MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
June 11, 2024
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 102 of the Commission on Poverty
Establishment Amendment Act of 2020, effective March 16, 2021 (D.C. Law 23-184; D.C. Official
Code § 3-641.02), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Mr. Raymond D. Coates
F Street, SE
Washington, DC 20019
(Ward 7)
for appointment as the Ward 7 representative member of the Commission on Poverty, replacing Kavin
Coates, for the remainder of an unexpired term to end November 18, 2026.
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,
Muriel Bowser
Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the appointment of Raymond D. Coates to the Commission on Poverty.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Commission on Poverty Raymond D. Coates Confirmation
19 Resolution of 2024".
20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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22 Mr. Raymond D. Coates
23 F Street, SE
24 Washington, DC 20019
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27 as the Ward 7 representative member of the Commission on Poverty, established by section 102
28 of 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), replacing Kavin Coates, for the remainder of
30 an unexpired term to end November 18, 2026.
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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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Community Resource Coordinator
Family Support Worker, Credentialed
Fatherhood Coordinator
Housing Coordinator
Housing Quality Standards Inspector
Licenses Real Estate Agent
Family Support Worker (Credentialed)
Fatherhood Practitioner (Credentialed)
Family Group Conferencing Advanced Coordination
Family Group Conferencing Advanced Facilitation
Solution Focus Interviewing
EDUCATION
= GED
= 2-Years College
Awards
Team Player Award, DC Child and Family Services July 2000
Building Strong Communities Award May 2014
EXPERIENCE
Housing Coordinator - Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative,
Washington, DC. April 2005 — March 2014. Duties included:
= Establishing strong relationships with community housing providers for the
purpose of housing Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative clients.
= Work in partnership with Family Support Workers and supervisor to establish
appropriate housing plans
= Identify gaps in resources and services to address clients housing needs
= Assist in formulating strategic responses to client's ability to obtain and sustain
independent housing.
= Provide training, workshops, and presentations to city-wide and national housing
organizations and conferences
* Provide structured documentation of service deliver
Accomplishments:
* Assisted in locating, and placing nearly 300 families in decent affordable housing
* Wrote and assisted in establishing Edgewood/Brookland’s Housing and Beyond
Program
* Provided ongoing training to staff and organizations throughout the United States
Family Support Worker, Emergency Assessment Team
Edgewood!/Brookland Collaborative, Washington, DC. April 2002-April 2005.
Provided initial triage to at risk families referred through the District of Columbia's
Child and Family Services Agency.
* Coordinated overall family services to at risk families.
* Assisted clients in establishing goals and service plan
* Assist clients in identifying and locating needed resources and services
 * Assist clients in accomplishing stated goals
* Provide structured documentation of service delivery
Family Support Worker
North Capitol Family Support Collaborative, Washington, DC January 2000 - April 2002
Duties:
* Coordinated overall family services to community clients and families.
* Assisted clients in establishing goals and service plan
* Assist clients in identifying and locating needed resources and services
* Assist clients in accomplishing stated goals
* Provide structured documentation of service delivery
Fatherhood Coordinator
North Capitol Family Support Collaborative, Washington, DC January 2000 ~ April 2002
Duties
* Perform informational outreach to African American fathers in the District of
Columbia
* Attend City-Wide and Regional Men's Network meeting
* Identify and attend pertinent trainings on male/fatherhood development
* Establish Fatherhood Support Groups
‘Accomplishments:
+ Wrote and established a fatherhood program curriculum for North Capitol’s
Collaboratives fatherhood program “Daddy's Here”.
* Established in conjunction with Dr. Washington, PhD. Fatherhood support groups
in male community shelters
* Provided trainings, workshops, and presentations on multiple fatherhood
domains city-wide and nationally
Community Resource Coo!
Community Resource Specialist
North Capitol Family Support Collaborative, Washington, DC. October 1999 — April
2000.
Duties:
* Located and developed community resources and partnerships necessary to
address the socio-economic challenges faced by residents of the North Capitol
area.
* Work with other community organizations to establish individualized continuum of
care for individuals and families in need of social services.
* Participated in community forums, meetings and conferences convened to
establish community responses to community challenges.
‘Accomplishments:
* Assisted in educating African American communities on the benefits of becoming
foster parents
* Participated in the formulation of The District of Columbia's Child and Family
Services Agency's Grandparent Subsidy Program
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John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Raymond D. Coates
Mr. Raymond D. Coates is a native Washingtonian residing near the
Benning Road/ Fort Dupont Park communities who has spent his
professional career as a community advocate and social service
provider.
He has served in a variety of roles with the Edgewood/Brookland
Family Support Collaborative, the North Capitol Family Support
Collaborative, and Building Bridges to Success, Inc. While employed
with the collaboratives, Mr. Coates engaged with the community
providing direct services to the fathers, families, and youth of the
District of Columbia, providing services around family reunification, homelessness prevention as
well as youth aftercare services.
Through this work, Mr. Coates became increasingly aware of the physical, social and economic
impact environmental injustice has on the health and vitality of urban communities and resolved
to work to effect more positive outcomes between humans and their environment.
Mr. Coates is a graduate of the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program and is a
Certified Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional. He is also a Master Gardener and Master
Naturalist, certified through the University of the District of Columbia.
With the knowledge and skills developed from his training and experience Mr. Coates created
Urban Landscaper, LLC, a conservation landscaping company that seeks to hire and train
community members for employment and other “green” economic opportunities including
learning to grow at its two greenhouse operations located in the Bellevue community.
Mr. Coates is a Ward 7 resident.
 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: May 22, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Raymond D. Coates and
Daryl R. Wright as 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. 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.
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Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681