September 19, 2023
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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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14 To confirm the appointment of Ms. Nechama Masliansky to the Commission on Poverty.
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16 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
17 resolution may be cited as the "Commission on Poverty Nechama Masliansky Confirmation
18 Resolution of 2023".
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20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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22 Ms. Nechama Masliansky
23 0 Street, NW
24 Washington, DC 20001
25 (Ward 3)
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27 as an at-large representative member of the Commission on Poverty, pursuant to section 102 of
28 the Commission on Poverty Establishment Amendment Act of 2020, effective March 16, 2021
29 (D.C . Law 23-184; D.C. Official Code § 3-641.02), for a term to end two years from the date of
30 confirmation.
31 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
 NECHAMA MASLIANSKY
Work: SOME, Inc. Home: ggg Veazey Terr., NW,
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Experienced Senior Advisor with a demonstrated history of successful advocacy and public
policy on behalf of vul inerable, low-income individuals and families, Skilled in nonprofit
organization, governme ent relations, legislative analysis, and community services, with a collegial
and collaborative approach to problem-solving. A seasoned and dedicated community and social
services professional with a law degree from Hofstra University School of Law.
Experience
Senior SOME Advisor
SOME, Inc. (So Others Might Eat) Feb 2005- Present
71O St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 www.some.org
Nonprofit orgar nization that for 51 years has provided comprehensive social services to
District residents who are unhoused or at risk of homelessness.
I oversee and administer SOME’s public policy and advocacy on poverty,
affordable housing, and homelessness services in the District of Columbia
Support to all SOME direct-services departments
Institutional guidance to senior management
Convener of Homeless Services Provider Billboard
Convener of DCHA-Providers Group
Participant in DC Interagency Council on Homelessness committees and
workgroups
Official Member, DC Interagency Council on Homelessness 2016-17
Convener, Coalition of Housing & Homeless Organizations, 2009-15
Member, Coalition for Nonprofit Housing & Economic Development
committees and workgroups on supportive housing
Consultant on Family lence
Washington, DC 2003-2004
Staff Attorney
Virginia Pove ty Law Center
Richmond, VA 1996-2002
 * Nonprofit law firm serving the Legal Aid, domestic violence, sexual
assault and criminal justice communities in Virginia, Registered lobbyist
at the Virginia General Assembly.
Executive Director
National Center on Women & Family Law
New York, NY 1994-1996
+ Funded by the Legal Services Corporation and the Ford Foundation,
Law Offices of Nechama Masliansky
Roslyn, NY 1990-1994
Executive Editor
Matthew Bender & Co.
New York, NY 1979-1990
Education
Hofstra University School of Law, J.D. 1978
Pace College, B.A. 1972
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Executive Office of the Mayor - Mayor's Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Nechama Masliansky
Nechama Masliansky has led the public policy, cause advocacy, and
government-relations work of SOME [also known as So Others
Might Eat], for most of the past 17 years. She has recently assumed
the title of Senior SOME Advisor, to reflect her role as advisor to
SOME’s senior leadership on matters relating to SOME as an
organization.
Ms. Masliansky came to anti-poverty nonprofit work from her
background in anti-poverty law and anti-family-violence law. She was
the Executive Director of the National Center on Women& Family
Law in New York City, a Staff Attorney and Registered Lobbyist at the Virginia Poverty Law
Center in Richmond, Virginia, and a leader ofseveral domestic-violence initiatives in New York
State. She has organized state-wide and national trainings and successfully applied for federal and
foundation grants. She was also an Executive Editor at Matthew Bender & Co. and is the author
or editor of more than 80 publications.
A Ward 3 Resident, Ms. Masliansky earned a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School ofLaw
and a BachelorofArts from Pace College.
 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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WE ARE
WASHINGTON
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Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To: Tommy Wells, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: June 20, 2023
Subject: _Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Debra Kilpatrick Byrd,
Corinne Cannon, Dr. Marla M. Dean, Nechama Masliansky, Elijah Moses,
Patricia Stamper, and Rachael Stephens as at-large members of the Commission
on Poverty
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
found them to be legally unobjectionable. This legal sufficiency is based on confirmation from
the Mayor's Office ofTalent and Appointments that all persons submitted for nomination meet all
applicable eligibility requirements related to income and residence pursuant to D.C. Official Code
§ 3-641.02(b).
If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate to call Vanessa Careiro, Deputy
General Counsel, Executive Officeof the Mayor, at 202-724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
Leesan A Qsendo
Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish
‘The John A.WilsonBuilding > 1350Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite300» Washingion, DC. 20008» Office (202) 724-7681