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11 MURIEL BOWSER
22 MAYOR
33 Mar
44 ch 3, 2025
55 The Honorable Phil Mendelson
66 Chairman
77 Council of
88 the District of Co lumbia
99 John A. Wilson Building
1010 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
1111 Washington, DC 20004
1212 Dear Chairman Mende lson:
1313 In accordance with section 2
1414 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
1515 142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 4 of An Act To establish and provide for
1616 the maintenance of a free public library and reading room in the District of Columbia, approved June
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1818 1896 (29 Stat. 244; D.C. Official Code § 39-104), I am pleased to nominate the following individual :
1919 Ms. Maria Peace
2020 32nd Place, SE
2121 Washington, DC 20020
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2323 (Ward 7)
2424 for reappointment as a member of the
2525 Board of Library Trustees, for a term to e nd January 5, 2030.
2626 Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
2727 nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
2828 I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
2929 do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
3030 Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
3131 Sincerely,
3232 Muriel Bowser
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6767 at the request of the Mayor
6868 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
6969 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
7070 To confirm the reappointment
7171 of Maria Peace to the Board of Library Trustees.
7272 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
7373 resolution may be cited
7474 as the "Board of Library Trustees Maria Peace Confirmation Resolution
7575 of 2025".
7676 Sec.
7777 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confim1s the reappointment of:
7878 Maria Peace
7979 32nd Place, SE
8080 Washington, DC 20020
8181 (Ward
8282 7)
8383 as a member of the Board of Library Trustees, established by section 4 of An Act To establish
8484 and provide for the maintenance
8585 of a free public library and reading room in the District of
8686 Columbia, approved June 3, 1896 (29 Stat. 244; D.C. Official Code§ 39-104), for a term to end
8787 January
8888 5, 2030.
8989 Sec.
9090 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
9191 upon its adoption,
9292 to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
9393 Sec.
9494 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. MariaCristinaPeace
9595
9696 ‘(MastersinBusinessAdministrations)TrinityWashingtonUniversity,Washington,DCMay2006
9797 Concentration:IntemationalTrade
9898 BachelorofArts)TrinityWashingtonUniversity,Washington,DCMay2002
9999 ‘Major:Communication
100100 Qualifications:FluentinSpanish#GrantProposalCoordinating/Writing#Workingandmaintaininglong-termrelationshipswith
101101 CapitolHillLegislatorsandLobbyists#SolidProjectManagementSkills#GreenbeltSixSigmaCertifiedbyGE
102102 GlobalResearchScience&Technology#ProposalWriting
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105105 ComputerSkills: WindowsOffice#Excel#PowerPoint¢MSWord¢Access¢Outlook¢Oracle
106106 WORKEXPERIENCE
107107 Owner/ProjectManager December2010—Present
108108 PMGLLLC
109109 ©Manageallstrategicfinancialbudgetplanningofthecompanyineffortstogrowthecompaniesgeneralcontractingservicesinthe
110110 DistrictofColumbia,Maryland,andVirginia
111111 *Liaisonbetweenprivatebusinesses&extemalcustomerslocallyandinternationally.Interfaceandpartnerwithprivateandnon-profit
112112 ‘companiestobuildlongtermrelationshipsforPMGLLLClongterminitiatives
113113 *Developgoals&objectivesforPMGL’sextemalfundingwhilefocusingoncustomerretention&projectexpansionintheDMV
114114 ProgramManager May2005-January2019
115115 GeneralElectric-GovernmentRelationsGlobalResearch
116116 *LiaisonbetweenGEbusinesses&theGlobalResearchCenter(GRC)facilities.Interfacewithcongressional,federal&executive
117117 branchesineffortstobuildlongtermrelationships&goalsforGRCinitiatives
118118 *Developgoals&objectivesforGRC’sexistinghealthcaretechnology,focusingoncustomerretention&programexpansionwithin
119119 theUS,Europe,SouthAmerica,USMembersofCongress,USGovtdepartments,federal,&publicsectors
120120 ‘©MarketingGRC’sTechnologyDevelopmenttoExternalclients:Briefingintemalcolleaguesandassistwithwritingtestimoniesfor
121121 congressionalhearingsasneeded;MarketingAnalysisandBudgetfordepartmentdevelopmentandgrowth
122122 ‘*Translatealstrategicbudgetplanningineffortstofinanciallyfundbusinessespertainingtotechnology,researchanddevelopment
123123 withinthecompanyforhealthcare,power&energy,defense&security,andtransportationinLatinAmerica
124124 *Determiningproposalconceptbyidentifyingandclarifyingopportunitiesandneeds;studyingrequestsforproposal(RFPs);
125125 attendingstrategymeetings:ensuretranslatedcontentconveysoriginalmeaningandtone
126126 BilingualClosingDirector ‘September2004—March2005
127127 MillenniumTitleandSettlementCo.Inc.
128128 ‘©PreparedclientclosingdocumentformsandHUD!feesfrombeginningtoendforresidential&commercialpropertyrefinancesand
129129 sales:loanmodifications.
