MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
October 10, 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 5 of the Office of Citizen Complaint
Review Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-208; D.C. Official Code
§ 5-1104), I am pleased to nominate the following person:
Mr. Earl Fowlkes, Jr.
6th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
(Ward 6)
for reappointment as the Ward 6 member of the Police Complaints Board, for a term to end January
12, 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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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 reappointment of Earl Fowlkes, Jr. to the Police Complaints Board.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Police Complaints Board Earl Fowlkes, Jr. Confirmation
19 Resolution of 2024".
20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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27 as the Ward 6 member of the Police Complaints Board, established by Section 5 of the Office of
28 Citizen Complaint Review Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-
29 208; D.C. Official Code§ 5-1104), for a term to end January 12, 2027.
30 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
31 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
32 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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WORK EXPERIENCE:
Center For Black Equity, Inc.
Former the International Federation of Black Prides, Inc. President/CEO
1999-2024, President/CEO Emeritus 2024-Present
Washington, DC
Duties:
• Oversee a membership of 35 Black LGBT Prides in the United States, Canada, South
Africa and the United Kingdom.
• Manage staff of 4 paid professionals
• Manage a budget of $400,000
• Assist member organizations with advocacy projects
• Manage Federal, State and local government grants
• Manage seven foundation grants
• Provide HIV/AIDS and LGBT technical assistance to providers, foundations and
government - local, state and Federal
DC CARE Consortium July, 2004-April, 2011
1112 16th Sti·eet, NW Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Duties:
• Manage professional staff of six
• Manage homelessness prevention programs
• Manage budget of $1.8 million including Ryan White Titles I & II; Housing Opportunities
for People With AIDS and DC Appropriated Funds
• Oversee conso1iium membership of sixty-five HIV/IDS service providers and community
based organizations
• Convene HIV/AIDS Food Bank Committee
• Convene HIV/AIDS Prevention Committee
• Serves as liaison between agency and the Case Manager's Operation Committee
• Directly supervisor social services including all emergency programs
• Serves as liaison between agency and community on HIV/AIDS and other related issues
• Serves as liaison between agency and the DC Depariment of Health, HIV/AIDS
Administration
COLOURS Organization, Inc. October, 2006 -August, 2007
12 01 Chestnut St, 15th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Job Title : Interim Administrator
Duties:
 Managed staff of 20 paid professionals and volunteers
 Manage $600,000 of Ryan White Title I & II funds, Pennsylvania State, City of
Philadelphia and Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration grants.
 Responsible for all evaluation and grant writing
Damien Ministres, Inc. June, 1996 – June, 2004
P.O. Box 10202
Washington, DC 20018
Job Title: Executive Director
Duties:
 Managed staff of 25 paid professionals and volunteers
 Managing a diversified budget, including Ryan White Title I & II funds, DC appropriated
funding, and nine private foundation grants.
 Provides technical assistance to Washington, DC area churches and faith-based HIV/AIDS
pastoral care ministries.
 Directly supervise social services, food bank and community outreach programs.
 Serves on numerous community working groups dealing with the incarcerated and ex-
offenders.
