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December 15, 2023
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
13 50 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 213 of the District of Columbia
Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official
Code § 3-1202.13), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Ms. Giovanna Di Lauro
Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(Ward 1)
for appointment as a professional counselor licensed in the District member of the Board
of Professional Counseling, replacing Victoria Sardi-Brown, for a term to end July 1, 2024.
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.
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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 Giovanna Di Lauro to the Board of Professional Counseling.
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16 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
17 resolution may be cited as the "Board of Professional Counseling Giovanna Di Lauro
18 Confirmation 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. Giovanna Di Lauro
23 Columbia Road, NW
24 Washington, DC 20009
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27 as a professional counselor licensed in the District member of the Board of Professional
28 Counseling, established by section 213 of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision
29 Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code§ 3-1202.13),
30 replacing Victoria Sardi-Brown, for a term to end July 1, 2024.
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.
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 Giovanna Y. Di Lauro Velez,
M.S., LPC.
Experience
November 2015- Present
‘Owner/Psychotherapist * Di Lauro & Associates Counseling, PLLC.
‘* Designed, developed and succeeded in opening and runninga group
private practice. | serve adults and couples. My areas of focus
include trauma, depression, anxiety and relationships. We are in-
network provider for Carefirst BCBS and Cigna and offer Sliding Fee
scale for uninsured.
* Provided supervision to several pre-licensed clinicians and
successfully assisted clinicians gain and maintain caseloads.
September 2013-Fabruary 2016
Behavioral Health Clinician* Green Door Behavioral Health
‘+ Assisted in running a day, group rehabilitation program designed
to treat people with severe mental illness and Co-Occurring Disorders.
Developed and implemented evidence-based treatment using lines
Management and Recovery Model, Stages of Change and Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy in a group setting,
Education
Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota
'* Counselor Education &Supervision, Ph.D.Est. Graduation: 2026
Palm Beach Atlantic University, Orlando, Florida
‘+ Master's of Science in Counseling Psychology.
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
+ Bachelor's of Art in Organizational/interpersonal Communication.
icenses
icensed Professional Counselor, Washington, DC: PRC:
‘+ Licensed Professional Counselor, Virginia: 0701006479
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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
Giovanna Di Lauro
Ms. Giovanna Di Lauro owns and operates her own private
practice as a professional counselor licensed in the District
of Columbia and in the Commonwealth of Virginia
She has worked in the mental health field in the District of
Columbia for the past six years.
‘A Ward1 resident, Ms. Di Lauro eared her Bachelor of
Arts in Organization/Interpersonal Communication from
University of Central Florida and her Master of Science in
Counseling Psychology from Palm Beach Atlantic
University. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Counselor
Education and Supervision from Capella University.
 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office ofMayor Muricl Bowser
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Ollice of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To: ‘Tommy Wells, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: October 27, 2023
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Giovanna Di Lauro, Rhonda
Pope Brown, and Victoria Sherk as members of the Board ofProfessional
Counseling
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-reltrenced resolutions and
found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681
Elizaboth A. Betsy) Cavendi
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