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MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
December 9, 2025
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350Pennsylvania 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 6 of the Office of Out of School Time
Grants and Youth Outcomes Establishment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-261;
D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.05), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Mr. Matthew Hanson
S Street, NE
Washington, DC 20020
(Ward 7)
for reappointment as a nongovernmental member of the Commission on Out of School Time Grants
and Youth Outcomes, for a term to end November 7, 2026.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
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.
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3 at the request of the Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the reappointment of Matthew Hanson to the Commission on Out of School Time
16 Grants and Youth Outcomes.
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18 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
19 resolution may be cited as the "Commission on Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes
20 Matthew Hanson Confirmation Resolution of 2025".
21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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23 Matthew Hanson
24 S Street, SE
25 Washington, DC 20020
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28 as a nongovernmental member of the Commission on Out of School Time Grants and Youth
29 Outcomes, established by section 6 of the Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth
30 Outcomes Establishment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-261; D.C. Official
31 Code§ 2-1555.05), for a term to end November 7, 2026.
32 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
33 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
34 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Matthew Hanson
Professional Experience
Chief of Staff, DC Action March 2020 –
Present
● Serves as chief strategist and thought partner to the Executive Director, helping to map out
strategic goals and ensure their timely execution.
● Responsible for ensuring all 13 staff complete their annual goals and work plans, including
individualized racial equity and professional development goals, and performance evaluations.
● Oversees special projects, such as coordinating the organization’s work in support of the Just
Recovery campaign, the launch of the revamped DC Kids Count website, DC Action voter guide
and website, at-large councilmember candidate forum and more.
● Managed the organization’s census outreach project, which partnered with local grassroots
organizations to recruit two dozen youth ambassadors who contacted nearly 88,700 District
residents, and engaged them in over 15,500 conversations to increase census participation.
● Facilitates daily leadership team meetings, twice a week all staff meetings, and oversees the
organization’s editorial projects planning, in addition to directly managing three staff.
● Manages the DC Out-of-School Time coalition, a cohort of 40 organizations that advocates for
access to high-quality learning opportunities beyond the classroom.
● Represent the organization to allies, other coalitions, candidates, elected officials and their staff.
DC Director, Working Families Party July 2018 – March 2020
● Coordinated the Under 3 DC campaign, a coalition of more than three dozen organizations, that
secured nearly $16 million in funding for FY2020 for the Birth-to-Three for All Act to reduce the
cost of child care, increase wages for child care workers and promote better health outcomes
for families.
● Managed the DC Fair Elections campaign (2016-2018) that passed, fully funded and
implemented the country’s most progressive public financing of elections program.
● Oversaw the organizations electoral endorsement efforts, and supported coalition efforts such
as Paid Family, Leave Restore the Vote, and Share Better DC.
● Conducted strategic planning, developed short and long term campaign plans and budgets, and
oversaw and wrote most of the organization’s external communications, including action alerts,
press releases, petitions and more.
● Worked closely with national and regional staff and allies to develop and advance electoral and
political agenda; provide written and oral reports, and supervise local staff and partners.
● Organized events with elected officials, activists and grasstop officials and coordinate lobby
visits, legislative hearings, and recruitment of witnesses.
Campaign Manager, Ed Lazere for DC Council Chair January 2018 – June 2018
● Managed first-time candidate’s campaign that became the highest-profile race in the city.
● Raised nearly a quarter million dollars in small-dollar contributions in less than five months.
● Recruited, trained and mobilized over 100 volunteers for canvassing, phone banks and
peer-to-peer digital outreach that resulted in a first-time candidate earning more than one third
of the vote against the District’s highest-polling elected official.
● Developed campaign materials and products, including literature, mailings, targeting, robo-calls,
polling, training materials, scripts, contracts, digital ads, logo, and website, and provided
cross-platform data management.
● Secured endorsements from leading progressive organizations across the District, including DC
for Democracy, DC National Organization for Women, Jews United for Justice, MoveOn, Trans
United Fund, Washington Teachers' Union and others.
