Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched a campaign to solicit input from Washingtonians on what they envision for the future of Washington DC, encouraging social media posts using the hashtag #dc2me and through a new website, dc2me.com.
“As we think ahead and make plans for the next four years, we want to hear from Washingtonians across all eight wards,” said Mayor Bowser. “I have challenged my team and the residents of DC to go into these next four years guided by the question: What would you do if you were not afraid to fail? By sharing their experiences and fresh ideas with us, Washingtonians can be part of planning and executing a second term that continues to expand opportunity and prosperity for more residents.”
On Wednesday, November 7, Mayor Bowser announced that she has impaneled a Second Term Working Group, co-chaired by Lindsey Parker, the Mayor’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Jenny Reed, the Director of the Office of Budget and Performance Management, and Wayne Turnage, the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Health Care Finance and Interim Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services.
The Second Term Working Group will recommend people, policies, and processes that can help the Bowser Administration achieve a shared vision for Washington, DC. The Second Term Working Group will also work with a consultant to review the organizational structure of DC Government for efficiencies.
Other members of the Second Term Working Group include:
- Ernest Chrappah, Director of the DC Department of For-Hire Vehicles
- Brenda Donald, Director of the DC Child and Family Services Agency and interim Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity
- Ventris Gibson, Director of the DC Department of Human Resources
- Forest Hayes, Senior Advisor in the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity
- Alana Intrieri, Director of the Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs
- Amy Maisterra, Interim Deputy Chancellor of Innovation and Systems Improvements
- Amy Mauro, Chief of Staff to the Chief of Fire and EMS
- Laura Newland, Director of the DC Office on Aging
- Jed Ross, Chief Risk Officer
- Karuna Seshasai, Deputy General Counsel
- Tomás Talamante, Deputy Director of the Office of Federal and Regional Affairs
- Andrew Trueblood, Interim Director of the Office of Planning
- LeAnn Turner, Chief Operating Officer at the Metropolitan Police Department
Mayor Bowser will share the findings and recommendations of the Second Term Working Group with District residents in early January 2019.