MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
Mar
ch 3, 2025
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of
the District of Co lumbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mende lson:
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 4 of An Act To establish and provide for
the maintenance of a free public library and reading room in the District of Columbia, approved June
3,
1896 (29 Stat. 244; D.C. Official Code § 39-104), I am pleased to nominate the following individual :
Ms. Maria Peace
32nd Place, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(Ward 7)
for reappointment as a member of the
Board of Library Trustees, for a term to e nd January 5, 2030.
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 Maria Peace to the Board of Library Trustees.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited
as the "Board of Library Trustees Maria Peace Confirmation Resolution
of 2025".
Sec.
2. The Council of the District of Columbia confim1s the reappointment of:
Maria Peace
32nd Place, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(Ward
7)
as a member of the Board of Library Trustees, established by section 4 of An Act To establish
and provide for the maintenance
of a free public library and reading room in the District of
Columbia, approved June 3, 1896 (29 Stat. 244; D.C. Official Code§ 39-104), for a term to end
January
5, 2030.
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. MariaCristinaPeace
‘(MastersinBusinessAdministrations)TrinityWashingtonUniversity,Washington,DCMay2006
Concentration:IntemationalTrade
BachelorofArts)TrinityWashingtonUniversity,Washington,DCMay2002
‘Major:Communication
Qualifications:FluentinSpanish#GrantProposalCoordinating/Writing#Workingandmaintaininglong-termrelationshipswith
CapitolHillLegislatorsandLobbyists#SolidProjectManagementSkills#GreenbeltSixSigmaCertifiedbyGE
GlobalResearchScience&Technology#ProposalWriting
ComputerSkills: WindowsOffice#Excel#PowerPoint¢MSWord¢Access¢Outlook¢Oracle
WORKEXPERIENCE
Owner/ProjectManager December2010—Present
PMGLLLC
©Manageallstrategicfinancialbudgetplanningofthecompanyineffortstogrowthecompaniesgeneralcontractingservicesinthe
DistrictofColumbia,Maryland,andVirginia
*Liaisonbetweenprivatebusinesses&extemalcustomerslocallyandinternationally.Interfaceandpartnerwithprivateandnon-profit
‘companiestobuildlongtermrelationshipsforPMGLLLClongterminitiatives
*Developgoals&objectivesforPMGL’sextemalfundingwhilefocusingoncustomerretention&projectexpansionintheDMV
ProgramManager May2005-January2019
GeneralElectric-GovernmentRelationsGlobalResearch
*LiaisonbetweenGEbusinesses&theGlobalResearchCenter(GRC)facilities.Interfacewithcongressional,federal&executive
branchesineffortstobuildlongtermrelationships&goalsforGRCinitiatives
*Developgoals&objectivesforGRC’sexistinghealthcaretechnology,focusingoncustomerretention&programexpansionwithin
theUS,Europe,SouthAmerica,USMembersofCongress,USGovtdepartments,federal,&publicsectors
‘©MarketingGRC’sTechnologyDevelopmenttoExternalclients:Briefingintemalcolleaguesandassistwithwritingtestimoniesfor
congressionalhearingsasneeded;MarketingAnalysisandBudgetfordepartmentdevelopmentandgrowth
‘*Translatealstrategicbudgetplanningineffortstofinanciallyfundbusinessespertainingtotechnology,researchanddevelopment
withinthecompanyforhealthcare,power&energy,defense&security,andtransportationinLatinAmerica
*Determiningproposalconceptbyidentifyingandclarifyingopportunitiesandneeds;studyingrequestsforproposal(RFPs);
attendingstrategymeetings:ensuretranslatedcontentconveysoriginalmeaningandtone
BilingualClosingDirector ‘September2004—March2005
MillenniumTitleandSettlementCo.Inc.
‘©PreparedclientclosingdocumentformsandHUD!feesfrombeginningtoendforresidential&commercialpropertyrefinancesand
sales:loanmodifications.
EnglishtoSpanishTranslatortoclearlycommunicatebetweenthecustomer,mortgagecompany,andtitleandsettlementtransaction
duringclosings;analyzedandreconciledexpenditureandrevenueaccounts,includingtrusteeaccountsandinvestmentreports
*Developedandmaintainedarelationshipwithcourtappointeestohavedeedsanddeedsoftrustrecordedaccordingly
LitigationAnalyst January2003—August2005
ConsolidatedAnalysisCenters,Inc.CACI-Randstad
DTSV—Patent&TradeMarkOffice—Randstad
‘©Identifiedpotentiallyprivilegedand/orclassifieddocumentsaccordingtospecifiedcriteriarequiredforgovemmentcontractsforthe
intemationallaw&policydepartment,designedandmaintaineddatabasesoflegalinformationforassignedcases
ReviewedandprepareddocumentspertainingtoPatentapplicationsreceivedandprocessedbythegovernment
Arrangeddataforstatisticalreports;providedaccuratestatusreportsfordifferentdocumenttypes:preparedpatentapplicationsfor
reviewingpurposesandapprovals
CaseManager/SiteCoordinator October2002—June2004
TheChildCenterandAdultServices,Inc
*Coordinatedandmanagedallschoolandcommunityevents;Managedanannualbudgetof150,000foreachscholasticyear
©Successfullyraisedhealth&financialawarenessfortheLatinoandAfricanAmericancommunitythroughmonthlycampaignsand
‘extemalresources;Successfullyobtainedadditionalfundingthroughgrantproposalsineffortstoextendschoolprogramsandevents
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
Maria Peace
Ms. Maria Peace is the owner and project manager of a local family-
owned business, PMGL LLC. She and her husband have been serving
families, businesses and government agencies in the District and
neighboring areas for over 14 years.
Prior to shifting her focus solely to PMGL LLC in 2019, Ms. Peace dually
served as Program Manager at General Electric (GE) - Government
Relations Global Research for 14 years. There she served as a liaison
between GE and the Global Research Center (GRC) facilities, and
interfaced with congressional, federal, and executive branches to build
long term relationships. She also translated all strategic budget planning
in efforts to financially fund businesses pertaining to technology,
research, and development within the company for healthcare, power & energy, defense &
security, and transportation in Latin America.
In addition to her 20 years in the real estate/development industry, Ms. Peace has held a variety of
roles such as Case Manager for The Child Center and Adult Services, Inc., Litigation Analyst at
Consolidated Analysis Centers, Inc. CACI – Randstad, and Bilingual Closing Director at
Millennium Title and Settlement Co., Inc.
Ms. Peace and her young daughter, Lincoln, frequently visit District libraries, especially their
neighborhood Francis A. Gregory Library and the MLK, Jr. Memorial Library downtown. Their
family has attended special events, accessed digital and online resources on the library computers,
and read books from the Kids Collection and from DCPL’s Books from Birth program together in
the colorful reading areas.
A Ward 7 resident, Ms. Peace earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communications and her Master of
Business Administration in International Trade from Trinity Washington 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: February 12, 2025
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution reappointing Maria Peace as a member of
the Board of Library Trustees
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolution 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.
______________________________
Elizabeth Cavendish