Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force
Theodore N. Carter Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-784

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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:

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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

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. Theodore N. Carter 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 Theodore N. Carter Confirmation Resolution of 2004".

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

Mr. Theodore N. Carter
510 N Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20024-4503
(Ward 2)

as a representative 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 the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Children, Youth, Families and Elders, Executive Office of the Mayor, 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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NCRC

Theodore N. Carter
President & Chief Executive Officer

Theodore N. Carter currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Capital Revitalization Corporation (NCRC) and its subsidiaries, the RLA Revitalization Corporation (RLARC) and the Economic Development Finance Corporation (EDFC). Mr. Carter is responsible for planning and implementing initiatives that spur economic development through real estate, business attraction and retention, and job creation in the District of Columbia.

Mr. Carter served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Management Operations at the U.S. Department of the Treasury from 1997 to 2000. During his tenure, Mr. Carter was responsible for financial and management oversight of the Department's five law enforcement bureaus, a $4 billion portfolio, and played a key role in securing funding and site location for the new ATF Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Prior to joining the federal government, Mr. Carter served New York City Mayors Dinkins and Giuliani in several senior positions from 1993 to 1995. He managed the city and state legislative portfolio for nine economic development agencies and worked to obtain passage of legislation that reduced the New York State hotel tax. Mr. Carter was part of a team that developed a successful neighborhood retail initiative in Brooklyn and negotiated to create the $300 million Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Corporation.

Mr. Carter also served twice in the Government of the District of Columbia. Most recently, Mr. Carter served as Senior Advisor and Acting Chief of Staff to the Chief Financial Officer, where he streamlined the CFO's office and worked on Medicaid reengineering. Earlier in his career, Mr. Carter served as Assistant to the City Administrator, where he led the District's Strategic Facilities Plan that produced $3 million in savings.

In addition to his distinguished service in local and federal government, Mr. Carter served as the Director of the Public Sector, Global Markets at Freemarkets, a Pittsburgh based e-sourcing company. He drove the early identification and implementation of an e-sourcing strategy for local, state and federal agencies including the U.S. Postal Service, the State of Florida, Los Angeles County, and the Department of Defense. These initiatives generated an average procurement savings of 10 percent for Freemarkets' public sector clients.

Prior to joining NCRC, Mr. Carter served as Campaign Manager for Mayor Anthony Williams' successful write-in campaign in 2002, winning both the Democratic and Republican nominations for Mayor as well as the 2002 general election. He served as Deputy Campaign Manager and Chief Operating Officer for the Clinton/Gore Reelection Campaign in 1996, where he was responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of a $100 million enterprise.

Mr. Carter received his Bachelor of Science from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and his Masters in Public Administration from American University. He completed the Government Finance Officers Association's Advanced Government Finance Institute and is a graduate of the Department of Treasury's Executive Leadership Institute. Mr. Carter serves as President of the Conference of Minority Public Administrators and is a National Councilperson for the American Society of Public Administrators. Currently, Mr. Carter serves as Vice Chairman of Jubilee Enterprises in Washington, D.C and is a Board Member of the DC Marketing Center. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the British American Project, a member of the Board of Overseers for the John C. Whitehead School of International Affairs & Diplomacy at Seton Hall University, and is a former Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He has received several awards for his leadership and results with respect to small business development and access to capital. Mr. Carter has lived in the District for 14 years where he currently calls the Southwest Waterfront his home.