MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
April 5, 2023
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 4 of An Act To establish and provide for
the maintenance of a free public library and reading room in the District of Columbia, approved June
3, 1896 (29 Stat. 244; D.C. Official Code § 39-104), I am pleased to nominate the following person:
Ms. Maria Peace
32nd Place, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(Ward 7)
for appointment as a public member of the Board of Library Trustees, replacing Monte Monash, to
serve the remainder of an unexpired term ending January 5, 2025.
Enclosed you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
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2 Chairman Phil Mendelson
3 at the request of the Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the appointment of Ms. Maria Peace to the Board of Library Trustees.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
18 resolution may be cited as the “Board of Library Trustees Maria Peace Confirmation Resolution
19 of 2023”.
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21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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23 Ms. Maria Peace
24 32nd Place, SE
25 Washington, DC 20020
26 (Ward 7)
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28 as a public member of the Board of Library Trustees, established by section 4 of An Act To
29 establish and provide for the maintenance of a free public library and reading room in the District
30 of Columbia, approved June 3, 1896 (29 Stat. 244; D.C. Official Code § 39-104), replacing
31 Monte Monash, to serve the remainder of an unexpired term ending January 5, 2025.
32 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
33 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
34 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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 Maria Cristina Peace
EDUCATION
Degree: (Masters in Business Administrations) Trinity Washington University, Washington, DC May 2006
Concentration: International Trade
Degree: (Bachelor of Arts) Trinity Washington University, Washington, DC May 2002
Major: Communication
Qualifications: Fluent in Spanish ♦ Giant Proposal Coordinating/Writing ♦ Working and maintaining long-term relationships with
Capitol Hill Legislators and Lobbyists ♦ Solid Project Management Skills ♦ Greenbelt Six Sigma Certified by GE
Global Research Science & Technology ♦ Proposal Writing
Computer Skills: Windows Office ♦ Excel ♦ Power Point ♦ MS Word ♦ Access ♦ Outlook ♦ Oracle
WORK EXPERIENCE
Oyvner/Project Manager December 2010 - Present
PMGL LLC
• Manage all strategic financial budget planning of the company in efforts to grow the companies general contracting sendees in the
District of Columbia. Maryland, and Virginia
• Liaison between private businesses & external customers locally and internationally. Interface and partner with private and non-profit
companies to build long term relationships for PMGL LLC long term initiatives
• Develop goals & objectives for PMGL's external funding while focusing on customer retention & project expansion in the DMV
Program Manager May 2005 -January 2019
General Electric-Government Relations Global Research
• Liaison between GE businesses & the Global Research Center (GRC) facilities. Interface with congressional, federal & executive
branches in efforts to build long term relationships & goals for GRC initiatives
• Develop goals & objectives for GRC's existing healthcare technology, focusing on customer retention & program expansion within
the US, Europe, South America. US Members of Congress. US Go\1 departments, federal. & public sectors
• Marketing GRC’s Technology Development to External clients; Briefing internal colleagues and assist with writing testimonies for
congressional hearings as needed; Marketing Analysis and Budget for department development and growth
• Translate all strategic budget planning in efforts to financially fund businesses pertaining to technology, research and development
within the company for healthcare, power & energy, defense & security, and transportation in Latin America
• Determining proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs; studying requests for proposal (RFPs);
attending strategy meetings; ensure translated content conveys original meaning and tone
Bilingual Closing Director September 2004 - March 2005
Millennium Title and Settlement Co. Inc.
• Prepared client closing document forms and HUD I fees from beginning to end for residential & commercial property refinances and
sales; loan modifications.
• English to Spanish Translator to clearly communicate between the customer, mortgage company, and title and settlement transaction
during closings: analyzed and reconciled expenditure and revenue accounts, including trustee accounts and investment reports
• Developed and maintained a relationship with court appomtees to have deeds and deeds of trust recorded accordingly
Litigation Analyst January 2003 - August 2005
Consolidated Analysis Centers, Inc. CACI- Randstad
DTSV - Patent & Trade Mark Office - Randstad
• Identified potentially privileged and/or classified documents according to specified criteria required for government contracts for the
international law & policy department, designed and maintained databases of legal information for assigned cases
• Reviewed and prepared documents pertaining to Patent applications received and processed by the government
• Arranged data for statistical reports: provided accurate status reports for different document types; prepared patent applications for
reviewing puiposes and approvals
Case Manager/Site Coordinator October 2002 - June 2004
The Child Center and Adult Services, Inc
• Coordinated and managed all school and conununity events; Managed an annual budget of 150,000 for each scholastic yeai
• Successfully raised health & financial awareness for the Latino and Afr ican American conununity through monthly campaigns and
external resources; Successfully obtained additional funding tluough grant proposals in efforts to extend school programs and events
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WE ARE
WASHINCTON
Executive Office of the Mayor - Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Maria Peace
Maria Peace is the Owner and Project Manager of a local family-
owned business, PMGL LLC. As such, Ms. Peace manages all
strategic financial budget planning for the company. She and her
husband have been serving families, businesses and government
agencies in the District and neighboring areas for over 12 years.
Prior to shifting her focus solely on PMGL LLC in 2019, Ms. Peace
dually served as Program Manager at General Electric (GE) -
Government Relations Global Research for 14 years. There she
served as a liaison between GE and the Global Research Center
(GRC) facilities, and interfaced with congressional, federal, and
executive branches to build long term relationships. She also
translated all strategic budget planning in efforts to financially fund businesses pertaining to
technology, research and development within the company for healthcare, power & energy,
defense & security, and transportation in Latin America.
In addition to her 20 years in the real estate/development industry, Ms. Peace has held a variety
of roles such as Case Manager for The Child Center and Adult Services, Inc., Litigation Analyst
at Consolidated Analysis Centers, Inc. CACI - Randstad, and Bilingual Closing Director at
Millennium Title and Settlement Co. Inc.
A Ward 7 resident, Ms. Peace holds a bachelor’s in communications and a master’s in
international trade from Trinity Washington University.
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 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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WE ARE
WASHINGTON
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To: Tommy Wells, Steve Walk
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: March 30, 2023
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolution nominating Maria Peace as a member of
the Board of Library Trustees
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolution and
found it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Vanessa Careiro, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at
202-724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish
The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ‘Suite 300 • Washington. D.C. 20004 * Office (202) 724-7681