District Of Columbia 2025-2026 Regular Session

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1	1	MURIEL BOWSER
2	2	MAYOR
3	3	Mar
4	4	ch 3, 2025
5	5	The Honorable Phil Mendelson
6	6	Chairman
7	7	Council of the D istrict of Columbia
8	8	John A. Wilson
9	9	Building
10	10	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
11	11	Washington, DC 20004
12	12	Dear Chairman Mende lson:
13	13	In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
14	14	142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to sectio
15	15	n 224 of the District of Columbia Health
16	16	Occupations Revisions Act of 1985,
17	17	effective July 19, 2024 (D.C. Law 25- 191; D.C. Official Code §
18	18	3-1202.24), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
19	19	Dr. Nancy Aboulmouna
20	20	Hawtho
21	21	rne Street, NW
22	22	Washington,
23	23	DC 20016
24	24	(Ward 3)
25	25	for
26	26	appointment as a naturopathic physician licen sed in the Distric t member of the Board of Integrative
27	27	Healthcare, filling a n ew
28	28	seat, for a term of three ye ars.
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 I ~-,,A.
37	37	2 ChairmanPhilMendelson
38	38	3
39	39	at the request of the Mayor
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42	42	6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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46	46	10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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51	51	15 To confirm the appointment of Dr. Nancy Aboulmouna to the Board oflntegrative Healthcare.
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53	53	17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
54	54	18 resolution may be cited as the "Board of Integrative Healthcare Dr. Nancy Aboulmouna
55	55	19 Confirmation Resolution of 2025".
56	56	20 Sec.
57	57	2. The Council of the District of Columbia confim1s the appointment of:
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59	59	22 Dr. Nancy Aboulmouna
60	60	23 Hawthorne Street, NW
61	61	24 Washington, DC 20016
62	62	25 (Ward 3)
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64	64	27 as a naturopathic physician licensed
65	65	in the District member of the Board oflntegrative
66	66	28 Healthcare, established by section 224
67	67	of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revisions
68	68	129 Act of 1985, effective July 19, 2024 {D.C. Law 25-191; D.C. Official Code§ 3-1202.24), filling
69	69	30 a new seat, for a term
70	70	of three years.
71	71	31 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
72	72	32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and
73	73	to the Office of the Mayor.
74	74	33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. Dr. Nancy Aboulmouna,NMD
75	75	Cell phone:
76	76	Email:
77	77	Education
78	78	_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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80	80	University of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT August 2013- May 2018
81	81	Doctorate, Naturopathic Medicine, NMD
82	82	Magna Cum Laude
83	83	University of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT August 2017- May 2018
84	84	Master Of Science, Human Nutrition, MS
85	85	Magna Cum Laude
86	86	George Mason University- Fairfax, VA August 2008
87	87	Global and Environmental Change, BS
88	88	Economics, Minor
89	89	Languages
90	90	__________________________________________________________
91	91	Arabic, English
92	92	Employment & Community Service
93	93	________________________________________________________________________________________________________
94	94	Physician, N MD February 2020 - Present
95	95	Cedars Natural Healthcare LLC
96	96	Partner Physician, George Washington University Center for Integrative Medicine
97	97	●Patient care and management of chronic and acute medical conditions.
98	98	Physician, N MD August 2019 - 2021
99	99	Partner Physician March 2021- Present
100	100	The George Washington University Center for Integrative Medicine (GWCIM)
101	101	●Currently Partner Physician
102	102	●Former physician with the leading center in integrative medicine and health at the George Washington
103	103	University Center for Integrative Medicine . While directly working there, engaged in patient
104	104	care and management of chronic, acute, and infectious disease/ medical conditions.
105	105	Adjunct Professor of Health Studies
106	106	American University, Department of Health Studies August 2018 - December 2022 https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/nancya.cfm
107	107	●Undergraduate and Graduate professor of Nutrition, Anatomy, Public Health/Policy, and Health
108	108	Sciences.
109	109	Director of Health Education & Member of Board of Directors
110	110	AIM Health Institute June 2018 - Present
111	111	(Volunteer/Uncompensated position)
112	112	●Serving the greater Washington area as Health Education Director and a member of the Board
113	113	of Directors at Access to Integrative Medicine (AIM) Health Institute. AIM is the first 501 (c)
114	114	(3) non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that provides
115	115	integrative medicine services to low-income and marginalized populations, and terminally ill
116	116	patients regardless of ability to pay.
117	117	●Roles include the development of health education community outreach campaigns and health
118	118	education curriculum in nutrition and lifestyle, fundraising, public health, health policy advocacy, grant
119	119	management, and research and data acquisition.
