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1	1	MURIEL BOWSER
2	2	MAYOR
3	3	Mar
4	4	ch 14, 2025
5	5	The Honorable Phil Mendelson
6	6	Chairman
7	7	Co
8	8	uncil of the D istrict of Colu mbia
9	9	John A. Wilson
10	10	Building
11	11	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
12	12	Washington, DC 20004
13	13	Dear Ch
14	14	airman M endelson:
15	15	In accordance
16	16	with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
17	17	142;
18	18	D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 4 of the Maternal Mortality Review
19	19	Committee Establishment Act of
20	20	2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official Code
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22	22	7-671.03), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
23	23	Ms. Catherine D aily
24	24	Belmont Street, NW
25	25	Washington, DC 20009
26	26	(Ward 1)
27	27	f
28	28	or appointment as the certified n urse midwife member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee,
29	29	filling a vacant seat fo
30	30	rmerly held by Shakira Franklyn, for th e remainder of a term to end January 10,
31	31	2025, and for a subsequent term to end January 10, 2028.
32	32	Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
33	33	nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
34	34	I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
35	35	do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
36	36	Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
37	37	Sincerely,
38	38	Muriel B owser
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75	75	at the request
76	76	of the Mayor
77	77	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
78	78	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
79	79	To confirm the appointment
80	80	of Catherine Daily to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee.
81	81	RESOLVED,
82	82	BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
83	83	resolution may be cited
84	84	as the "Maternal Mortality Review Committee Catherine Daily
85	85	Confirmation Resolution
86	86	of 2025".
87	87	Sec.
88	88	2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
89	89	Catherine Daily
90	90	Belmont Street,
91	91	NW
92	92	Washington, DC 20009
93	93	(Ward
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95	95	as the certified nurse midwife member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, established
96	96	by section 3
97	97	of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee Establishment Act of 2018, effective
98	98	June
99	99	5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official Code§ 7-671.02), filling a vacant seat formerly
100	100	held by Shakira Franklyn, for the remainder
101	101	of a term to end January 10, 2025, and a subsequent
102	102	term to end January
103	103	10, 2028.
104	104	Sec.
105	105	3. The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the
106	106	nominee and to the Office
107	107	of the Mayor.
108	108	Sec.
109	109	4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
110	110	CATHERINE DAILY
111	111	CERTIFIEDNURSEMIDWIFE
112	112	La al PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
113	113	ee CERTIFIEDNURSEMIDWIFE
114	114	Mary'sCenterforMaternalandChildCare,7/2017-present
115	115	MidwiferycareprovidedinEnglishandSpanishinafederallyqualifiedhealthcenter.
116	116	Primaryresponsibilitiesincludeantepartumandpostpartumcare,wellwomancare,
117	117	EDUCATION familyplanningtoincludeIUDandNexplanonprocedures.Serveasclinicalleadto
118	118	HealthyStarthomevisitingprogram
119	119	Geowetontients ADJUNCTFACULTY
120	120	Enrolled9/2022 DepartmentofAdvancedNursingPractice,GeorgetownUniversity,
121	121	Anticipategraduation5/2024 1/2018-present
122	122	MastersofScienceNurse- Coursefacultyforsynchronousteachingonlineincoursesonlabor,birthandnewborn:
123	123	Midwifery
124	124	care,andcomplexpregnancies,andforoncampusskillsintensivesfocusedon
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127	127	3/30/2016graduated
128	128	9/2013-3/2016enrolled
129	129	FELLOW,NURSELEADERSHIPPROGRAM
130	130	BachelorofScienceNursing DukeUniversity,Johnson&Johnson,4/2019-4/2020
131	131	GeorgetownUniversity
132	132	12/20/2012graduated Completedyear-longleadershiptrainingprogramtosupporttransformationalproject,
133	133	8/20N-2/2012enrolled focusedonbuildingnewintrapartumservicesforMary'sCenter.
134	134	BachalorofAtaSpanishint SECRETARY,DCCHAPTERAMERICANCOLLEGEOFNURSEMIDWIVES
135	135	6/2019-6/2020
136	136	AmericanUniversity
137	137	12/2003graduated
138	138	Sysobbie)sobsanvolled Volunteerboardmembertocoordinatelocalmeetings,trainings,events.
139	139	MIDWIFERYFELLOW,CLINICALINSTRUCTOR
140	140	MedicalFacultyAssociates/GeorgeWashingtonUniversityHospital,
141	141	6/2016-5/2017
142	142	Fullscopemidwiferyinahospitalbasedmidwiferypracticeinayear-longfellowship
143	143	positionwithsharedresponsibilitiesforbothmidwiferyandphysicianpatients:
144	144	Focusedonnaturalunmedicatedchildbirthinahospitalsetting.
145	145	Providedlaborsupport,hydrotherapy,waterbirth,intermittentauscultation,
146	146	copingmeasures.
