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PR26-0020 • 2025

Commission on Health Equity Dr. Simone C. Ellis Appointment Resolution of 2025

Commission on Health Equity Dr. Simone C. Ellis Appointment Resolution of 2025

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Mendelson
Last action
2025-11-04
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Commission on Health Equity Dr. Simone C. Ellis Appointment Resolution of 2025

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What This Bill Does

  • Commission on Health Equity Dr.
  • Simone C.
  • Ellis Appointment Resolution of 2025

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Bill History

  1. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of PR26-0020 by the Committee of the Whole

  2. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  3. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0231

  4. 2025-10-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Roundtable on PR26-0020

  5. 2025-10-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Revised Notice of Roundtable filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole

  6. 2025-09-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Roundtable on PR26-0020

  7. 2025-09-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Roundtable Published in the District of Columbia Register

  8. 2025-09-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Roundtable filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole

  9. 2025-05-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Roundtable on PR26-0020

  10. 2025-05-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Revised Notice of Roundtable filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole

  11. 2025-03-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Roundtable on PR26-0020

  12. 2025-02-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Roundtable Published in the District of Columbia Register

  13. 2025-02-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Roundtable filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole

  14. 2025-01-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on PR26-0020 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  15. 2025-01-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  16. 2025-01-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0020 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Commission on Health Equity Dr. Simone C. Ellis Appointment Resolution of 2025

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Chairman Phil Mendelson 2
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 6
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11
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To appoint Dr. Simone C. Ellis to the Commission on Health Equity. 17
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RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 19
resolution may be cited as the “Commission on Health Equity Dr. Simone C. Ellis Appointment 20
Resolution of 2025”. 21
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Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia appoints: 23
Dr. Simone C. Ellis 24
14th Street, SE 25
Washington, D.C. 20020 26
(Ward 8) 27
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as a nonvoting Ward 8 community advisory member of the Commission on Health Equity, 29
established by section 5043(c)(1)(B) of the Commission on Health Equity Amendment Act of 30
2016, effective October 8, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-160; D.C. Official Code § 7-756.01(c)(1)(B)), 31
replacing Maranda Ward, to serve at the pleasure of the Council. 32
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution, 33
upon its adoption, to the appointee, the chairperson of the Commission, and to the Office of the 34
Mayor. 35
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 36
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
10/2017
09/2013
09/2011
05/2008
Best Resident Clinician
Achievement Award for Community Service
Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductee
NHSC Scholarship Scholar
Greg Yamanaka Senior Essay Prize