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:
Lamont Mitchell
Bangor Street, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(Ward 7)
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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at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the reappointment
of Lamont Mitchell 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 Lamont Mitchell Confirmation
Resolution
of 2024".
Sec. 2. The Council
of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
Lamont Mitchell
Bangor Street, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(Ward 7)
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. LAMONTB.MITCHELL
SUMMARY:
Experiencedmanagerandformerlocalsmallbusinessownerwithstrongfinancialandprogram
managementskillsanddecades-longcommitmentandreccrdofplanning,promotingand
implementingcommunityeconomicdevelopmentandsocialsupportprojectsforeastofthe
AnacostiaRivercommunitiesinWashington,D.C.
EXPERIENCE:
AnacostiaCoordinatingCouncil
BoardChairandInterimOperationsDirector2019-present;BoardVice-Chair2004-2019
Vanita’sPot-President.2020-present
A801-3corganizationdedicatedtoprovidingfreshmealstoSeniorsandunhousedresidentsin
economicallychallengedareasinWashington,DCandadvocatingforresidentslivinginfocd
deserts.
ImaniCatering,Inc.-Owner&GeneralManager1992-2020
DistrictofColumbiaGovernmentExecutiveOfficeoftheMayor-EastoftheRiver
RevitalizationCoordinator1999-2001(Cabinetlevel)
ServedasprojectcoordinatorforallongoingprojectsineastoftheAnacostiariver;
RecommendedpoliciesfortheExecutiveOfficeoftheMayorbasedanMayoraldirectivesand
Congressionalmandates,communities;coordinatedconimunilyinputonre-developmentplas.
EDUCATION:
HowardUniversitySchoolofBusiness,BBA,Accounting,1988
Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvan ia Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Lamont Mitchell
Mr. Lamont Mitchell serves as the Board Chair and Interim Director of
Operations for the Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC). The
Anacostia Coordinating Council was established in 1983 as a volunteer
membership consortium of organizations and individuals involved with
the revitalization of Anacostia and its adjacent neighborhoods. The
ACC is involved in information gathering and sharing, networking,
advocacy, and community organizing. It has welcomed over 100 guest
speakers to its monthly meetings to discuss some of the community’s
most urgent issues.
Mr. Mitchell has also served as the Vice Chair of ACC. In this role, he
was responsible for long range planning and led the ACC monthly information share meeting.
Prior to ACC, Mr. Mitchell was the founder and General Manager of the Imani Café and Catering
Company. In 2020, Mr. Mitchell retired and started to advise food service start-ups. He is also a
current member of the Racial Equity Advisory Board.
A Ward 8 resident, Mr. Mitchell earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Howard
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.
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Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish