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MURIELBOWSERMAYOR
November 26,2025
‘TheHonorablePhilMendelson
Chairman
Councilofthe Districtof Columbia
JohnA.WilsonBuilding
1350PennsylvaniaAvenue,NW, Suite504
Washington,DC 20004
DearChairmanMendelson:
Inaccordancewithsection2of theConfirmationActof1978,effectiveMarch3,1979(D.C.Law2-
142;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-523.01),andpursuanttosection2214ofthe DistrictofColumbiaSchool
ReformActof1995,approvedApril26,1996(110Stat.1321;D.C.OfficialCode§38-1802.14),|am
pleasedtonominatethefollowingindividual:
Ms.CarisaStanleyBeatty
RandolphStreet,NEWashington,DC20018(Ward5)
forreappointmentas a member of the PublicCharterSchool Board,fora term to end February24,
2030.
Enclosed,youwillfindbiographicalinformationdetailingtheexperienceoftheabove-mentionednominee,togetherwithaproposedresolutiontoassisttheCouncilduringtheconfirmationprocess.
Iwould appreciatethe Council’s earliestconsiderationof this nomination forconfirmation.Please
do not hesitateto contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments,shouldtheCouncilrequireadditionalinformation.
Sincerely,
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Chairman Phil Mendelson
at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the reappointment of Carisa Stanley Beatty to the Public Charter School Board.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the "Public Charter School Board Carisa Stanley Beatty Confirmation
Resolution of 2025".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
Carisa Stanley Beatty
Randolph Street, NE
Washington, DC 20018
(Ward 5)
as a member of the Public Charter School Board, established by section 2214 of the District of
Columbia School Reform Act of 1995, approved April 26, 1996 (110 Stat. 1321; D.C. Official
Code§ 38-1802.14), for a term to end February 24, 2030.
Sec. 3. 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.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
CARISA STANLEY BEATTY
WASHINGTON, DC
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Amalgamated Bank September 2014 – Present
Mid-Atlantic Team Leader, Commercial Real Estate
• Lead the bank’s efforts in originating, underwriting and structuring new commercial real estate loans in the Mid-
Atlantic region, with a focus on affordable housing;
• Actively manage an organically grown $400 million commercial real estate portfolio;
• Recruit and manage talent;
• Lead the bank in establishing networks of settlement companies, real estate attorneys, appraisers and other real
estate service professionals, adding such to the bank’s approved slate;
• Originated, cultivated and manage the bank’s largest single commercial real estate borrower at an aggregate
relationship balance of approximately $90 million;
• Originated and structured the bank’s first Low Income Housing Tax Credit loan and Washington DC’s third
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financed affordable housing project.
District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency June 2010 – September 2014
Director of Single Family Programs
• Rebuilt Single Family Mortgage Program inclusive of securing a new mortgage loan servicer, crafting new
internal policies and procedures for a To Be Announced (“TBA”) mortgage-backed security secondary market
platform and recruiting and training participating lenders. Generated over $50 million in loan volume in first
eleven months;
• Negotiated mortgage-backed security Purchase Contract with third party purchaser;
• Negotiated Loan Servicing Agreement with one of the nation’s largest mortgage loan servicers;
• Created a Secondary Market Committee to function as an internal oversight body for the TBA mortgage-backed
security secondary market platform;
• Performed daily analysis of residential mortgage interest rates and coore sponding mortgage -backed security
premiums for both Ginnie Mae and Fannie Mae securities and recommend pricing for mortgage loan products;
• Developed and administered new homeownership initiatives providing affordable mortgage loan products and
down payment assistance using private, local and Federal financial resources;
• Administered the District of Columbia’s allocation of the $7.6 billion Federally funded Hardest Hit Markets
Initiative (“HHF”) Program for foreclosure prevention, which helped over 200 families avoid foreclosure;
• Developed training cirrciculum and conduct training for participating lenders, local realtors, community based
organizations and other local governmental agencies for both the affordable Single Family Mortgage Program
and the HHF Program;
• Recruited and managed talent.
