsorships for community driven
142	142	COVID-19 education and Vaccine Access for Black and Brown
143	143	Queer, Transgender and Non Gender Conforming communities,
144	144	struggling with Vaccine usage.
145	145	• Led fundraising efforts leading to over $1.5M In funds to support
146	146	services for Black and Brown Queer, Transgender and Non Gender
147	147	Conforming persons.
148	148	Page 1 of? • Obtained over $250K in sponsorships for community driven
149	149	national HIV testing week initiative.
150	150	• Built ground-up relationships with community organizations, not-
151	151	for-profits, and county health officials to execute health education
152	152	and awareness programs.
153	153	• Directed DC Black Pride Weekend activities, including the creation
154	154	and management of functional teams.
155	155	• Boosted youth and community engagement, leading to a $5M
156	156	grant funding counseling and support programs.
157	157	• Set to graduate with a Master of Public Health from Southern New
158	158	Hampshire University in 2021.
159	159	Connect with me today to leam more about my community-first
160	160	approach to health education and intervention.
161	161	Experience
162	162	Capitol Ballroom Council
163	163	Co-Founder
164	164	February 2019 - Present (3 years 8 months)
165	165	Washington, Distriot of Columbia. United States
166	166	Center for Black Equity
167	167	9 years
168	168	Deputy Director
169	169	October 2020 - Present (2 years)
170	170	Washington, District of Columbia, United States
171	171	In this position, I lead program operations and extract operational KPIs
172	172	forprogress reporting to senior management and the board. Part of my
173	173	responsibility is to optimize our operations for efficiency and economy, and I
174	174	collaborate with other staff to develop financial and operational strategies and
175	175	objectives. I also control our social media function, expanding our presence,
176	176	driving traffic to our differentiated accounts, and executing a strategy of
177	177	progressively Increasing awareness in the run-up to our Annual Event.
178	178	Page 2 of 7 I've taken a leadership role in overseeing the operations of our Annual DC
179	179	Black Pride Event. I coordinate our staff and volunteer force, introducing the
180	180	use of functional "strike teams" with specific areas of responsibility. As the
181	181	event grew, I saw the need to re-engineer our community involvement and
182	182	onboarding processes for improved efficiency.
183	183	I also serve as first point-of-contact for vendors, sponsors, and affiliates who
184	184	provide financial/accommodations support to the event. During the weekend
185	185	itself, I serve as our organization's public face and official spokespemon,
186	186	communicating positive messaging and brand representation.
187	187	Program Director
188	188	2013 - October 2020 (7 years)
189	189	D.C. Metro Area
190	190	Damlen Ministries
191	191	Administrative Director
192	192	August 2019 - November 2021 (2 years 4 months)
193	193	Washington D.C, Metro Area
194	194	Provide support to the Damien Ministries team in streamlining reporting
195	195	and data collection procedures. Create and lead the t.^ Mason-the House
196	196	Community Health Worker training program. Lead activities focused on the
197	197	implementation of high Impact HIV prevention. Plan, track, measure, and
198	198	report on the status of a variety of projects throughout the funding cycle.
199	199	Represent the organization at public-sector and community outreach events.
200	200	Key Achievements:
201	201	• A major contributor to the development of all information technology
202	202	initiatives forthe clients, including critical path and design projects, budgeting,
203	203	planning, policies, and workflow prioritization.
204	204	• lead project meetings and achieve project results.
205	205	• Played an integral role in administering the launching community health
206	206	worker program landed government sponsorship
207	207	• Successfully initiated new initiatives to secure and achieve organizational
208	208	objectives.
209	209	NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF BLACK COUNTY OFFICIALS.
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211	211	Program Manager
212	212	January 2017 - January 2020 (3 years 1 month)
213	213	Washington D.C. Metro Area
214	214	Page 3 of 7 In this position, I manage all grant-related activities, especially deliverables
215	215	required by grant agreement. I use project management methodologies to map
216	216	key dependencies, monitor milestones, and enforce accountability against
217	217	deadlines. I also work with community organizations and partner groups,
218	218	including health county officials, to execute programming objectives. These
219	219	objectives often include health education and curriculum components which I
220	220	develop in collaboration with other staff and senior management.
