MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
O
ctober 23, 2 024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Cou
ncil of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pe
nnsylvania A ve nue, NW, S uite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Me
ndelson:
I
n accordance w ith section 2 of the Confirmation Act o f 1978, eff ective March 3, 19 79 (D.C. L aw 2-
142; D.C. O
fficial Co de§ 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 202 o f the District o f Columbia Ho using
Finance Agency Act, e
ffective March 3, 1979 (D.C. L aw 2-135; D.C. Official Code§ 42-2702.02), I
am pl
eased to nominate the fol lowing individual:
Mr. Bryan Sc
ottie Irving
Fairmont Street, N
W
Washington, DC 20009
(Ward
1)
fo
r reappointment as a member with ex perience in hom e building, real es tate, architecture, or planning
o
f the Board o f Directors of the District o f Columbia Housing Finance Agency, fo r a term to end June
2
8, 2025.
Enclosed, y
ou will find biog raphical information detailing the ex perience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together w
ith a proposed reso lution to ass ist the Council during the c onfirmation process.
I w
ould appreciate the Council's earliest cons ideration of this nomination for c onfirmation. Please
d
o not he sitate to c ontact me, o r Steven Walker, Directo r, Mayor's Of fice o f Talent and
Appointments, s
hould the Cou ncil require additional information.
Ma or l ~~
2 hairmanPhil Mendelson
3 at the request
of the Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the appointment of Bryan Scottie Irving to the Housing Finance Agency Board of
16 Directors.
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
19 resolution may be cited as the "Board of Directors of the District of Columbia Housing Finance
20 Agency Bryan Scottie Irving Confirmation Resolution of 2024".
21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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23 Bryan Scottie Irving
24 Fairmont Street, NW
25 Washington, DC 20009
26 (Ward 1)
27 as a member with experience in home building, real estate, architecture, or planning of the Board
28 of Directors of the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, established by section 202 of
29 the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Act, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
30 135; D.C. Official Code§ 42-2702.02), for a term to end June 28, 2025.
31 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
BRYAN“SCOTTIE”IRVING
40YEARCONSTRUCTION &DEVELOPMENTVETERAN
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AccomplishedCEOandManagingPrincipalwithover40yearsof
EXECUTIVE@experienceinconstruction,development,andcommunity
SUMMARY service.Proventrackrecordofmanagingmulti-milliondollar
projects,fosteringcommunitydevelopment,andleading
charitableinitiatives.Demonstratedexpertiseinaffordable
housing,publicartinstallations,andorganizationalleadership.
PROFESSIONAL@BlueSkyeConstructionLLC&BlueSkyeDevelopmentLLC
EXPERIENCE Washington,DC|August2006toPresent
PrincipalandFounder
*Spearheadbusinessdevelopment,growingthecompanytoover
$300Minrevenue.
*ManageCopitalProjectConstructionandDevelopmentteams.
*Specializeinaffordablehousingprojects,partneringtobuild700+
affordableapartmentunits.
*Overseeallaspectsofconstructionmanagement,general
contracting,development,andadvisoryservicesfordiverse
clientele,
IrvingDevelopmentLLC
Washington,DC|2014toPresent
Principal
*Focusonrealestatedevelopmentandpublicartinstallation.
*CommissionglobalartistsforpublicartprojectsacrossWashington:
DC,enhancingcommunityspaceslikeschools,parks,and
governmentbuildings.
EDUCATION @CentralStateUniversity,Wilberforce,OH|1991
BOARDSERVICE@SponsorcommunityfoodoutletsandorganizeChristmasac
BachelorofScienceinSociology
FriendsofDouglass|2009toPresent
supportlocalfamilies.
DCBoxingCommission|2010to2015
Chairedthecommissionregulatingallboxingandwrestlingmatchesin
Washington,DC.
COMMUNITY@
SERVICE
KEYHIGHLIGHTS®
BRYAN“SCOTTIE”IRVING
40YEARCONSTRUCTION&DEVELOPMENTVETERAN
DistrictofColumbiaHousingFinanceAgency(DCFHA)Board
Member|2015toPresent
Overseea$300Mbudgetannuallytopromotehomeownershipand
buildaffordablehousingforresidentsinWashington,DC.
DCOfficeofWageHourAdvisoryBoard|2017to2019
Providedadvisorysupportonwageandhourregulations.
ThanksgivingGiveaway|2010toPresent
Organizethedistributionof200Thanksgivingmealsannuallytoneedy
familiesinWashington,DC.
BooksinSchools|2010toPresent
Purchase100booksyearlyfromlocalauthors,facilitatingauthorvisitsto
localschoolstoinspirejuniorandseniorhighschoolstudents
DCFHAGrantCommittee|2015toPresent
Overseetheawardingof$350,000ingrantstolocalorganizationsto
improvethelivesofWashington,DCresidents.
BicycleGiveaway|2015toPresent
Partnerwiththe6DPoliceStation,RiggsRoadRecreationCenter,and
BeaconHousetoprovidemorethan600bikestofamiliesinWard7.
CentralStateUniversityClassFundraiser|2020toPresent
Initiateafundraiserraising$100,000tosupportstudentsatCentralState
University,fosteringthenextgenerationofBlackleaders.
LeadershipandManagement
Expertlymanagemulti-milliondollarprojects,growingBlueSkye
Constructiontoa$300M+company.
CommunityImpact
Leadinitiativesthathaveprofoundlyimpactedlocalcommunities
throughaffordablehousingprojects,publicartinstallations,and
extensivecharitablework.
BoardMembership
Holdinfluentialrolesinvariousboards,contributingtosignificant
communityandeconomicdevelopmentinWashington,DC. eeke
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BE|Mr.Irving,anativeWashingtonian,hasbeeninthedevelopment
s(|businessforover30years.Hisearliestexposuretopropertyownership
camebywayofcleaningapartmentunitsownedbyhisgrandfather.Mr.
7 Irvingownedandbuilthisfirstpropertyasahighschoolstudent.Itwas
asmall4-unitbuildinginNortheastDC.Heleamedhowtogetthe
financingsecuredandoversawtheconstructionoftheproject.
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Withthehelpofhiscompanies’variouspartnershipsthroughouttheDistrict,BlueSkye
ConstructionandBlueSkyeDevelopmenthavebeenabletodevelopover800apartmentunits—
ofwhich400areaffordablehousing.Someoftheunitsare30%AMI,overhalfareat60%AMI
andtherestareatmarketrate.Mr.Irving’scompaniesareresponsibleforfinancingandoverseeing
manyoftheseprojectsandenteringintorelationshipswithotherdevelopersthatpermittedthe
developmentofimportantprojectsacrosstheDistrict.
AWard|resident,Mr.IrvingeamedhisBachelorofScienceinSociologyfromCentralState
University. GOVERNMENTOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA
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To: TomasTalamante,SteveWalker
From: BetsyCavendish
Date: May31,2024
Subject:LegalsufficiencyreviewofResolutionnominatingYohanceFullerandBryan
ScottieIrvingasmembersoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheDistrictofColumbia
HousingFinanceAgency
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