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1	1	MURIEL BOWSER
2	2	MAYOR
3	3	Feb
4	4	ruary 10, 2025
5	5	The Honorable Phil Mendelson
6	6	Ch
7	7	airman
8	8	Council of the D istrict of Colu
9	9	mbia
10	10	John A. Wilson
11	11	Building
12	12	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
13	13	Washington, DC 20004
14	14	Dear Chairman Mende lson:
15	15	In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
16	16	142; D.C.
17	17	Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 4 of the Food Policy Council and Director
18	18	Establishment Act of 2014, effective March 10, 2015, D.C. Law 20-191, D.C. Official
19	19	Code § 48-313,
20	20	I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
21	21	Mr. Nicholas Stavely
22	22	18th
23	23	Street, N W
24	24	Washington,
25	25	DC 20010
26	26	(Ward 1 )
27	27	for reappointment as a public member of th e Food Policy Council,
28	28	for a term to end March 1, 2028.
29	29	Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
30	30	nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
31	31	I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
32	32	do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
33	33	Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
34	34	Sincerely,
35	35	Muriel Bowser
36	36	Mayor 1
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69	69	at the request of the Mayor
70	70	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
71	71	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA -
72	72	To confirm the reappointment
73	73	of Nicholas Stavely to the Food Policy Council.
74	74	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
75	75	resolution may be cited as the "Food Policy Council Nicholas Stavely Confirmation Resolution
76	76	of 2025".
77	77	Sec.
78	78	2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
79	79	Nicholas Stavely
80	80	18th Street,
81	81	NW
82	82	Washington, DC 20010
83	83	(Ward
84	84	1)
85	85	as a public member of the Food Policy Council, established by section 3 of the Food Policy
86	86	Council and Director Establishment Act
87	87	of 2014, effective March 10, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-191;
88	88	D.C. Official
89	89	Code§ 48-312), for a term to end March 1, 2028.
90	90	Sec.
91	91	3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
92	92	upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Mayor.
93	93	Sec.
94	94	4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. NICK STAVELY
95	95	Strategic program director and food systems expert with 8+ years of proven management
96	96	success and growth.
97	97	Recent publications and presentations:
98	98	Nutrition Incentive Hub 2022 National Convening January 2022
99	99	- Presenter,"Leveraging Regional Authority to Improve SNAP Redemption and Build
100	100	Local Food Capacity"
101	101	Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Volume 53, Issue 1 January 2021
102	102	- Co-author,“COVID-19’s Impact on Farmers Market Sales in the Washington, D.C., Area”
103	103	USDA AMS Grant Recipient Conference, virtual March 2021
104	104	- Presenter,"Data Collection and Reporting – Simple strategies that will make the process
105	105	easier"
106	106	USDA Direct Agricultural Marketing Conference, Chicago, IL October 2019
107	107	- Presenter,"The Market Tracker: Farmers markets building and sharing capacity through
108	108	open-source tools"
109	109	USDA Direct Agricultural Marketing Conference, Arlington, VA September 2018
110	110	- Judge, Food Distribution Research Society (FDRS) Student Food Marketing Challenge
111	111	- Panelist,"How research practice can empower direct market managers and producers"
112	112	Employment: FRESHFARM Director of Incentive Programs Oct 2021 – Present
113	113	- Provide strategic direction and leadership for local and regional healthy food incentive
114	114	programs for FRESHFARM.
115	115	- Lead program fundraising efforts to ensure continuity and growth of food access services
116	116	for thousands of area residents and dozens of local farmers.
117	117	- Implement all aspects of FRESHFARM’s food access programming:
118	118	- Produce Plus, a $1.5+ million annual DC Department of Health-funded healthy
119	119	food access program across Washington, DC, serving 6,000 customers and 50+ local farmers.
120	120	- GusNIP Coalition, $2.9 million, 4 year USDA-funded regional direct-to-consumer
121	121	SNAP incentive project with more than 80 partners across Washington, DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia.
122	122	- $290,000 portfolio of independently-funded benefit incentive programs across all
123	123	25+ FRESHFARM farmers markets and farm stands.
