2. Introduction of District’s Project Team
Elevating the Quality of Life in the District
Gilles Stucker, DMPED Senior Project Manager
Darnetta Tyus, DMPED Community Outreach Manager
Hares Sayed, DGS Senior Project Manager
Gareth Thomas, DGS Project Manager
Jackie Stanley, DGS Community Outreach Coordinator
Brent Sisco, DPR Project Manager
Joseph Taylor, DOES Program Analyst
Alex Underwood, DOES Compliance
Elevating the Quality of Life in the District
16. Business Services Group (BSG) ‐ Program
Analyst
• Identify and promote employment opportunities by
establishing partnerships with business stakeholders in
the District of Columbia.
• Integrate employer recruitment with American Job
Center Employment Opportunity Specialist Team.
• Promote DC Networks registration with employers and
job seekers for recruitment hiring activities.
• Introduce DOES employer support services at strategic
planning sessions.
• Conduct Competency Based pre‐screening assessments
for qualified job seekers.
• Offer employers local and federally funded tax
incentives, bond insurance and pre‐employment
training programs.
17. General Business Support
• Washington DC Economic Partnership (WDCEP)
• DC Chamber of Commerce
Regional Business Support
• Maryland Employment Office
• Arlington County Employment Center
• Alexandria Employment and Training Center
District of Columbia Government Agencies
• Office of African Affairs
• Office of Latino Affairs (OLA)
• Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Affairs
• Department of Human Services (DHS)
• DC Public School System (DCPS)
• Department of Transportation (DDOT)
• Office of the Mayor (DC Main Streets (DSLBD reStore
DC)
• Department of Small & Local Business Development
• Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)
• Office of Planning
• Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic
Development
• DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)
• DC Office of Human Resources (DCHR)
• DC Office on Asian & Pacific Islander Affairs
Neighborhood/Community/Faith Based Organizations
• North Capitol Collaborative
• Community Development Corporations (CDC’s)
• Business Improvement Districts (BIDS’s)
• Goodwill of Greater Washington
• United Planning Organization (UPO)
• CSOSA
• Anacostia Waterfront Initiative
• Workforce Organization for Regional Collaboration (WORC)
• Greater Washington Urban League
• Latin American Youth Center
• Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANC’s)
• Amerigroup
• The Brookland Manor Employment Services /The Young
Adults Corp of Washington, DC
The BSG works to cultivate and sustain
partnerships with community service
agencies to provide employment related
services to District residents.
Community Partners