MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
October 22, 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 204 of the Clemency Board Establishment
Act of 2018, effective December 13, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-197, D.C. Official Code § 24-481.04), I am
pleased to nominate the following individual:
Mr. Dominic Henry
1st Street, SE
Washington, DC 20032
(Ward 8)
for reappointment as the returning citizen member of the Clemency Board of the District of Columbia,
for a term to end February 10, 2029.
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
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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 Dominic Henry to the Clemency Board.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Clemency Board Dominic Henry Confirmation
19 Resolution of 2024".
20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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22 Dominic Henry
23 1st Street, SE
24 Washington, DC 20032
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27 as the returning citizen member of the Clemency Board, established by section 203 of the
28 Clemency Board Establishment Act of 2018, effective December 13, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-197,
29 D.C. Official Code§ 24-481.03), for a term to end February 10, 2029.
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.
DOMINIC
HENRY
Program Manager
PROFILE
WORK EXPERIENCE
Uniquely skilled building
relationships with community UNITED PARCELSERVICE(UPS), INC
stakeholders and mentoring at- DRIVER/PACKAGEDELIVERY
risk youth and high-risk adults. SEPTEMBER 2018- PRESENT
Developed working
relationships with prominent • Crisis manager forCovid-19
level federal executives, • Designated mentor to new hires
universities, law enforcement, . Chairman of UPS Safety Committee
civic and religious leaders, and ■ Work independently on a set route delivering from 1 90 to
non-profit organizations to over 240 packages per day.
accomplish common goals. ■ Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal
Looking for a position where skills, to deliver world-class customer service with a
my skills, abilities and gifts can positive attitude.
be used to improve public
safety and enhance FEDERAL BUREAU OFPRISONS
community's economic CONTRACTOR/COMMUNITY LIAISON
development. JUNE2016- AUGUST2018
CONTACT PHONE:
• Appeared before 122 Wardens and Federal Bureau of
.Prisons Executive Staff at their annual National Wardens
Training Conference in Colorado. Speech detailed my 35
EMAIL: years of incarceration, transformation, acts of
redemption and provided a unique perspective on
reentry and how the organization I founded could be
HOBBIES: used to scale public safety. Received a lasting standing
Welghtlifting ovation
Boxing ■ Gave a memorable speech at the Virginia Correctional
Basketball Association annual training in Williamsburg, Virginia how
Muscle Cars the organization I formed could play an integral role in
scaling public safety
■ Spoke before an additional 200 Federal Bureau of Prisons
(BOP} Executives at a recall at the Central Office in
ACCOMPUSHMENTS; Washington, DC to deliver my transformational process
and how BOP were role models and ways their actions
CED/YMI PROGRAM DIRECTOR can play a significant role in changing lives.
2005-2015 • Visited over 30 federal prisons to act as a catalyst for
change. As an incredible messenger, I motivate
• To reverse the trend of incarcerated citizen by using the successful peer
recidivism, founded the approach such as other social service interventions.
inmate organization entitled Every institution reported a significant increase in program
Community Economic participation
Development (CED), later • Piloted the organization, I founded. Young Men
renamed Young Men Incorporated (YMI)/Leadership Training Academy (LTA)
Incorporated at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in
(YMI)/Leadership Training Cumberland, Maryland. The program 's progress was
Academy (LTA) documented by HBOA/ice and will air soon.
• CED,YMI/LTA is predicated • Provided Executive Management training to
on the belief that greater incarcerated citizens at FCI Cumberland to enable them
public safety is achieved to manage my organization. The program/organization is
when inmates are run by highly influential person.
adequately prepared to • Created strategies to connect incarcerated citizens to
fully re-integrate back to accountability partners within community-based
their communities. The organizations. One method is to invite community
program teaches them to leaders to speak at the institution.
