MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
June 14, 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 5 of the Department of For-Hire
Vehicles Establishment Act of 1985, effective June 22, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-124; D.C. Official
Code § 50-301.04), I am pleased to nominate the following person:
Ms. Melinda Bolling
31st SE
Washington, DC 20020
(Ward 7)
for appointment as Director of the Department of For-Hire Vehicles, to serve at the pleasure of
the Mayor.
Enclosed you will find biographical information detailing the experience of Ms. Bolling and 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,
Muriel Bowser
Mayck
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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 Mrs. Melinda Bolling as Director of the Department of For-Hire
15 Vehicles.
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18 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
19 resolution may be cited as the “Department of For-Hire Vehicles Melinda Bolling Confirmation
20 Resolution of 2023”.
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22 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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24 Ms. Melinda Bolling
25 31st SE
26 Washington, DC 20020
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29 as Director of the Department of For-Hire Vehicles, pursuant to section 5 of the Department of
30 For-Hire Vehicles Establishment Act of 1985, effective June 22, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-124; D.C.
31 Official Code § 50-301.04), to serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
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.
 CONTACT
Melinda M. Bolling, j
Esq.
Executive Management
Economic Development Policy Development and Implementation | Regulatory Compliance |
Construction Management] Risk Management | Affordable Housing | Legislative Affairs
Strategic Planning\Contract Management | Corporate Governance
Qualifications Profile
Recognized for first-rate management in developing and transforming visions and plans into
strategic and effective actions as well as overseeing cross-functional teams to drive strong and
sustainable productivity gains. Armed with excellent critical problem-solving skills to formulate
customized business solutions and execute process improvements. Articulate communicator
and relationship builder; expert at establishing strategic alliances with public, private and non­
profit entities to identify and maximize new opportunities.
Professional Experience
Department of Permitting, inspections and Enforcement
2018- Present
Director
Executive leader directing all areas of agency for economic
development relative to permitting, inspection and enforcement for the jurisdiction.
Develop Agency strategic initiatives to meet Agency performance
measures and Prince George's County priorities.
Ensure that departmental projects and policies are developed,
implemented, managed and resolved to achieve strategic objectives.
Appointing authority for all agency contracts and procurements.
Represents the County Executive and County Administrator as the
liaison with federal agencies, state and municipal entities, and other private organizations
within the purview of the Agency.
Implemented and launched new County-wide electronic permitting
and licensing system.
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
2015 - 2018
Director
Served as the top-ranking Agency official; responsible for the daily
management of the 60-million-dollar budget and over 400 employees.
Provided executive-level policy advice to the Mayor and Cabinet
appointees; Agency expert before the Council of the District of Columbia.
Restructured Agency's Information Technology division to develop
new innovations including the D C Business Center which transformed business and
professional licensing in the District.
Created the Agency's Office of Data & Innovations (ODD division
which was responsible for providing data-driven narratives around the Agency's key
performance indicators to analyze and prioritize business functions.
Approved the Agency's response to all internal and external audits
and investigations conducted by the District of Columbia Office of the Inspector General
and Office of the District of Columbia Auditor.
Established the Agency's Communications Division which was
responsible for increasing communication with stakeholders by utilizing social and print
media; create effective transmittals explaining the Agency's mission which enhance public
relations.
Managed the Agency's Director of Legislative Affairs with drafting
Council testimony, proposed legislation, regulations, and implementation of legislation in
the various agency departments which I delivered during numerous hearings.
Created a strategic partnership with Dunbar Senior High School in
the Agency's Pre-Apprenticeship Program that provided high school students with the
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 opportunity to become exposed to the existing trade and engineering curricula through
classroom instruction, field shadowing, and professional development.
Office ofthe Attorney General for the District of Columbia
2007 - 2015
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Office of the General Counsel
General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Attorney General
• Managed agency law office with a dozen attorneys and support staff.
• Monitored and reviewed attorney work product supporting the department's three
operating administrations and occupational and regulatory boards.
• Supervised and handled litigation before judicial and administrative forums.
• Monitored litigation support to the Office of the Attorney General for the District of
Columbia.
• Provided legal advice to the Agency's executive and senior management staff on various
legal issues.
• Managed the Agency's handling of risk management issues, personnel and employment
matters, contracting and procurement.
....Additional Experience_____________ __ __ ____ _ ____ ___ ____________
D.C. Court of Appeals
2006 - 2007
Staff Attorney
• Prepared legal memoranda on substantive and complex procedural motions and other
matters.
• Analyzed assigned motions, identified jurisdictional defects and researched issues.
District of Columbia Housing Authority
2002 - 2006
Office of the General Counsel
Associate General Counsel, Assistant General Counsel
• Provided in-house counsel to Executive Management on all areas
of housing management for the District’s largest landlord.
• Represented the agency before judicial and administrative
tribunals including the first "Fight Back" eviction case.
• Monitored the Office of the General Counsel's landlord and tenant
outside legal counsel contracts.
• Provided legal advice, in writing or orally, to the Board of
Commissioners, Executive Director and D.C. Housing Authority's administrations and its
subsidiaries.
Drafted regulations, legislation, legal memoranda, legal advice,
legal briefs and motions which included the first public housing homeownership program
and the Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Plan.
Admissions
Maryland State Bar 1998-
present
New Jersey State Bar 1998-
present
District of Columbia Bar 2000-
present
U.S. Supreme Court
2005-present
Activities
Member of National Bar Association, GWAC 1994-
present
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 -Fundraising Chair 2000-2002
Board Member of the Septima Clark Public Charter School 2012-
2013
USA Swimming Official
2011-present
Education
Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, Washington, DC, Juris Doctor
University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, MBA
Georgia institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Bachelor of Science Industrial Management
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WE ARE
WASHINGTON
Executive Office of the Mayor - Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 6001 Washington, DC 20004
Melinda Bolling
Melinda Bolling is Acting Director of the Department of
For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV).
Director Bolling, a long tenured and experienced
government official, recently served as the Director of the
Prince George’s County Department of Permitting,
Inspections and Enforcement. A long-time District
employee, she served as Director of the Department of
Consumer and Regulatory Affairs from January 2015
through November 2018. Some of the noteworthy
development projects completed during her tenure
include The Wharf; JBG condominiums at Sth and 9th Streets, NW including the opening of 30
new retailers on the same day; and numerous on-time school modernizations.
Prior to becoming DCRA’s Director, she served as DCRA’s General Counsel where she managed
the agency’s legal staff in both prosecutorial and defensive litigation before administrative and
judicial forums in the District of Columbia for eight years. During her federal service, she worked
on policy matters in post-secondary education and environmental regulation. She also worked at
the D.C. Housing Authority where she worked on redevelopment projects and affordable housing
initiatives in addition to her litigation responsibilities. In private practice, she successfully
represented landlords and tenants, builders and hundreds of other business owners in litigation
both in D.C. and in Maryland.
A Ward 7 resident, Director Bolling earned Bachelor of Science Industrial Management from
Georgia Institute of Technology, a Master of Business Administration from the University of the
District of Columbia and a Juris Doctorate from University of America Columbus School of Law.
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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 Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: June 7,2023
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolution nominating Melinda Bolling as Director of
the Department of For-Hire Vehicles_____________________
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