[WardFive] From Doxie McCoy: Oct. 21 AKA DC Candidates & Issues Forum

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: akaxoconnection@gmail.com

The DC Chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Host a
Meet the DC Candidates and Issues Forum
At-Large and Ward 4 Candidates Will Participate

WHAT:   DC Issues and Candidates Forum

WHO:     DC Candidates and Issue Forum Panelists (listed below)

WHEN:   Sunday, October 21, 2012, 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Xi Omega Center, 4411 14^th Street, NW – Ward 4 - Washington, DC

The DC Chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Xi Omega, Xi Zeta Omega, and Rho Mu Omega) invite all District residents to meet the Ward 4 and At-Large DC Council candidates this Sunday, October 21 from 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. at the Xi Omega Center, 4411 14^th Street, NW. Confirmed participating candidates include:

Chairman of the Council
Calvin H. Gurley
Phil Mendelson (invited)*

At-Large Member of the Council
Mary Brooks Beatty
Michael A. Brown*
A.J. Cooper
David Grosso
Vincent Orange*
Leon J. Swain, Jr.
Ann C. Wilcox

Ward 4 Member of the Council
Muriel E. Bowser*

At-Large Member of the State Board of Education
Mary Lord
Marvin Tucker

Ward 4 Member of the State Board of Education
D. Kamili Anderson*

* Denotes an incumbent.

The program also will include an issues forum on the District's economy, health, education, governance, and the environment; which will be moderated by Washington Times Senior Correspondent Deborah Simmons, with featured panelists: Dennis Chestnut, Executive Director, Groundwork Anacostia River DC; Jami Dunham, Head of School, Paul Public Charter School; Eugene Kinlow, Director of Public Affairs, DC Vote; Kim Jeffries Leonard, President and CEO, Envision Consulting, LLC and former Chief Operating Officer, DC Department of Health; and Lisa Mallory, Director, D.C. Department of Employment Services.

Attendees are encouraged to RSVP at: http://dcakaissuesforum-es2.eventbrite.com. All DC candidates are invited to distribute campaign literature and greet attendees. For additional information on DC candidates and elections, visit http://www.dcboee.org.

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