MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
June 20, 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 4 of the Office on Ex-Offender Affairs
and Commission on Re-Entry and Ex-Offender Affairs Establishment Act of 2006, effective March 8,
2007 (D.C. Law 16-243; D.C. Official Code § 24-1303), I am pleased to nominate the following
individual:
Mr. James T. Dunn
Monroe Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
(Ward 5)
for appointment as a public voting member of the Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen
Affairs, filling a vacant seat, for a term to end August 4, 2027.
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 James T. Dunn to the Commission on Re-Entry and Returning
16 Citizen Affairs.
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18 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
19 resolution may be cited as the "Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen Affairs James T.
20 Dunn Confirmation Resolution of 2024".
21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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23 Mr. James T. Dunn
24 Monroe Street, NE
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28 as a public voting member of the Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen Affairs,
29 established by section 4 of the Office on Ex-Offender Affairs and Commission on Re-Entry and
30 Ex-Offender Establishment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-243; D.C.
31 Official Code § 24-1303 ), filling a vacant seat, for a term to end August 4, 2027.
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.
 James T. Dunn
NW Washington, DC 20002
SUMMAR'
Native Washingtonian with over a decade of experience in community
development, community outreach & financial literacy expertise. An influencer,
creating and managing curriculums in complex and dynamic environments to
meet organizational goals and achieve success.
PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE:
Expert Stock Market Instructor
Lead financial literacy classes on how to invest in Mutual Funds, IPO’s, Stocks,
etc.
e Instructor of income investing in dividend paying stocks
Lead Outreach Specialist, National Association for the Advancement of Returning
Citizens
© Work with individuals who have been identified to be at the highest risk of
involvement in gun violence, formulate action plans to resolve conflicts, develop
relationships with key individuals and meet with them daily, coach individuals on
how to handle stressful events without resorting to violent behavior, train
individuals and groups on specific strategies to motivate behavior changes,
document daily log of all efforts as required in the agency’s database, attend daily
briefings and debriefings, attend team meetings weekly, and submit reports to
community leaders, government officials, and the Office of the Attorney General
Outreach Worker - Father Factor Inc. Murder FreeDC 2019 - 2020
© Works with at-risk youth who engage in or are victims of gun violence
Provide mentorship and serve as an advisor with a goal of reducing high risk
behaviors to low risk within 90 days through individualized treatment
 * Worked with clients to develop options strategies based on their risk
tolerance and goals, resulting in a 75% increase in client satisfaction
* Developed option trading models using Excel spreadsheets for analysis of
potential trades before executing them
* Conducted research on companies’ fundamentals and earnings reports to
determine the best strategy for each trade
* Traded both long-term (buy-and-hold) positions as well as short-term swing
trades (~1 week hold time)
* Managed margin accounts totaling $500K; used stop losses and limit orders
to mitigate risk exposure
* Analyzed client portfolios and recommended changes to asset allocation.
* Conducted research on individual securities and made recommendations to
clients.
* Monitored market conditions and advised clients on buying and selling
strategies.
jal Cer ition:
Certificate - Smart Investing, Adult Continuing Education Coordinator
Certificate - Alternatives to Violence Workshop, Workshops for Training
Nonviolence
Certificate - Outstanding Volunteer Instruction, Adult Continuing Education
Coordinator
Certificate - Building Blocks to a Healthy Community, Life Connections Program
Certificate - Conflict Management, Life Connections Program
Certificate - Impact of Crimes on Victims, Life Connections Program
Formal Education:
Central Texas College 2009 - 2010
Computer Technology; Completed one-year course
Related Experience: NCCER 2007 - CORE; Certified
 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
James Dunn
Mr. James Dunn is a business owner, experienced Options and Stock
Market Trader, financial strategist, and change agent who partners with
CEOs, executives, and entrepreneurs to grow their personal finances
and professional brands, human-to-human. After spending nearly a
decade learning how to navigate the stock markets, he began trading for
other individuals and eventually found a passion in education, utilizing
financial literacy to engage audiences of all ages, backgrounds and
socioeconomic status. Mr. Dunn knows what truly drives one’s savings
potential, wealth trajectory and generational wealth—and it’s not
landing the highest paying jobs or mastering the stock flavor of the
week. It’s how well you connect the dots between your earnings and
savings, focusing your spending on needs and not wants in the short
term to achieve financial freedom in the long term. He also understands the importance of
connecting with the heartbeat of people you’re trying to help and communicating your
understanding back to them.
Mr. Dunn recently launched “From the Streets to Wallstreet,” a program to introduce youth in
urban communities to the stock market and financial literacy, and to expose them to the inner
workings of America’s financial center in New York City. With a partnership with some of the
world’s financial elite, “From the Streets to Wallstreet” is poised to become one of the leading
financial literacy programs for youth and young adults in urban communities. In addition to his
extensive knowledge of the stock market, he is a serial entrepreneur; currently owning a logistics
company that moves freight throughout the US, operates a mobile barbering company, serves as
Vice President of FLINT, LLC, providing education and human services to residents of the DC
metropolitan area, and is a trained public speaker.
Mr. Dunn is a Ward 5 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: June 7, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating James Berry, Jr., Kennetta
Calloway, Larry Moon, James Dunn, Ricardo W. Sheppard, Maurice Tyree, and
Myra Woods as members of the Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen
Affairs
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