Bill > PR26-0448

This resolution is a confirmation document nominating Dr. Thomas Skinner to serve as a member of the District Waterways Advisory Commission, specifically representing the economic development or tourism sector. Dr. Skinner, a Ward 6 resident with a PhD in Economics from MIT and a Bachelor's degree from Oxford University, is a founding member and Managing Partner of Redbrick LMD, a real estate investment and development company focusing on the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The resolution details his professional background, which includes working at McKinsey & Co and Potomac Ventures, and highlights his experience in developing approximately $2 billion in real estate assets with a pipeline of over $4 billion in future projects. The nomination is for an initial term ending April 19, 2026, with a subsequent term to end April 19, 2030, and follows the Confirmation Act of 1978 and the Office of District Waterways Management Establishment Act of 2022. The document includes a legal sufficiency review by the Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor, which found the resolution legally unobjectionable.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/PR26-0448