EagleBank (Fidelity and Trust Bank) March 2005 – June 2010
Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Loan Officer
• Managed a $100 million commercial real estate loan portfolio while generating new loan production;
• Employed prudent credit practices and analysis to o riginate, underwrite and structure new commercial real
estate, construction and development loans;
• Worked closely with the Senior Credit Officer to monitor and evaluate the Bank’s commercial real estate loan
portfolio to proactively identify potential troubled assets an d develop work out strategies . Results include the
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successful dispositioning of approx imately $15 million in troubled and non-performing assets from September
2008 to date 2009;
• Worked with assigned Bank Counsel to neg otiate work out strategies inclusive of forebearence agreements and
foreclosures;
• Researched, analyzed and maintained information on various state and federal financing/funding programs and
governmental agencies including SBA financing , Tax Incremental Financing, The Deputy Mayor’s Office of
Economic Development, District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue and District of Columbia Office of
Zoning;
OBA Bank September 2003 – March 2005
Assistant Vice President / Junior Credit Officer (February 2004 – March 2005)
Commercial Real Estate Loan Officer (September 2003 – February 2004)
• Developed and implemented Profitability Analysis Model for new and existing relationships resulting in a 15%
increase in profitability for the commercial real estate portfolio;
• Developed new credit systems for the bank including the management and tracking of financial statements and
documentation exceptions;
• Performed annual credit reviews including analysis of financial statements and made recommendations
regarding the bank’s relationship strategy with existing customers;
• Worked with Senior Real Estate Loan Officer to structure new loan requests and ensure d the commercial real
estate portfolio achieved and maintained quarterly bank targets and goals;
• Originated, analyzed, underwrote and structured new commercial real estate loans up to $5 million.
Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T) June 2002 – September 2003
Business Banking Officer (December 2002 – September 2003)
• Originated, underwrote, structured and presented small business loans of up to $1 million for regional approval;
• Managed a $10 million small business portfolio including maintaining below 5% in troubled assets and averaging
$1 million/monthly in new originations;
• Worked with BankPro Automation Software and ProActiv Sales Management Software.
EDUCATION
June 2002 – December 2002 – Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T) Mangement Development Program
• Formal credit training program with credit underwriting, loan structuring , profitability, risk analysis and bank
management based curriculum;
• Completed OMEGA Credit Training and Certification Program.
September 1998 – June 2002 - The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and Advertising
BOARDS & CO MMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
• 2023 – Current – Mayoral Appointee to the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board
• 2021 – 2023 - Mayoral Appointee to the District of Columbia Historic Preservation Review Board
• 2017 – 2023 – Board Member and Past President - African American Real Estate Professionals, Washington,
DC
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xecutive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
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arisa Stanley Beatty
Ms.
Carisa Stanley Beatty has almost 25 years of experience in banking
and finance in the Washington, DC area. For over a decade, Ms. Beatty
has served as Mid Atlantic Team Leader with Amalgamated Bank . Prior
to that role, Ms. Stanley Beatty served as Director of Single -Family
Programs with the DC Housing Finance Agency, where she developed
and managed residential mortgage products and services, including the
affordable mortgage program, DC Open Doors, and the federally funded
HomeSaver foreclosure prevention initiative. Ms. Stanley Beatty
spearheaded the development of DC Open Doors and under her
management the program grew to over $15 million in residential loan
volume in a fifteen-month period.
Ms. Stanley Beatty also served Vice President of Commercial Real Estate at Fidelity and Trust
Bank and EagleBank, where her focus was real estate development in the Washington, DC
metropolitan area. Ms. Stanley Beatty underwrote and financed commercial acquisitions as well
as affordable housing projects in the District while managing a commercial real estate portfolio in
excess of $100 million. She led commercial real estate debt restructures and workouts, up to and
including foreclosures.
As Mid Atlantic Team Leader at Amalgamated Bank, Ms. Stanley Beatty is responsible for leading
the Bank’s commercial real estate efforts in the Mid -Atlantic region, with a focus on affordable,
multifamily lending. To date, she has originated more than $400 million of new commercial real
estate loans and has established relationships with local real estate attorneys, settlement
companies, engineers, and appraisers. Ms. Stanley Beatty has been with Amalgamated Bank since
September 2014.
Ms. Stanley Beatty served as President of the Washington, DC Chapter of African American Real
Estate Professionals for five years and was a mayoral appointee to the Washington DC Historic
Preservation Review Board, serving a three-year term. Ms. Stanley Be atty currently serves as
Treasurer and Board Member of the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board. She is also
a member of the Ward 5 Leadership Council, a community-based organization focused on
improving the lives of Washington, DC residents.
A Ward 5 resident, Ms. Stanley Beatty earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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: November 21, 2025
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution reappointing Carisa Stanley Beatty as a
member of the Public Charter School Board
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolution 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