develop productive
relationships and personal MAYOR'S OFFICE OF RETURNING CITIZENS AFFAIRS (MORCA)
stakes in their communities PROGRAM COORDINATOR
and provides them with the APRIL- NOVEMBER 2016
tools and education
necessary to increase • Coordinated, managed, and instructed MORCA's
economic development, Electrician program forat-risk men, age 18-30 years old in
growth, and the Washington DC ward 8 area. The program consisted
empowerment. of an electrician apprenticeship, job readiness, victim
• Recruited participants, impact, public speaking, entrepreneur training, basic
many of whom became nutrition, and fitness. Created individual development
instructors. plans for each participant to determine their needs and
• Instructed classes in public track their progress
speaking, grant writing non • Recruited individuals to coordinate Safe passage public
profit management and safety initiative produced by Deputy Mayor's Office to
executive management provide supervision and safe passage for children going
• Produced re-entry to or being dismissed from school
networking events involving • Co-coordinated the Family outreach survey. Fifty families
distinguished guest were identified by the Government as 'At Risk" for
speakers. violence and a need f.or social services. Met with families
• Conducted various to assess their situation and present them with referrals for
community charity events public services to obtain food, clothing and housing
and victim impact • Co-coordinated MORCA's Returning Citizens Family day
programs. on July 20, 2016. Event featured a softball game
• Graduated over 1200 between the DC Metropolitan Police Department and a
incarcerated citizens, group of Returning Citizens. Provided social services
helped over 180 find booths for families of and returning citizens living In or
employment, with several residing at Residential Reentry Centers. Event featured
opening their own food, music and games. This was an extraordinary
businesses upon release. achievement given the present anti-police climate
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• Conducted all aspects of Spoke to at-risk youth participating in the DC
YMI's growth and Metropolitan Police Department's Stars summer youth
operations, including program
creating liaisons between
incarcerated citizens and
BOP staff, writing
curriculums, recruiting
EDUCATION
participants, and instructors,
establishing the • University of Illinois Urbana. Industrial Organization
organizational structure, Psychology College - Correspondence Program.
writing policies, facilitating Completed with Honors (1984-1989)
• CETA Bookkeeping Assistant Program
meetings, and running
events and programs • Business and Nonprofit Management (Independent
• Recruited over 20 business
Studies)
• Professional Trainer; National Federation of Professional
leaders from various
Trainers (NFPT)
communities to establish
accountability partners. • OSHA's Outreach Training Program - General Industry
Procedures
• GED (1982)
SPORTS COMMISSIONER
1995-2004
Following lengthy REFERENCES
shutdowns due to excessive
violence, I was asked with
reopening and overseeing
all sports leagues and
events.
During this period, no
violence was associated
with any league, an unlikely
achievement that stunned
prison administrators
In 2004. lead the
negotiation of a truce to
end a violent ten-year
gang war in Fort
Washington, MD. The key
was creating a community
model of reconciliation
based on conflict resolution
strategies. Worked through
the Alliance of Concerned
Men with Walter Ridley
(former Director DC DOC),
Ebenezer Church Officials,
and Maryland District
Attorney
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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
Dominic Henry
Mr. Dominic Henry is a driver with the United Parcel Service (UPS),
Incorporated and a current member of the Commission on Re-Entry
and Returning Citizen Affairs.
Prior to joining UPS, Mr. Henry served as a Federal Bureau of
Prisons Contractor and Community Liaison, where he delivered
speeches to prison leadership detailing his 35 years of incarceration,
transformation, and unique perspective on reentry and public safety.
He also leveraged this position to improve incarcerated citizens’
engagement with social service intervention programs and
community-based organization accountability partners. Mr. Henry
also provided executive management training through the Youn Men Incorporated/Leadership
Training Academy he piloted at the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland.
Mr. Henry is adept at building relationships with community stakeholders and mentoring at-risk
youth and high-risk adults. In 2004, he led the negotiation of a truce to end a ten-year gang war in
Fort Washington. In addition, Mr. Henry is the Chairperson of the UPS Safety Committee.
A Ward 8 resident, Mr. Henry completed the Correspondence Program with the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and received additional education from CETA Bookkeeping
Assistant Program.
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 7, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution reappointing Dominic Henry as a
member of the Clemency 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