 Responsible for developing and implementing all agency fundraising and development
strategies
 Monitored all pastoral care activities in the DC Correctional Facilitates and local nursing
homes
 Serve as liaison between agency and other AIDS service organizations
 Responsible for the fiscal management of agency resources
 Maintains agency’s personnel policies and procedures
EDUCATION:
City College of New York 1982 - 1984
New York, NY
Social Work
Rutgers University 1973 - 1976
Camden, NJ
History
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
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 President, Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, 2014 - present
 Chair, Democratic National Committee LGBT Caucus, 2013 - present
 Chair, Mayor’s GLBT Advisory Board, 2012 - present
 Member at Large, Democratic National Committee, 2009 - present
 CEO, DC Black Pride, Inc., 2011-present
 Member, Washington AIDS Partnership Steering Committee, 2010 - present
 President, DC Black Pride, 1997 - 2004
 Member at Large, DC Black Pride, Inc., 1997, 2004 – 2005, 2009 – 2011
 Member, Victory Fund’s Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute Board, 2008 – 2010
 Treasurer, National Black Gay Men’s Advocacy Coalition, 2006
 Member, 100 Black Men National Health and Wellness Committee, 2005 – 2007
 Member, Mayor’s DC Community HIV/AIDS Advisory Board, 2003-2006
 Member, 100 Black Men - DC, 2002 - 2007
 Member, National African American Tobacco Education Network, 2002 – 2008
 President, International Federation of Black Prides Board of Directors, 2000 - 2005
 Member, Transgender Health Empowerment Board of Directors, 2003-2004
 Member, Siloam Ministries Board of Directors, 2002- 2003
 Member. JSU, MURC, SAM SBA Advisory Board, 2002-2004
 Member, Prevention Works Board of Directors, 2002 - 2004
 Member, Project Ujima Advisory Board, 2001 - 2002
 Member, DC Public Schools HIV/AIDS Advisory Committee, 1999 - 2003
 Member, Mayor’s DC Community HIV/AIDS Advisory Board, 1997-1999
 Member, DC HIV Prevention Community Planning Committee, 1997-2000
 Community Co-Chair, DC HIV Prevention Community Planning Committee, 2000-2004
 President, DC Black Pride, Inc., 1997- 2004
 Coordinator, Southeast region, CDC GMOC Project, 1999
 Board Member, Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc., 1997-1999
 Board Member, DC Comprehensive AIDS Resources and Education Consortium, 1996-1999,
Treasurer, 2001 - 2004
 Board Member, DC Black Pride, Inc., 1996-1997
 Member, Jersey City AIDS Task Force, 1991-1996
 Chair, Hudson County, New Jersey Ryan White Title I Planning Council, 1992-1996
 Member, Hudson County, NJ Council on Human Relations, Education Committee, 1992-
1996
 Board Member, Barrow Mansion Development Corp. (Jersey City, NJ),1993-1996
 Member, Jersey City Public Schools HIV/AIDS Advisory Committee, 1994-1996
 Member, St. Columba’s HIV Teen Prevention Program Advisory Board, 1995-1996
 Secretary, Board of Directors, Corpus Christi Ministries, D’Agosta AIDS Community House
(Jersey City, NJ),1991-1995
 Co-Chair, Jersey City Faith-Based AIDS Prevention & Education Committee, 1992-1994
 Co-Chair, Jersey City HIV/AIDS Connections, Inc.,1992-1993
 Member, North Hudson County Mayors AIDS Task Force (Hudson County, NJ), 1990-1992
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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
Earl Fowlkes, Jr.
Mr. Earl Fowlkes, Jr. is a current member of the Police Complaints Board
and the President/CEO Emeritus, and Founder of the Center for Black
Equity (CBE), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives
of Black LGBTQ+ people worldwide. In this role, Mr. Fowlkes oversees
the membership of 35 Black LGBT Prides in the United States, Canada,
South Africa, and the United Kingdom and manages federal, state, and
local grants.
Prior to his leadership at CBE, Mr. Fowlkes served as the Executive
Director of the D.C. Comprehensive AIDS Resources and Education (“DC
CARE”) Consortium, which supports the HIV/AIDS continuum of care in
the District of Columbia. He has more than 25 years of experience related to HIV/AIDS prevention
and advocacy.
Mr. Fowlkes has been politically active in Washington, D.C. for over two decades. He currently
serves as chairman of the Democratic National Committee’s LGBT Caucus and has served on
several task forces and boards related to racial, gender, and sexual equity and HIV/AIDS
prevention.
A Ward 6 resident, Mr. Fowlkes earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Rutgers University
and his Master of Social Work from City College of New York.
 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: October 1, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution appointing Earl Fowlkes, Jr. as the Ward
6 member of the Police Complaints Board
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced Order and found
it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate
to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-727-
0872, or me at 202-724-7681.
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Elizabeth Cavendish
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681