Commission on Human Rights Jordyn White Confirmation Resolution of 2026

MU
RIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
April 21, 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 section 403 of the Human Rights Act of 1977,
effective December 7, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-216; D.C. Official Code § 2- 1404.03), I am pleased to
nominate the following individual:
Ms. Jordyn White
R Street, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(Ward 8)
for appointment as a member of the Commission on Human Rights, filling a vacant seat formerly held
by Antonesia Wiley, for a term to end December 31, 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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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 appointment of Jordyn White as a member of the Commission on Human Rights.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Commission on Human Rights Jordyn White Confirmation
19 Resolution of 2026".
20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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22 Jordyn White
23 R Street, SE
24 Washington, DC 20020
25 (Ward 8)
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27 as a member of the Commission on Human Rights, established by section 401 of the Human
28 Rights Act of 1977, effective December 7, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-216; D.C. Official Code§ 2-
29 1404.01 ), filling a vacant seat formerly held by Antonesia Wiley, for the remainder of an
30 unexpired term to end December 31, 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 Mayor.
33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
WHITE
Washington,DC
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John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Jor
dyn White
Ms. J
ordyn White currently serves as Vice President of Strategic Outreach
and Training at the Human Rights Campaign, where she leads national
social impact initiatives centered around issues specific to the LGBTQ
community. She is also the General Manager and cofounder of the
Washington Prodigy, reigning three‐time champions of the United States
Women’s Football League. Since 2016 she has served as the Prodigy’s
delegate on Team DC, the District’s non‐profit LGBTQ+ sports advocacy
organization. In 2014, Ms. White received the Team DC Champions
Award, which is given annually to recognize individual’s contributions to
grow the DC area’s LGBTQ sports organizations.
Ms. White previously served as a Program Officer at the National
Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, a federal advisory agency in DC. She directed
a 2‐year Consensus Study on Understanding the Well‐Being of Sexual and Gender Diverse
Populations, which review ed the available data and future research needs on persons of diverse
sexualities and genders (e.g., LGBTQ+ and MSM), as well as persons with differences in sex
development (sometimes known as intersex), along multiple intersecting dimensions across their
life course.
A Ward 8 resident, Ms. White earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University
of Pittsburgh and her Master of Science in Criminal Justice from St. Joseph’s 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 31, 2026
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution appointing Jordyn White as a member of
the Commission on Human Rights
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