120	120	Caduceus Healthcare March 2022 - August 2022
121	121	Quarantine Medical Officer (QMO)
122	122	Division of Global Health and Migration (DGMQ), CDC
123	123	Loyal Source Government Solutions February 2021- March 2022
124	124	Quarantine Medical Officer (QMO), CDC
125	125	Division of Global Health and Migration (DGMQ), CDC
126	126	●Public Health Quarantine Medical Officer and infectious disease consultant with the CDC’s
127	127	Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ).
128	128	●Provide epidemiological consults and scientific materials for CDC core staff on various
129	129	infectious diseases of public health concerns according to research and evidence based data.
130	130	●Epidemiological data control and analysis oversight. Infectious disease data entry using
131	131	surveillance systems, including Quarantine Activity Report System (QARS).
132	132	●Team lead in public health intervention for suspected infectious disease cases of public health
133	133	concern as presented by public health advisors and partners, analysis and triage of cases in
134	134	coordination with National and State partners (CBP, TRIA, TSA, HHS, EMS, and local health
135	135	departments), advise and provide medical consultation for CDC leadership on critical public
136	136	health measures at port of entry to ensure CDC’s public health guidance policy is properly
137	137	implemented.
138	138	●Oversight in emergency preparation and response in CDC’s infectious disease screening of
139	139	incoming passengers from International flights and Afghan refugees in the most recent
140	140	Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), and International EBOLA screening from affected
141	141	countries.
142	142	●COVID-19 public health preparedness and response in addition to measles, TB, smallpox,
143	143	COVID-19, and most recently monkeypox.
144	144	●Design and implement preparedness and response protocols in collaboration with partners
145	145	including Terrorism insurance Act (TRIA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA),
146	146	Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority
147	147	(MWAA), Health and Human Services (HHS), and local health departments.
148	148	●Present and educate team of Public Health Advisors on epidemiology of disease of public health concern, and appropriate PPE and response protocols. Additional education on
149	149	personal protected information (PPI) and HIPAA compliance.
150	150	Senior Medical Research Reviewer/Project Manager
151	151	Klemm Analysis LLC August 2018 - December 2019
152	152	● Senior Medical reviewer in the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study.
153	153	● Managed and organized a data acquisition team. Coordinated tasks and weekly/monthly goals,
154	154	led in troubleshooting acquisition and data errors, and reviewed all incoming cancer patient
155	155	records for pertinent health and lab data to be utilized in the Cancer Prevention research
156	156	analysis.
157	157	Professional Licensure
158	158	________________________________________________________________
159	159	Washington DC Board of Medicine License - NP-0081
160	160	NABNE (Physicians Licensing Examination) Certification, 2019
161	161	Societies & Honors
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163	163	Pathfinder Scholarship Recipient from Center of Excellence (Dr. Peter D’Adamo) 2013-2018
164	164	Magna Cum Laude, Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine (NMD) May 2018
165	165	Magna Cum Laude, Masters of Science, Nutrition May 2018
166	166	References Available upon Request Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
167	167	John A. Wilson Building \| 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 \| Washington, DC 20004
168	168	Dr. Nancy Aboulmouna
169	169	Dr. Nancy Aboulmouna is a n aturopathic integrative medicine
170	170	professional who previously practiced at the G eorge Washington Center
171	171	of Integrative Medicine. She also began teaching graduate and
172	172	undergraduate nutrition at American University with a focus on health
173	173	inequities.
174	174	During the COVID- 19 pandemic, Dr. Aboulmouna worked with the CDC
175	175	as a Quarantine Medical Officer in the Division of Global Migration and
176	176	Quarantine, screening and triaging cases of infectious disease at our
177	177	nation’s ports of entry. However, the most rewarding position of her
178	178	career involves Dr. Aboulmouna’s active civic engagement in community
179	179	health disparities as a board member of AIM Health Institute, a non-profit
180	180	dedicated to making Integrative medicine accessible to the most vulnerable populations of our DC
181	181	community.
182	182	A Ward 3 resident, Dr. Aboulmouna earned her Bachelor of Science in Global and Environmental
183	183	Change from George Mason University, and both her Master of Science in Human Nutrition and
184	184	her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from the University of Bridgeport. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
185	185	Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
186	186	Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
187	187	______________________________________________________________________________
188	188	The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
189	189	To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
190	190	From: Betsy Cavendish
191	191	Date: February 14, 2025
192	192	Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Dr. Gavin Elliott, Dr. Shanna
193	193	Walker, Dr. Stephanie Johnson, Dr. Keita Vanterpool, Dr. Nancy Aboulmouna,
194	194	Dr. Tremikae Owens, Terrance Hunter and Kamilah Martin-Proctor as members
195	195	of the Board of Integrative Healthcare
196	196	This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
197	197	found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
198	198	hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
199	199	724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
200	200	______________________________
201	201	Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish