Vacancies on Boards andCommissionsList last updated on December 02, 2013

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Updated: 07:34 am UTC, 30/10/2024

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The following list of vacancies is provided by
the Office of the Special Assistant to the Mayor for Boards and Commissions. Use the find
function of your browser to locate a particular board. This list is not necessarily
authoritative. For example, vacancies are listed on the Commission on Women, and that
commission is still operating, even though it has been legally defunded by the City
Council.

For additional information about a specific board,
or write to Marie Drissel, Special Assistant to the Mayor for
Boards and Commissions.

How to Be Nominated to a
Board or Commission

by Dorothy Brizill

In order of importance: (1) be a long-time supporter of the Mayor; (2)
contribute to the Mayor; (3) get out the vote for the Mayor; (4) be a friend of a friend
of the Mayor; (5) have the support of the special interests that benefit from or are
regulated by the board or commission; and (6) have the support of your Ward Councilmember.
On rare occasions, it may be marginally helpful to have some expertise in the field.

The Office of the Special Assistant to the Mayor for Boards and
Commissions writes that "individuals should not hesitate to nominate
themselves." In practice, nearly all nominations are made by the individuals
themselves. Endorsement letters from the special interests involved, the Councilmember,
and the Mayor are vital for any serious attempt to be nominated to a board or commission.
This office is extremely slow to act, and most vacancies remain vacant for months, if not
years. Continual pressure is necessary in order to be appointed to any vacancy.

Membership on most boards and commissions is restricted to District of
Columbia residents and preference is given to candidates who live in the District —
except that most business-related boards or commissions have members who use their DC
office addresses instead of their Maryland or Virginia home addresses.

Nominations should be made by a letter directed to Mayor Anthony Williams,
One Judiciary Square, 441 4th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001. Letters should include
the board or boards to which nomination is sought, the name, home address, and day and
evening telephone numbers of the nominee, and a résumé "listing relevant experience
as well as community and civic activities." Then lobby, lobby, lobby, lobby.

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Vacancies

Accountancy, Board of1 now1 consumer
Acupuncture Advisory Commission3 now1 physician/acupuncturist, 1 acupuncturist, 1 government
Aging Commission10 nowPublic members
African-Caribbean Affairs Commission11 nowPublic members
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board1 nowExpertise as per law
Appeals and Review Board7 now1 legal, 2 public, 4 government
Apprenticeship Council5 nowEmployer and employee representative members, public members
Architects and Interior Designers Board1 nowInterior designer member
Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs Committee2 nowPublic members
Barber and Cosmetology Board2 now1 barber, 1 consumer
Blind and Other Severely Handicapped8 nowPublic members
Chesapeake Bay Sci/Tech. Board5 nowTechnical experts
Child Abuse and Neglect Committee8 nowPublic members
Child Fatality Review Committee6 now Public citizen members
Chiropractic Board4 nowExpertise as per law
Community Humanities Council3 nowPublic, university teachers and administrators
Compliance Advisory Panel2 nowExpertise as per law
Contract Appeals Board1 nowAttorney member
Dietetics and Nutrition Board2 now1 nutritionist, 1 consumer
Economic Development Finance Corporation5 nowEconomic development expertise
Education Licensure Commission1 nowExpertise as per law
Emergency Medical Services Committee18 nowLabor, providers, consumers, public
Employee Appeals, Office of1 nowExpertise as per law
Employee Compensation Appeals Board1 nowExpertise as per law
Environmental Planning Commission4 nowBusiness representatives
Funeral Directors Board2 now2 funeral directors
Historic Preservation Review Board1 nowExpertise as per law
Housing Finance Agency Board2 nowExpertise as per law
Human Rights Commission2 nowPublic members
Juvenile Justice Advisory Group15 nowPublic and youth members
Latino Community Development Commission10 nowPublic and resident aliens members
Local Business Opportunity Commission2 nowPublic members
Medicine Board2 now1 physician, 1 consumer
Metabolic Disorders Committee4 nowExpertise as per law
Nursing Home Administration Board3 now1 physician, 1 nursing home administrator, 1 educator
Occupational Safety and Health Board3 nowExpertise as per law
Occupational Therapy Board3 now1 licensed OT, 1 OT assistant, 1 consumer
Optometry Board2 now1 optometry member, 1 consumer
Pharmacy Board1 now1 consumer
Physical Therapy Board1 now Physical therapist member
Physician Assistants Advisory Board3 now1 licensed physician, 1 physician assistant, 1 government
Placement of Children in Family Homes16 nowProviders, public, and consumers
Podiatry Board1 now1 podiatrist
Potomac River Basin, Interstate Commission on the1 nowExpertise as per law
Professional Counseling, Board of1 nowExpertise as per law
Public Access Corporation Board of Directors2 nowPublic members
Public Housing, Executive Committee on1 nowExpertise as per law
Public Defender Service Board11 now7 attorneys, 4 public members
Public Trust Drug Prevention Board8 now6 public members, 2 government
Real Property Assessment and Appeals Board7 nowExpertise as per law
Security Advisory Committee3 nowExpertise as per law
Social Worker Board3 nowExpertise as per law
Sports and Entertainment Commission1 nowExpertise as per law
State Rehabilitation Advisory Council9 nowDisabled persons, parents of the disabled
Statewide Independent Living Advisory Council9 nowIndividuals with disabilities
Violence Against Women Commission9 nowPublic, providers and advocates

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