DC Campaigns Director, Working Families Party April 2015 – January 2018
● Managed the successful “DC for $15” minimum wage campaign, an effort that raised the wage
for 127,000 workers.
● Wrote the campaign plan and budget, and oversaw a budget of a quarter million dollars.
● Supervised a team of 30 full-time canvassers and 12 data entry specialists that collected and
verified over 60,000 valid petition signatures.
● Developed the field plan, canvass tracking systems, talking points, turf maps and other core
materials, as well as directed communications, and oversaw coalition activities, including actions
and events, communications, canvasses, data entry, legal and political strategy.
● Embedded on the Bernie Sanders for President 2016 campaign in Iowa and Wisconsin,
responsible for recruiting and training volunteers, opening field offices, identifying and
preparing speakers for mega-rallies, and coordinating voter turnout activities.
Maryland Campaigns Manager,Working Families Party January 2013 – April
2015
● Launched and managed the Raise Maryland’s minimum wage campaign, a successful legislative
effort from 2013-2014 that raised the state minimum wage to $10.10 for 455,000 workers.
● Built and maintained institutional relationships with dozens of diverse partners, including
community, labor, immigrant, civil rights, faith organizations and small businesses, many of
which affiliated with the state chapter once it was formally launched.
● Developed and distributed candidate questionnaires and organizing candidate endorsement
interviews for dozens of offices.
● Orchestrated dozens of campaign events, including ones featuring national and state elected
officials, forums, protests, rallies, press briefings and more.
Additional Professional and Volunteer Experience
● Publishing committee member, The Forge ; online, September 2019 to present.
● Volunteer, La Clínica del Pueblo; Washington, DC, August 2018 – present.
● Member, DC Fair Elections commission, Washington, DC; August 2018 – September 2020.
● AmeriCorps Member, City Year; Washington, DC, August 2005 – June 2007.
Languages and Skills
● Spanish (conversational), ActBlue, Action Network, Mail Chimp, Nation Builder, Voter Activation
Network, L2 voter database, Call Hub, TruText, Drupal, WordPress, Facebook and Twitter (ads
and analytics), Google Docs, and Microsoft Office suite.
Publications and Speaking Engagements
● “ The Fight for a Caring Economy ,” The Forge , September 2020.
● “ Organizing in the Belly of the Beast ,” The Forge , August 2020.
● “ Interview with Hahrie Han ,” The Forge , September 27, 2019.
● “ Jack Evans should resign as Ward 2 DC Council member ,” The DC Line , July 1, 2019, (co-author).
● Panelist at the National Employment Law Project (NELP) annual conference for 2014 and 2015.
Education
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduated Magna cum Laude 2010
● Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Concentration in History, Political Science and Sociology.
● Thesis: “The Decline and Revitalization of the American Labor Movement.”
● Certificate in Labor Studies from the Murphy Institute
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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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atthew Hanson
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r. Matthew Hanson has spent more than a decade working as an
advocate and hopes to continue advocating for the importance and value
of out-of-school programming.
Mr. Hanson is currently the Chief of Staff at DC Action, an organization
that works with young people, parents and community partners, and
advocates for public policies that support kids at every step from early
childhood to early adulthood. In his role, he facilitates the DC Out-of-
School Coalition which fights for access to high- quality learning
opportunities beyond the classroom that prepare youth for success in
education, career, and life. He is also the former Director of the DC
Working Families Party and has worked as a researcher and organizer on
a variety of electoral, labor, and legislative campaigns.
A Ward 7 resident, Mr. Hanson earned his Bachelor of Arts with an Interdisciplinary
Concentration in History from Hunter College.
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: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: October 31, 2025
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolution s nominating Matthew Hanson , Joanne
Lamparter, Danielle Schmutz, Ricardo Cooper, Stephanie Foo, Cambridge
Worrell-Smith, Levi Eckman, Rohan Young, Daniela Grigioni, Sybil Davis,
GeNita Finley, Reginald Mathis, and Leandro Travieso as members of the
Commission on Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outc omes
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above -referenced resolution s and
found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
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Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish