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2 Chairman Phil Mendelson
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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11 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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17 To appoint Dr. Simone C. Ellis to the Commission on Health Equity.
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19 RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
20 resolution may be cited as the “Commission on Health Equity Dr. Simone C. Ellis Appointment
21 Resolution of 2025”.
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23 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia appoints:
24 Dr. Simone C. Ellis
25 14th Street, SE
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30 established by section 5043(c)(1)(B) of the Commission on Health Equity Amendment Act of
31 2016, effective October 8, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-160; D.C. Official Code § 7-756.01(c)(1)(B)),
32 replacing Maranda Ward, to serve at the pleasure of the Council.
33 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
34 upon its adoption, to the appointee, the chairperson of the Commission, and to the Office of the
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36 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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 DR. SIMONE C. ELLIS, MD
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14th St SE. Washington, DC 20020
EDUCATION
08/2011-05/2015 Doctor of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
08/2009-05/2011 Master of Arts in Medical Sciences
Boston University, Boston, MA
08/2004-05/2008 Bachelor Of Arts in Anthropology
Yale University, New Haven, CT
EXPERIENCE
08/2023 Whitman-Walker Health, Washington, DC
Family Medicine Physician
02/2022-02/2023 Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center, Boston, MA
Medical Director/Family Medicine Physician
10/2019-01/2022 Whitman-Walker Health, Washington, DC
Family Medicine Physician
09/2018-09/2019 Southwest Community Health Center, Bridgeport, CT
Family Medicine Physician
RESEARCH
05/2008 Yale University, Department of Anthropology
Assessing Biological Race: Identification of Provenienced and Unknown Human
Crania using Fordisc 3.0.
Honorable Mention Greg Yamanaka Senior Essay Prize
ACADEMIC AWARDS
07/2018 Best Resident Clinician
10/2017 Achievement Award for Community Service
09/2013 Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductee
09/2011 NHSC Scholarship Scholar
05/2008 Greg Yamanaka Senior Essay Prize