130130 EnglishtoSpanishTranslatortoclearlycommunicatebetweenthecustomer,mortgagecompany,andtitleandsettlementtransaction
131131 duringclosings;analyzedandreconciledexpenditureandrevenueaccounts,includingtrusteeaccountsandinvestmentreports
132132 *Developedandmaintainedarelationshipwithcourtappointeestohavedeedsanddeedsoftrustrecordedaccordingly
133133 LitigationAnalyst January2003—August2005
134134 ConsolidatedAnalysisCenters,Inc.CACI-Randstad
135135 DTSV—Patent&TradeMarkOffice—Randstad
136136 ‘©Identifiedpotentiallyprivilegedand/orclassifieddocumentsaccordingtospecifiedcriteriarequiredforgovemmentcontractsforthe
137137 intemationallaw&policydepartment,designedandmaintaineddatabasesoflegalinformationforassignedcases
138138 ReviewedandprepareddocumentspertainingtoPatentapplicationsreceivedandprocessedbythegovernment
139139 Arrangeddataforstatisticalreports;providedaccuratestatusreportsfordifferentdocumenttypes:preparedpatentapplicationsfor
140140 reviewingpurposesandapprovals
141141 CaseManager/SiteCoordinator October2002—June2004
142142 TheChildCenterandAdultServices,Inc
143143 *Coordinatedandmanagedallschoolandcommunityevents;Managedanannualbudgetof150,000foreachscholasticyear
144144 ©Successfullyraisedhealth&financialawarenessfortheLatinoandAfricanAmericancommunitythroughmonthlycampaignsand
145145 ‘extemalresources;Successfullyobtainedadditionalfundingthroughgrantproposalsineffortstoextendschoolprogramsandevents
146146 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
147147 John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvan ia Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
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152152 Maria Peace
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154154 Ms. Maria Peace is the owner and project manager of a local family-
155155 owned business, PMGL LLC. She and her husband have been serving
156156 families, businesses and government agencies in the District and
157157 neighboring areas for over 14 years.
158158 Prior to shifting her focus solely to PMGL LLC in 2019, Ms. Peace dually
159159 served as Program Manager at General Electric (GE) - Government
160160 Relations Global Research for 14 years. There she served as a liaison
161161 between GE and the Global Research Center (GRC) facilities, and
162162 interfaced with congressional, federal, and executive branches to build
163163 long term relationships. She also translated all strategic budget planning
164164 in efforts to financially fund businesses pertaining to technology,
165165 research, and development within the company for healthcare, power & energy, defense &
166166 security, and transportation in Latin America.
167167 In addition to her 20 years in the real estate/development industry, Ms. Peace has held a variety of
168168 roles such as Case Manager for The Child Center and Adult Services, Inc., Litigation Analyst at
169169 Consolidated Analysis Centers, Inc. CACI – Randstad, and Bilingual Closing Director at
170170 Millennium Title and Settlement Co., Inc.
171171 Ms. Peace and her young daughter, Lincoln, frequently visit District libraries, especially their
172172 neighborhood Francis A. Gregory Library and the MLK, Jr. Memorial Library downtown. Their
173173 family has attended special events, accessed digital and online resources on the library computers,
174174 and read books from the Kids Collection and from DCPL’s Books from Birth program together in
175175 the colorful reading areas.
176176 A Ward 7 resident, Ms. Peace earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communications and her Master of
177177 Business Administration in International Trade from Trinity Washington University. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
178178 Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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180180 Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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183183 ______________________________________________________________________________
184184 The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
185185
186186 To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
187187 From: Betsy Cavendish
188188 Date: February 12, 2025
189189 Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution reappointing Maria Peace as a member of
190190 the Board of Library Trustees
191191 This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolution and
192192 found it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
193193 hesitate to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at
194194 202-727-0872, or me at 202-724-7681.
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