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MU
RIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
March 14, 2025
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Colu mbia
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 4 of the Maternal Mortality Review
Committee Establishment Act of 2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official Code
§ 7-671.03), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Ms. Ebony Marcelle
Suitland Terrace, SE
Washington, D.C 20020
(Ward 7)
for reappointment as a person with experience in obstetrics and gynecology from a District of Columbia
hospital or birthing center member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, for a term to end
January 10, 2028.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
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 B owser
Mayor
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~ Chairman Phil Mendelson
at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the reappointment of Ebony Marcelle to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Maternal Mortality Review Committee Ebony Marcelle
19 Confirmation Resolution of 2025".
20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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22 Ebony Marcelle
23 Suitland Terrace, SE
24 Washington, DC 20020
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27 as a person with experience in obstetrics and gynecology from a District of Columbia hospital or
28 birthing center member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, established by section 3 of
29 the Maternal Mortality Review Committee Establishment Act of 2018, effective June 5, 2018
30 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official Code§ 7-671.02), for a term to end January 10, 2028.
31 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Ebony Marcelle, CNM, MS
Objective
To lead a full scope midwifery practce with a focus on underserved women of color and
their families. Extended skills in adolescent and family planning.
Experience
Certified Nurse Midwife/Director of Midwifery Services May 2015-Present
Community of Hope/Family Health & Birth Center
● Lead provider for midwifery staf.
● Supervision of midwifery staff, Birth Assistants, and Group Care Coordinator.
● Liaison with OB/GYN leadership at MWHC.
● Centering Pregnancy implementaton and facilitaton experience.
● Regular review of clinical procedures and lead quality measures.
● Midwifery scheduling for clinical care.
● Training midwifery students.
Certified Nurse Midwife/Clinical Chief of Midwifery Services Sept 2010-May 2015
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
● Provide full scope midwifery.
● Co management of higher acuity prenatal patients.
● Assist with continued development of midwifery services at MWHC.
● Primary adolescent provider.
● Centering pregnancy provider, certified 2012.
● Midwifery schedule for clinical care.
● Maintains practice statistics and updates practice guidelines.
● Member of provider training committee for Baby Friendly initiative.
● Specialized skills in laboring un-medicated labor patients.
Certified Nurse Midwife March 2008- Sept 2010
Family Health and Birth Center
● Provides antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care to low risk women.
● Annual exam care to non pregnant women
● STI testng and counseling.
● Community outreaches and grants implementaton.
● Contraceptve management
● Supervision of lactatng mothers
● Performs vaginal deliveries in on site birth center and Washington Hospital
Center.
Clinical Nurse II/Delivery Resource Nurse Jan 2005-Mar 2008
Labor & Delivery
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
● Manages High Risk, Preterm, Perinatal, and Postpartum patents.
● Reviews clinical data & recognizes its signifcance.
● Assesses patent/family learning needs & addresses needs in plan of care.
● Administers medicatons as ordered.
● Organizes tasks in order to complete patent care for daily assignment.
● Performs nursing procedures & demonstrates technical skills.
● Utlizes unit documentaton system & documentaton reflects an individualized
plan of care.
● Evaluates patent response to nursing interventons & patents understanding of
their health care status & plan of care.
● Reviews & revises plan of care based on patent response.
● Communicates efectvely & tmely with patent/family.
● Provides educaton to patent/family regarding health status, treatment plan, &
medicatons.
● Manages the patentts treatment plan & plan of care.
● Discharges patent to other medical floors and/or medical facilites.
● Utlized leadership skills in Delivery Resource uurse and Mentor positons.
Education
Midwifery Institute at Philadelphia University
Philadelphia, PA
M.S., Midwifery
December 2007
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
B.S., uursing
December 2004
Morris Brown College
Atlanta, GA
B.S., Psychology (Cum Laude)
May 1999
Licensure/Certification
Registered uurse (Ru), DC Board of Nursing, Expires 06/16
Certfed uurse Midwife (CuM), DC Board of Nursing, Expires 06/16
Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (CPR), American Heart, Expires 03/15
ueonatal Resuscitaton (uRP), American Pediatric, Expires 10/15
Certfcaton in Intermediate aetal Monitoring, AWHONN, 02/06
*copies of license available per request*
Memberships & Honors
American College of Nurse Midwives- active since 2007,
International Center for Traditional Childbirth
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority-Undergraduate Chapter Vice President 1998
National Dean’s List 1998
Vice President’s List, Morris Brown College, 1996-1999
National Public Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Recipient 2008
Save the Children Real Awards Midwife Honoree 2014
ACuM Kity Earnst “Young Whippersnapperr award 2015
References
Available upon request.
Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Ebony Marcelle
Ms. Ebony Marcelle is the Director of Midwifery at Community of
Hope/Family Health and Birth Center. Formerly the Clinical Chief of
Midwifery Service at MedStar Washington Hospital Center , she
completed her nursing education at Georgetown University and
Midwifery at Philadelphia University.
Ms. Marcelle was recognized by Save the Child as their “Real Award
Midwife Honoree” in 2014. In 2015 she was recognized by the
American College of Nurse Midwives with the “Young
Whippersnapper” award for midwives excelling professionally with less
than 10 years’ experience. This year she completed the Duke University
and Johnson & Johnson Nursing Leadership Fellowship.
Ms. Marcelle is known for her passion in midwifery and social justice. She continues to build
culturally aware midwifery with driven clinical models of care specifically for underserved
African American women. She is currently serves on two boards: March for Moms and National
Association for the Advancement of Black Birth.
A Ward 7 resident, Ms. Marcelle earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Morris
Brown College, her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Georgetown University, and her Master
of Midwifery from Midwifery Institute at Philadelphia University.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: February 14, 2025
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution reappointing Ebony Marcelle as a
member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee
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