124	124	- Create, manage, and mentor 3 FT positions to implement the department's
125	125	responsibilities. Farmers Market Program Manager Jan 2020 – Sept 2021
126	126	- Led integration of farmers market operations between Community Foodworks and
127	127	FRESHFARM, helping to create the 3rd largest farmers market management
128	128	organization in the country.
129	129	- Managed SNAP Incentives across 44 area farmers markets, farm stands, mobile
130	130	markets, and CSAs; oversaw program outreach efforts; tested innovative technology
131	131	pilots; orchestrated data collection and reporting procedures; adhered to federal
132	132	evaluation requirements:
133	133	- Co-PI for FF FINI project, DC FreshMatch; network of 39 SNAP retailers
134	134	- Northern Virginia Region Lead, Virginia FreshMatch; 17 SNAP retailers
135	135	- Implement EBT / SNAP processing and SNAP & FMNP incentives at 28 sites
136	136	- Maintained data management system, The Market Tracker, to collect, order, and analyze
137	137	30,000+ annual points of vendor sales and incentive program data.
138	138	- Improved low-capacity partner market data and management capacity by sharing and
139	139	adapting The Market Tracker to partner needs with software consultant.
140	140	Community Foodworks
141	141	General Operations Manager Jan 2017 – Dec 2019
142	142	- Oversaw daily operations and marketing for a regional network of 15 farmers markets
143	143	and farm stands that generated $4.3 million gross sales for 145 farmers and food
144	144	producers in 2019, including $399,000 redeemed in federal food benefits and incentives.
145	145	- Implemented all aspects of EBT / SNAP processing and SNAP & FMNP incentives.
146	146	- Oversaw implementation and growth of Virginia Fresh Match at 20 farmers markets as
147	147	Northern Regional Lead for state-wide FINI-funded SNAP incentive program.
148	148	- Processed administrative, financial, and tax responsibilities with team; 990, audit prep.
149	149	Farmers Market Manager May 2014 – Dec 2016
150	150	- Managed daily market operations, marketing, outreach, and partnership development.
151	151	- Permit expedition with local and federal government.
152	152	- Represented CFW to all stakeholders, built goodwill, recruited and retained volunteers.
153	153	University of Maryland
154	154	Research Assistant Jun 2013 – Aug 2013
155	155	- Collated causal data from 1,879 FDA food recall press releases into a database to
156	156	identify the potential effects of public food recalls on consumer preference and behavior.
157	157	Education: University of Maryland, College Park Bachelor of Science Degree received 2014
158	158	Agricultural and Resource Economics, Minor in Sustainability Studies Ray A. Murray Scholarship 2012, 2013
159	159	The Management Center: Managing to Change the World Feb 2019 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
160	160	John A. Wilson Building \| 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 \| Washington, DC 20004
161	161	Nicholas Stavely
162	162	Mr. Nicholas Stavely is a food systems and nutrition benefit expert with
163	163	8 years of proven success in organizational growth, farmers market
164	164	network management, EBT / SNAP implementation, Healthy Food
165	165	Incentive program expansion and digitization, data collection, nonprofit
166	166	financial controls management, and all aspects of federal grants
167	167	management. Mr. Stavely has developed lasting public and private
168	168	partnerships, strengthened local and regional markets, and built
169	169	organizational capacity through grassroots management, outreach,
170	170	fundraising, and innovative program development.
171	171	A Ward 1 resident, Mr. Stavely earned his Bachelor of Science in
172	172	Agricultural and Resource Economics with a Minor in Sustainability Studies from the University
173	173	of Maryland, College Park. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
174	174	Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
175	175	Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
176	176	______________________________________________________________________________
177	177	The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
178	178	To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
179	179	From: Betsy Cavendish
180	180	Date: October 4, 2024
181	181	Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution re appointing Nicholas Stavely as a
182	182	member of the Food Policy Council
183	183	This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above- referenced Order and found
184	184	it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate
185	185	to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-727-
186	186	0872, or me at 202-724-7681.
187	187	______________________________
188	188	Elizabeth Cavendish