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Robert H. Pohlman Confirmation Resolution of 2004
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ANTHONY A. WILLIAMS
MAYOR

March 12, 2004

The Honorable Linda W. Cropp 
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W., Suite 504 
Washington. D.C. 20004

Dear Chairman Cropp:

In accordance with section 2 of the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Temporary Act of 2003, effective December 9, 2003 (D.C. Law 15-52), which established the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force, I am pleased to nominate the following persons for appointment:

Christopher B. LoPiano
312 Highview Avenue
Silver Spring, Maryland 20901
Ernest McDonald Skinner
229 Rock Creek Church Road. N.W.
Washington, D.C'. 20011
(Ward 4)

as members of the Task Force, representing banking or financial service institutions, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

Marilyn Melkonian
2915 Dumbarton Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20007
(Ward 2)
Robert David Youngentob
10020 Counselman Road 
Potomac. Maryland 20854

as members of the Task Force, representing the for-profit housing production community, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

Loretta Tate
220 54th Street, S.E. 
Washington, D.C. 20019
(Ward 7)
Leslie A. Steen
3001 Veazey Terrace, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
(Ward 3)

as members of the Task Force, representing the non-profit housing production community, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

John K. Mcllwain
1737 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20009
(Ward 2)

as a member of the Task Force, with expertise in housing policy from the academic or nonprofit community, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

Oramenta F. Newsome 
9308 Spring Water Path 
Jessup, Maryland 20794

as a member of the Task Force, representing the philanthropic community, for a term to end l - year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

Beverly J. Wilbourn
1615 Myrtle Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20012-1129
(Ward 4)

as a member of the Task Force, representing the employer-assisted housing provider, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

Stanley W. Sloter 
9112 Vendome Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
William Christopher Smith, Jr.
1312 Beachview Road
Annapolis, Maryland 21403

as members of the Task Force, representing the multifamily property owner community, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

Adrian Glenn Washington 
1925 Shepherd Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20011
(Ward 4)

as a member of the Task Force, representing the residential real estate profession, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

Robert H. Pohlman
1815 Monroe Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20010
(Ward 1)

as a member of the Task Force, representing an organization that advocates for the production, preservation, and rehabilitation of affordable housing for lower-income households, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

Yvonne Clary
1361 Half Street, S.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20024
(Ward 6)

as a member of the Task Force, representing low-income tenants, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

Robert L.E. Egger
1822 Park Road, N. W. 
Washington, D.C. 20010
(Ward 1)
Alice M. Rivlin
2838 Chesterfield Place, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20008
(Ward 3)
Jeffrey H. Gehman
1.916 Westchester Drive
Silver Spring, Maryland 20902-3561
John H. McKoy
1306 Holly Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20012
(Ward 4)
Walter David Watts
1629 Webster Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20011
(Ward 4)
Bessie Estelle Swann
18300 Charity Lane 
Accokeek, Maryland 20607
Lessie Powell Evans
4247 Colorado Avenue, N. W. 
Washington, D.C. 20011
(Ward 4)
Gilberto Cardenas
4849 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., #424 
Washington, D.C. 20008
(Ward 3)
Nan P. Roman
3817 Legation Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20015
(Ward 3)

as citizen representative members on the Task Force, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;

Patrick M. Costigan
622 Constitution Avenue, N.E. 
Washington, D.C. 20002
(Ward 6)

as a member of the Task Force, representing an organization that provides supportive housing services including housing counseling, financial management, in-kind assistance, or legal representation, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn in; and

Lori E. Parker
2647 15th Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20009-4603 
(Ward 1)
Stanley Jackson
52 Brandywine Street, S.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20032
(Ward 8)
Ellen M. McCarthy
3905 Morrison Street, N. W. 
Washington, D.C. 20015-2944
(Ward 3)
Theodore N. Carter
510 N Street, S.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20024-4503
(Ward 2)
Michael P. Kelly
427 Whittier Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20012
(Ward 4)
Milton J. Bailey
5808 16th Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20011
(Ward 4)

as members of the Task Force, representing government agencies, including independent housing agencies, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in.

Enclosed you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned nominees, together with proposed resolutions to assist the Council during the confirmation process.

I would appreciate the Council's earliest consideration of these nominations for confirmation. Please do not hesitate to contact me should the Council require additional information.

Sincerely,
Anthony A. Williams 
Mayor

Enclosures 

AAW/edl

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Chairman Linda W. Cropp, at the request of the Mayor

A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

To confirm the appointment of Mr. Robert H. Pohlman to the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force Robert H. Pohlman Confirmation Resolution of 2004".

Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:

Mr. Robert H. Pohlman
1815 Monroe Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20010
(Ward 1)

as a member of the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force, established by section 2 of the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Temporary Act of 2003, effective December 9, 2003 (D.C. Law 15-52), representing an organization that advocates for the production, preservation, and rehabilitation of affordable housing for lower-income households, for a term to end I-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, each to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor. 

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.

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Robert Pohlman

Mr. Pohlman is the Executive Director of the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing & Economic Development (CNHED) in the District of Columbia, a position he has held for the past three years. The Coalition is an umbrella membership organization that represents the nonprofit housing and economic development industry in Washington, D.C. The CNHED is the result of a recent merger between the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing Development and the Coalition of Economic Development Organizations, two organizations with long histories of leadership and advocacy on behalf of nonprofit community developers_ The combined membership of more than 90 organizations now speaks with a unified voice on issues affecting the District's neighborhoods.

Prior to his current position, Mr. Pohlman, a certified public accountant, was a financial and business consultant for several D.C. nonprofits. This followed a 23-year -career in the District of Columbia Government, where he held a number of financial and housing positions. He began D.C. Government service in the Model Cities Program and subsequently served as Controller, Deputy Director, and Director of the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development. Later he served as Deputy Mayor for Finance and Interim Chief Financial Officer of the District, retiring in 1995.

Mr. Pohlman began his career with three years of public accounting in Chicago, Illinois, with Arthur Young & Co. This was followed by nearly three years in Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) in Jacksonville, Texas, where he organized community coops, developed a youth center, and started a community-owned wholesale grocery company. He has an MBA degree from George Washington University and a B.S. Degree in Business from the University of Nebraska..

Mr. Pohlman serves on the Hoard of Directors of the Greater Washington Urban League, Manna, Inc., and is a member of the District of Columbia Housing Authority Advisory Committee, BB&T's D.C. CRA Steering Committee, and the Fannie Mae Washington, D. C. Advisory Council.

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