MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
January 8, 2025
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350Pennsylvania Avenue,NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
De
ar Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with s
ection 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 s ection 4604 of the Child Fatality Re view
Com
mittee E stablishment A ct of 2001, effective O ctober 3, 2001, (D.C. L aw 14-28; D.C. Official Code
§ 4-1371.04), I am pleased to nominate the following person:
Dr. Cheryl Williams
19th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(Ward 7)
for reappointment as a community representative member of the Child Fatality Review Board, for a
term to end April 20, 2027.
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
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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 Dr. Cheryl Williams to the Child Fatality Review Committee:
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
resolution may be cited as the "Child Fatality Review Committee Dr. Cheryl Williams
Confirmation Resolution
of 2025".
Sec.
2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
Dr. Cheryl Williams
19th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(Ward 7)
as a community representative member
of the Child Fatality Review Committee, established by
section 4603
of the Child Fatality Review Committee Establishment Act of 2001, effective
October 3, 2001, (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official
Code§ 4-1371.03), for a term to end April 20,
2027.
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. EDUCATION
AkronChildren’sHospital,
CherylR.Williams,MD
1979-1981
Akron,Ohio
Pediatrics
Resident
AkronChildren’sHospital,Akron,Ohio,1978-1979
Akron,Ohio
Pediatrics
Intern
CollegeofMedicine,CaseWesterReserveUniversity,1978
Cleveland,Ohio
DoctorofMedicine
HowardUniversity,1974
‘Washington,DC
BachelorofScience,Zoology
Member,PhiBetaKappaHonorSociety
LICENSUREANDBOARDS
DoctorofMedicine
DistrictofColumbia,LicenseNumberMD15433
StateofMaryland,LicenseNumberD0032760
PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
Semi-retiredPediatrician,2015~Present
PracticingPediatrician,Washington,DC,Maryland,2012-2015
DeputyDirector,DistrictofColumbiaChildandFamilyServicesAgency(CFSA)
2009-2012
MedicalDirector,CFSA,OfficeofClinicalPractice,2003—2009
ProgramAdministrator,CFSA,2003~-2009
Providedexecutiveleadership,strategicplanning,organizationaldevelopmentinadministrativeandclinical
oversightinallmattersrelatedtowell-beingofchildren(includingphysicalandmentalhealthandancillary
services)inout-of-homefosterplacementandchildrenremainingathomeundertheprotectivesupervisionofCFSA.
Managedastaffof69(includingregisterednurses,licensedclinicalsocialworkers,nursepractitioners,andmedical
assistants)witha35million-dollarannualoperatingbudget
ProvideddirectconsultationtoCFSAdirector,executiveteam,administratorsandsocialworker/attomeystaffon
medicalandpublichealth-relatedissues
DevelopedNurseCareManagerProgramutilizingTargetedCaseManagement(TCM)MedicaidGuidelines
ParticipatedinthedevelopmentoftheStatePlanAmendment(SPA)withtheDCDepartmentofHealthCare
FinancefortheCFSANurseCareManager(NCM)Program
Obtainedcertificate-of-needfromtheDCDepartmentofHealthforCFSAmedicalclinic
CreatedtheCFSA,on-siteMedicaid-reimbursablemedicalclinic(staffedwithnursepractitioners)forchildren
entering,re-entering,andexperiencingare-placementwhileinfostercare
Providedhands-onmedicalcaretochildreninCFSAcustody
ProvidedtrainingandconsultationtonursepractitionersregardingmedicallyrelatedissuesforchildreninCFSA
custody Cheryl R. Williams, MD
o Participated in the development of the Regulatory Review required by the Department of Health Care Finance and
the DC Government Administrative Services Organization for both the Clinic Option and the NCM/TCM
o Developed polices for CFSA social workers, contract social work agencies, and foster parents related to health care
requirements for children in foster care
o Maintained a close liaison with key officials of DC agencies: Department of Mental Health, Department of Health,
Department of Health Care Finance, Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services, and Department of
Developmental Disabilities, DC Public Schools
o Maintained relationships with area hospital physicians and allied personnel (related to the care of children in foster
care)
Supervisory Medical Officer, District of Columbia Community and School Health
Program, DC General Hospital/ Public Benefit Corporation, 1991 - 2001
Medical Officer, Pediatrics, District of Columbia Community and School Health
Program, DC General Hospital/Public Benefit Corporation, 1987-2001
o Provided administrative and clinical leadership as the Supervisory Medical Officer (formerly Center Chief) in a
four-physician, multidisciplinary public health clinic; led through hands-on involvement in professional/support
staff administration, service planning, patient care, quality improvement, peer review and community outreach;
facilitated strategic planning process to improve efficiency of operations, staff professionalism, and quality of care
through problem recognition, solution identification
o Provided comprehensive, primary care evaluations, screenings, diagnoses, treatments, referrals, and consultations
for pediatric patients from birth through twenty- one years of age (including homeless children and children in foster
care, mentally and physically challenged children); provided health care to District residents in Wards 1, 2, 5, 6, 7,
and 8; well-versed in Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment guidelines, Medicaid, Social Security
Disability Insurance and Medicaid managed care programs
Pediatric Specialist, Children’s National Medical Center, 1986 – 1987
ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMITTEES
· DC Child Fatality Review Committee, 2008 – 2012
· DC Board of Medicine, 2005 - 2011
· Member, Mayor’s Health Policy Council, 1996-2003
· President, Doctors Council of the District of Columbia, 1996-2000
· Chairperson, Correctional Medicine Section, Mayor’s Health Policy Council 1996 - 1998
· Chairperson, Task Force on Collective Bargaining, Medical Society of DC, 1997- 1998
· DC Office of Maternal and Child Health, 1996
· Medicaid Managed Care Video, Physician Consultant and Spokesperson
· DC Office of Maternal and Child Health, 1995-1997
· DC Systems Development Initiative
· Vice President, Doctors Council of the District of Columbia, 1993- 1996
· Health Services for Children with Special Needs Strategic Planning Committee,
1992 – 1995
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
· The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
· Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association
· DC Primary Care Association
· American Public Health Association
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
· Woodridge Civic Association (DC)
· Kingman Park Civic Association (DC)
Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Dr. Cheryl Williams
Dr. Cheryl Williams is a semi -retired pediatrician. She has aided the
citizens of the District of Columbia for more than 23 years as a physician
in the public health care system. Dr. Williams also served as a Medical
Officer and Supervisory Medical Officer for the District of Columbia
Community and School Health Program and worked as Medical
Director of the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA). In this
capacity, she provided executive leadership, strategic planning, and
organizational development in administrative and clinical oversight in
all matters related to the well-being of children, including physical and
mental health and ancillary services.
Dr. Williams played a role in creating CFSA’s on-site Medicaid-reimbursable medical clinic,
which is staffed with nurse practitioners, for children entering, re-entering, and who experience a
re-placement while in foster care.
A Ward 7 resident, Dr. Williams earned her Bachelor of Science in Zoology from Howard
University and her Doctor of Medicine from Case Western Reserve 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: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: October 21, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution reappointing Dr. Cheryl Williams as a
member of the Child Fatality Review Committee
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced Order and found
it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate
to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-727-
0872, or me at 202-724-7681.
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Elizabeth Cavendish