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. Maurice Tyree
Adams Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(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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Chairman Phil Mendelson
3 at the request of the 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 Maurice Tyree 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 Maurice
20 Tyree Confirmation Resolution of 2024".
21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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23 Mr. Maurice Tyree
24 Adams Street, NE
25 Washington, DC 20002
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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.
 MAURICE TYREE
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In the adverse environment of federal prison, | sustained employment, steadily increased responsibilities
upon transfer and pursued educational programs. | bring the same drive, accountability and leadership to any job that
rewards hard work, team spirit, and desire to excel.
WORK EXPERIENCE
FEBRUARY 2022 - PRESENT
ABM INDUSTRIAL, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Custodial
AUGUST 2021-FEBRUARY 2022
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, PROJECT EMPOWERMENT
‘Completed Job Readiness Training Workshop
USP BIG SANDY 2005-2012; USP HAZELTON 2012-2013
UNICOR, U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS
Equipment operator plant floor; Quality Inspector; Head Inspector; Sewing Machine Operator; Spreader
EDUCATION (all certifications available upon request)
SEPTEMBER 2021
GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, DEPT. OF EDUCATION, WASHINGTON, DC
SEPTEMBER 2021
PROJECT EMPOWERMENT, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Courses:
Quality Assurance (Intro, Intermediate & Advanced)
Public Speaking I & Il
Effective Employee Feedback
Effective Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Listening Skills
SEPTEMBER 2021.
UNICOR, U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS
Prison Industry Enhancement (Pie) Certification
FEBRUARY 2020
FATHERS ON THE MOVE, INC.
Recognized for Outstanding Achievement
OCTOBER 2017
 OUTRAGEOUS JUSTICE REENTRY BIBLE WORKSHOP, BRIDGES PUENTE PRISON MINISTRY
Participant
JANUARY 2017
ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE PROJECT, NORTH CAROLINA
Training Workshop
JANUARY 2015
COMMUNITY BUILDING, FCI Il BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA
‘Completed all requirements
DECEMBER 2014
TRAUMA AND RESILIANCE WORKSHOP, HAZELTON FCC FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS
‘Completed all requirements
DECEMBER 2013
INSIDE-OUT PRISON EXCHANGE PROGRAM, WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
Graduate
OCTOBER 2009
LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM, USP BIG SANDY EDUCATION DEPT.
Graduate
AUGUST 2007
VICTIM IMPACT GROUP, USP BIG SANDY
Participant
JULY 2004
BREAKING BARRIERS CLASS, USP BIG SANDY
Participant
AWARDS
UNICOR, U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS
© Factory Manager's Award
* Quality Inspector ofthe Month
PRESENT ACTIVITIES
Ihave a solemn passion to invest in the holistic lifestyle for andof the Black American community, particularly the
culture of Black menofall ideological frameworks. | have created a basis to begin this work through Manhood 360, LLC,
a company | started while incarcerated. It is simply about hu(man) wellness; positive mental, spiritual, emotional, and
physical alignment and health. | am in development talks with More Than Our Crimes and in the process of applying for
501c3 status.
1am working with another writer on my memoir in the form of letters written during my incarceration. Our book is
under contract with Lived Places Publishing.
 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Maurice Tyree
Mr. Maurice Tyree currently works for ABM Industrial at George
Washington University and is a Cohort 23 Scholar with the Prison to
Professional (P2P) program, a national organization that provides mentoring
and educational counseling to currently and formerly incarcerated people so
that they may position themselves to start building their career as opposed
to obtaining temporary employment.
He is also the author of the book entitled, “The Darkest Part of my
Blackness: Faith, Family, and Freedom.”
Mr. Tyree 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