PR 25-0474 — Board of Library Trustees Maria Peace Confirmation Resolution of 2023

MURIELENROLLED BOWSERORIGINAL MAYORA OctoberRESOLUTION 5,25-389 2023IN TheTHE HonorableCOUNCIL PhilOF MendelsonTHE ChairmanDISTRICT CouncilOF ofCOLUMBIA theDecember District19, of2023 ColumbiaTo Johnconfirm A.the appointment of Ms.

Wilson Building Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 504 Washington, DC 20004 Dear Chairman Mendelson:

In accordance with section 2of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C.

Law 2- 142;

D.C.

OfficialCode§ 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 4 of An Act To establish and provide for the maintenance of a free public library and reading room in the District of Columbia, approved June 3, 1896 (29 Stat.

244;

D.C.

Official Code§ 39-104), I am pleased to nominate the following person:

Ms.

Maria Peace 32nd Place, SE Washington, DC 20020 (Ward 7) for appointment as a public member of the Board of Library Trustees, replacing Monte Monash, to serve the remainder of an unexpired term ending January 5, 2025.

Enclosed you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned nominee, together with aproposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.

I would appreciate the Council's earliest consideration ofthis 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, 2 ~ ~ at the request of the Mayor 5 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 8 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To confirm the appointment of Ms.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Board“Board of Library Trustees Maria Peace Confirmation Resolution of 2023".2023”.

Ms.Maria Peace 32nd Place, SE Washington, DC 20020 (Ward 7) as a public member of the Board of Library Trustees, pursuant to section 4 of An Act To establish and provide for the maintenance of a free public library and reading room in the District of Columbia, approved June 3, 1896 (29 Stat.

Maria Peace 32nd Place, SE Washington, DC 20020 (Ward 7) as a public member of the Board of Library Trustees, established by section 4 of An Act To establish and provide for the maintenance of a free public library and reading room in the District of Columbia, approved June 3, 1896 (29 Stat.

Official Code§Code § 39-104), replacing Monte Monash, to serve the remainder of an unexpired term ending January 5, 2025.

The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.

Maria Cristina Peace EDUCATION (Masters in Business Administrations) Trinity Washington University, Washington, DC May 2006 Concentration:

International Trade (Bachelor ofArts) Trinity Washington University, Washington, DC May 2002 Major:

Communication Qualifications:

Fluent in Spanish♦ Grant Proposal Coordinating/Writing ♦ Working and maintaining long-term relationships with Capitol Hill Legislators anLobbyists ♦ Solid Project Management Skils♦ Greenbelt Six Sigma Certified by GE Global Research Science & Technology ♦ Proposal Writing Computer Skills:

Windows Office ♦Excel♦ Power Point♦ MS Word ♦ Access ♦Outlook♦ Oracle WORK EXPERIENCE Owner/ProjectManager December 2010- Present PMGLLLC • Manage all strategic financial budget planningof the company in efforts to grow the companies general contracting services in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia • Liaison between private businesses & externalcustomers locally and internationally.

Interface and partnerwith private and non-profit companies to build long term relationships for PMGL LLC long term initiatives • Develop goals & objectives for PMGL's external funding while focusing on customer retention &project expansion in the DMV Program Manager May 2005 - January 2019 General Electric-Government Relations Global Research • Liaison between GE businesses & the Global Research Center (GRC) facilities.

Interface with congressional, federal &executive branches in efforts to build long term relationships & goals for GRC initiatives • Develop goals & objectives for GRC's existing healthcare technology, focusing on customer retention & program expansion within the US, Europe, South America, US Members of Congress, US Govt departments, federal, & public sectors • Marketing GRC's Technology Development to External clients;

Briefing internal colleagues and assist with writing testimonies for congressional hearings as needed;

Marketing Analysis and Budget for department development and growth • Translate all strategic budgetplanning in effortsto financiaUyfund businessespertaining to technology, research and development within the company for healthcare, power & energy, defense & security, and transportation in Latin America • Determining proposal conceptby identifying and clarifyingopportunities and needs;

studying requests for proposal (RFPs);

attending strategy meetings;

ensure translated content conveys original meaning and tone Bilingual Closing Director September 2004 - March 2005 Millennium Title and Settlement Co.

Inc.

• Prepared client closing document forms and HUDl fees from beginning to end for residential & commercialproperty refinances and sales;

loan modifications.

• English to SpanishTranslatorto clearly communicate between the customer,mortgage company, and title and settlement transaction during closings;

analyzed and reconciled expenditure and revenue accounts, including trustee accounts and investment reports • Developed and maintained a relationship with court appointees to have deeds and deeds of trust recorded accordingly Litigation Analyst January 2003 - August 2005 Consolidated Analysis Centers, Inc.

CACI- Randstad DTSV- Patent & Trade Mark Office - Randstad • Identified potentially privileged and/orclassified documents accordingto specified criteria required for government contracts for the international law & policy department, designed and maintained databases oflegal information for assigned cases • Reviewed and prepared documents pertainingto Patent applications received and processed by the government • Arranged data forstatisticalreports;provided accurate statusreports fordifferent document types;preparedpatent applications for reviewing purposes and approvals Case Manager/Site Coordinator October2002-June2004 The Child Center and Adult Services, Inc • Coordinated and managed all schooland community events;

Managed an annual budget of 150,000 for each scholastic year • Successfully raised health & financialawareness for the Latino and African American community through monthly campaigns and .

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