147	147	CLINICALINSTRUCTOR
148	148	iohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofNursing/Baltimore,MD,9/2011-5/2016
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154	154	DONA APPROVED BIRTH DOULA TRAINER AND DOULA
155	155	Self-Employed / Washington, DC / 1/2007 – 6/2018
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157	157	Facilitate four-day workshops on childbirth education, labor support, and breastfeeding for student doulas with
158	158	independent curriculum for 30+ workshops and 400+ students. Provided continuous labor support for 100+ families across
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186	186	BIRTH ASSISTANT, BIRTH DOULA PROGRAM COORDINATOR, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER
187	187	PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT, BIRTH DOULA, GRANTS CONSULTANT
188	188	Family Health and Birth Center, Community of Hope / DC, 9/2008 – 6/2013
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190	190	At local FQHC, grew from volunteer doula to program coordinator and birth assistant. Assisted CNMs with out of hospital
191	191	birth. Managed doula program orientation, continuing education, and hands on mentoring. Managed grant reporting and
192	192	funding applications for FHBC programs. Established long-term relationships with women at-risk for preterm labor,
193	193	conducting home visits, providing labor and postpartum support, and reinforcing teaching by midwives.
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208	208	CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR, BIRTH DOULA
209	209	Holy Cross Hospital / Silver Spring, MD, 6/2008-5/2010
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227	227	MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM SPECIALIST
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267	267	COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINER CONSULTANT
268	268	DC Primary Care Association, 1/2008 – 9/2008
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270	270	Co-facilitated “Community Health Worker Core Skills Training and Chronic Disease Basics” two -week trainings for pilot
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285	285	PRENATAL COORDINATOR,
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287	287	WASHINGTON AIDS PARTNERSHIP AMERICORPS MEMBER
288	288	Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, 7/2005-8/2008
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290	290	Joined Mary’s Center FQHC clinic as an AmeriCorps member for one year of service providing HIV testing and education.
291	291	Stayed on as staff as an outreach worker on the Mama and Baby Bus providing pregnancy testing and options counseling,
292	292	health education, and linking families to care. Developed prenatal coordinator position with team and navigated patients
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308	308	TRAINING DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
309	309	La Clinica del Pueblo / DC, 8/2007 – 12/2017
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311	311	Completed research on primary care clinicians experiences to build training curriculum and held workshop entitled,
312	312	“Challenges and Strategies for Addressing HIV with Immigrant Patients: A Workshop for Primary Care Clinicians.”
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328	328	Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
329	329	John A. Wilson Building \| 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 \| Washington, DC 20004
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334	334	Catherine Daily
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336	336	Ms. Catherine Daily is a nurse midwife who lives in Washington DC.
337	337	She practices primarily at a federally qualified health center, Mary’s
338	338	Center, and as a per diem hospitalist midwife in Virginia. Her role at
339	339	Mary’s Center includes primary women’s health and providing prenatal,
340	340	postpartum, and family planning services to a diverse, majority Spanish-
341	341	speaking population. She is the clinical lead for the Healthy Start home
342	342	visiting program where she trains staff and reviews cases. She is adjunct
343	343	faculty at Georgetown in the WHNP/CNM program, teaching courses in
344	344	complex pregnancies and intrapartum care as well as on campus skills
345	345	trainings.
346	346	Ms. Daily spent several years working in international health policy before joining AmeriCorps
347	347	and shifting gears to direct health and social services. She provided doula birth services and trained
348	348	community birth doulas and student nurses in doula skills at Johns Hopkins University. She joined
349	349	the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates for a yearlong midwifery
350	350	fellowship, then joined the team at Mary’s Center. She has spent her entire professional life
351	351	learning and working in the DC metro area.
352	352	Ms. Daily completed a nurse leadership fellowship training program with Duke University to
353	353	prepare to implement innovative projects in clinical care settings. She served on the board of the
354	354	DC Chapter of the American College of Nurse Midwives.
355	355	Ms. Daily is pursuing her Doctorate in Nursing Practice at Georgetown University to expand her
356	356	role teaching the next generation of midwives and nurse practitioners, incorporating the model of
357	357	social change and concepts of health equity into teaching.
358	358	A Ward 1 resident, Ms. Daily earned her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish International Studies from
359	359	American University, her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Georgetown University, and her
360	360	Master of Science in Nurse Midwifery from Frontier University. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
361	361	Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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363	363	Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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366	366	______________________________________________________________________________
367	367	The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724 -7681
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369	369	To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
370	370	From: Betsy Cavendish
371	371	Date: February 14, 2025
372	372	Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution appointing Catherine Daily as a member
373	373	of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee
374	374	This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above- referenced Order and found
375	375	it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate
376	376	to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202- 727-
377	377	0872, or me at 202- 724-7681.
378	378	______________________________
379	379	Elizabeth Cavendish
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