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M
URIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
April 20, 2026
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
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 s ection 5 of the Office of Citizen Complaint
Review Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-208; D.C. Official Code
§ 5-1104), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Mr. Glenn Marcus
27th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(Ward 3)
for appointment as the Ward 3 member of the Police Complaints Board, filling a new seat, for a term
to end January 12, 2029.
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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~~ hairman Phil Mendelson
at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOS ED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the appointment of Glenn Marcus to the Police Complaints Board.
RESOLVED , BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA , That this
resolution may be cited as the "Police Complaints Board Glenn Marcus Confirmation Resolution
of 2026".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
Glenn Marcus
27th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(Ward 3)
as the Ward 3 member of the Police Complaints Board, established by section 5 of the Office of
Citizen Complaint Review Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-
208; D.C Official Code§ 5-1104), filling a new seat, for a term to end January 12, 2029.
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 Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Glenn Marcus - Semi-retired Documentary Writer/Producer
Senior Member, Press Freedom Team, National Press Club 2009- present
Board Member, Woodley Park Community Association
Advisory Board Member, Operation Benjamin
Former Vice- Chair, DC Police Dept. 2nd District Citizens Advisory Council
Documentary Filmmaker and Consultant - 2001 - present
Producer/Writer of four PBS national primetime programs:
“Korean War Stories” – 2001 Winner, “Outstanding Historical Doc.” – National News and Doc. Emmy
“The World War II Memorial: A Testament to Freedom,” 2004.
“The March of the Bonus Army,” 2006;
“Hallowed Grounds,” 2009 - News and Doc. National Emmy Nominee in the “Craft of Writing”
Advisor to numerous documentaries, and member of film teams themselves, including “The Trump
Train,” shot at the 2016 Republican Convention in Cleveland
Also, Presenter at the National Gallery of Art, the National Archives, and Library of Congress
Adjunct Professor in Communications and Government Depts. – 2001- 2015
Advanced Academic Programs of Johns Hopkins University.
Masters courses taught in Media (all include TV and Film) – “War on the Screen,” “History of the
Documentary” and “The American Dream on the Screen.” Also taught “The Seen and the Unseen: The
History of the City of Washington, DC.” Area editor of Film and History publications. Plenary session
director at two national academic film conferences. Panel moderator at History Conferences. Lectured
from UC Santa Cruz to the University of Pennsylvania. Latest academic publication - Review of the
documentary “Something About a Wall” by Ross McElwee, in Film and History Journal, Spring 2012.
Associate Director in the National Program Service – PBS 1989-2001
Shared series portfolio for The American Experience, Nova, Nature, and other ongoing and limited
series. Oversaw countless “specials.” Organizer of the 50th anniversary programming on WWII and the
Korean conflict, plus special efforts on the Vietnam War and the Holocaust.
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Program Officer – National Endowment for the Humanities. 1976 – 1989
Managed grant giving in museums, youth projects, and then emerging filmmakers. Interagency liaison
with film programs of the NEA and other Departments. Founded the “Media Log” for all NEH
documentaries.
Lobbyist, Urban Environment Conference, Washington, DC 1975
Campaign Manager – Sitting Judges, Baltimore City election, 1973
Lobbyist – Baltimore City office to the Annapolis legislature 1972-1973
Teacher – Middle School science – Baltimore City -1971
Teacher – GED Studies, Rikers Island Prison -1969-1970
Education:
Johns Hopkins University, A.B., The Humanities Advisor – Stephen Ambrose
E
xecutive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
G
lenn Marcus
Mr.
Glenn Marcus, now semi -retired, has served as a documentary
filmmaker, press freedom advocate, federal grants administrator,
schoolteacher, university professor, and community activist. He has
made four PBS national primetime programs, and taught documentary
film history at the University level, science in middle school, and GED
studies in a correctional institution. Mr. Marcus serves on the Press
Freedom Team of the National Press Club, on the board of his community
association, and as Vice Chair of a community group advising the
Metropolitan Police Department. His grants work included thirteen years
at the National Endowment for the Humanities and twelve years at PBS
headquarters. He has lectured at several national conferences and at
universities from UC Santa Barbara to Penn, and has presented locally at the Library of Congress,
the National Archives, and the National Gallery of Art.
A Ward 3 resident, Mr. Marcus earned his Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from John Hopkins
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: March 27, 2026
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution appointing Glenn Marcus as a member of
the Police Complaints 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.
______________________________
Elizabeth Cavendish