221	221	Day-to-day, I lead public-facing communications of the organization. 1 interface
222	222	with media outlets, develop strategic messaging, and measure engagement
223	223	from intemal and extemal stakeholders. 1 also lead the internship program,
224	224	providing on-the-job training in program operations and data analysis.
225	225	One of my proudest achievements is the growth in our organizational reach,
226	226	including a boost in brand equity and increased community presence in the
227	227	HIV education sphere.
228	228	Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services
229	229	Program Manager
230	230	March 2017 -August 2019 (2 years 6 months)
231	231	Washington D.C. N4etro Area
232	232	In this position, I leverage experience gained from my work as grants manager
233	233	and program coordinator to oversee all operations that support our technical
234	234	assistance and capacity-building activities (CBAs). We work closely with the
235	235	Center for Disease Control (CDC) to prioritize HIV health and prevention
236	236	objectives. Based on these priorities, we deliver technical assistance in the
237	237	form of testing, education, prevention, and intervention services. We also work
238	238	with community organizations to enhance their capacity and organizational
239	239	effectiveness.
240	240	Day-to-day, much of my work involves tracking, enhancing, and reporting
241	241	operations KPIs using data obtained from our information system. With this
242	242	information, I'm able to measure effectiveness of resources and identify
243	243	process gaps/places for Improvement.
244	244	One of my proudest achievements was leading the launch of a national Act
245	245	Against AIDS campaign. In this capacity, we coordinated the resources of
246	246	the organization, partner groups, and community centers to disseminate new
247	247	HIV prevention messaging. As a results of our efforts, we obtained $200K in
248	248	corporate sponsorship.
249	249	Page 4 of 7 National Minority AIDS Council
250	250	4 months
251	251	Independent Consultant
252	252	February 2016 - May 2016 (4 months)
253	253	Washington D.C. Metro Area
254	254	Capacity Building Program Coordinator
255	255	May 2016 - 2016 (less than a year)
256	256	Washington: District Of Columbia
257	257	In this position, I assisted our enterprise/organization clients with their
258	258	capacity-building activities (CBAs). Many of our client organizations required
259	259	resources and training to optimize their operations and provide maximum
260	260	resources to the community. It was my responsibility to assist clients with
261	261	outlining, implementing, and measuring the effectiveness of CBAs. I also
262	262	provided external project management services, holding clients accountable
263	263	for achieving milestones and meeting deadlines.
264	264	In addition to CBAs, I supported clients vwth process development and
265	265	analysis. I identified gaps in their processes and helped formulate solutions
266	266	to streamline operations. Lastly, I often designed and administered client
267	267	databases that contain, sensitive information about programs, CBAs,
268	268	recruiting, and community members.
269	269	One of my proudest achievements was successfully developing training
270	270	programs to educate client staff about HIV prevention through behavioral
271	271	intervention.
272	272	MetroHealth
273	273	Prevention Program Specialist
274	274	January 2012 - December 2012 (1 year)
275	275	Washington D.C, Metro Area
276	276	Coordination and facilitation of group level activities, including Healthy
277	277	Relationships, Popular Opinion Leader (POL) to current, past and potential
278	278	clients. Provide Counseling and Testing, to all clients of the clinic when
279	279	requested. Assist Metro Health Clients with accessing services as needed.
280	280	Work cooperatively vwth staff, volunteers and the local Department of Health
281	281	to provide HIV/STD 101 Training's, to new employees and interns. Assist the
282	282	manager with program planning, coordination, and implementation. Maintain
283	283	attention to deliverable deadlines and timely submission of reports. Provide
284	284	consistent leadership and programmed facilitation for a series of curriculum
285	285	Page 5 of 7 based workshops. Regularly attend supervisory meetings. Complete all record
286	286	keeping requirements in an accurate and timely manner. Coordinate and
287	287	facilitate STI testing events with local organizations in the DC area that may
288	288	have a high-risk population. Develop effective referrals with local nonprofit
289	289	agencies and Department of health. Create and Maintain Metro Health's,
290	290	Social Networking site's i.e. Twitter, Face book, MySpace, etc.
291	291	Us Helping Us
292	292	Young Adult Program Coordinator
293	293	2007 -2011 (4 years)
294	294	Washington D.C. Metro Area
295	295	In this position, I controlled program activities targeted toward young African
296	296	American men ages 18-24, high school students, and at-risk populations. Our
297	297	counseling and testing services were also available to the entire community at
298	298	large.
299	299	In delivering our health education and STI prevention programs, I often
300	300	referred clients to local health services and resources. I also coordinated
301	301	vwth organization staff, our volunteer force, and health department officials to
302	302	provide HIV/AIDS and cultural competency training. Integrating feedback from
303	303	training attendees and partner organizations, I also created content and led
304	304	targeted woikshops in health education.
305	305	My proudest achievement in this position was our successful re-energizing of
306	306	youth participation. With increased community engagement across the boaitl,
307	307	we eventually won a $SM grant to fund our education and training programs.
308	308	Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive
309	309	Outreach Director
310	310	June 2006 - November 2006 (6 months)
311	311	Foundation for Research of Sexually Transitted Diseases
312	312	Program Coordinator
313	313	June 2005 - June 2006 (1 year 1 month)
314	314	Greater New York City Area
315	315	Hudson Pride Connections Center
316	316	Program Assistant
317	317	2003 - 2005 (2 years)
318	318	Jersey City. NJ
319	319	Page 6 of 7 GMHC
320	320	Outreach Specialist
321	321	2002 - 2003 (1 year)
322	322	Greater New York Cilv Area
323	323	Education
324	324	Southern New Hampshire University
325	325	Master of Public Health (MPH), Public Health- (2017 - 2021)
326	326	Fashion Institute of Technology
327	327	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Advertising and marketing communications
328	328	Page 7 of 7 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
329	329	John A. Wilson Building \| 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 \| Washington, DC 20004
330	330	Kenya Hutton
331	331	Mr. Kenya Hutton has dedicated over 20 years working in social justice,
332	332	equity, HIV prevention, and the facilitation of behavioral interventions
333	333	among communities heavily impacted by HIV in NYC and Washington,
334	334	DC and is a current member of the Racial Equity Advisory Board. He
335	335	has been an advocate for HIV prevention on local and national levels
336	336	while bringing awareness to LGBTQ young adults and members of the
337	337	House/Ball Community. While serving these communities, he has been
338	338	presented several accolades including the Dorian Corey Wisdom
339	339	Award, the Michael J. Harrington Humanitarian Award from the Gay
340	340	Men’s Health Crises House of Latex Project, the Award of Excellence
341	341	from the Washington DC Ballroom Coalition, the DC Black Pride
342	342	Presidents Award, and others.
343	343	Mr. Hutton has devoted his life’s work to the betterment of disenfranchised and marginalized
344	344	communities and consistently works towards their achieving health, economic, and social equity.
345	345	He fully believes that achieving zero new HIV infections is not only possible but in our near future.
346	346	With this goal in mind, Mr. Hutton is committed to ensuring all communities share this same vision
347	347	of the future and have the tools and knowledge to make it a reality. In 2019, he collaborated with
348	348	local nonprofits and the DC Department of Health to create an educational program focused on
349	349	creating opportunities for members of the ballroom scene to become certified as Community
350	350	Health Workers and obtain gainful employment leading to becoming an Executive member and
351	351	director of the House of Garcon as it became an official 501(c)7.
352	352	In recent years, Mr. Hutton has been a leading voice for the discussions urging research and
353	353	interventions addressing substance use within the ballroom community, especially crystal
354	354	methamphetamine use, and creating systems to provide relief support for the ballroom community
355	355	during the COVID-19 pandemic.
356	356	A Ward 3 resident, Mr. Hutton earned his Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Marketing
357	357	Communications from the Fashion Institute of Technology and his Master of Public Health from
358	358	Southern New Hampshire University. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
359	359	Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
360	360	Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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362	362	The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
363	363	To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
364	364	From: Betsy Cavendish
365	365	Date: September 16, 2024
366	366	Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Shareefah Al’Uqdah, David
367	367	Coleman, Kelly Crawford, Kenya Hutton, Yolanda Lewis, Vivian Lowery
368	368	Derrick, Lamont Mitchell, and Gabrielle Parsons as members of the Racial Equity
369	369	Advisory Board
370	370	This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
371	371	found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
372	372	hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
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375	375	Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish