District of Columbia PR 26-0700: Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development Karen Kwok Confirmation Resolution of 2026

Bill Text

MURIELBOWSER
MAYOR
May 6, 2026
‘The HonorablePhil Mendelson
Chairman
Councilofthe Districtof Columbia
John A. WilsonBuilding
1350PennsylvaniaAvenue,NW, Suite 504
Washington,DC20004
Dear ChairmanMendelson:
In accordancewith section2 of the ConfirmationAct of 1978, effectiveMarch3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. OfficialCode § 1523.01),and pursuantto section305ofthe Officeof Asian and Pacific
IslanderAffairsEstablishmentAct of 2001,effectiveOctober3, 2001 (D.C.Law 14-28;D.C.
OfficialCode § 2-1374),I am pleasedto nominatethe followingindividual:
Ms. Karen Kwok
ChapinStreet, NW
‘Washington,DC 20009
(Ward1)
for reappointmentas a publicmemberof the Commissionon Asianand PacificIslanderCommunity
Development,for a term to end April 17, 2029.
Enclosed,
you 
will 
find 
biographical
information
detailing
the 
experience
of
the 
above-mentioned
nominee,
together
with
a
proposed
resolution
to
assist
the
Council
during
the
confirmation
process.
I wouldappreciatethe Council’searliestconsiderationofthis nominationfor confirmation.Please
do
not
hesitate
to
contact
me,
or
Steven
Walker,
Director,
Mayor's
Office
of
Talent
and
Appointments,shouldthe Councilrequireadditionalinformation.
Sincerely,
  

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3 at the request of the Mayor 
4 
5 
6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 
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9 
10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
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15 To confirm the reappointment of Karen Kwok to the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander 
16 Community Development. 
17 
18 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 
19 resolution may be cited as the "Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community 
20 Development Karen Kwok Confirmation Resolution 
of 2026". 
21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of: 
22 
23 Karen Kwok 
24 Chapin Street, NW 
25 Washington, DC 20009 
26 (Ward 
1) 
27 
28 
as a public member of the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development, 
29 established by section 305 
of the Office of Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs Establishment Act 
30 
of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code§ 2-1374), for a term to 
31 end April 17, 2029. 
32 Sec. 3. The Council 
of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution, 
33 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Mayor. 
34 Sec. 
4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 

KARENCARMENKWOK—"
MSN, FNP-BC,MPH, LSSGB, CIC
OBJECTIVE
SeekingCommissionerrole requiringexpertisein projectmanagement,grants administration,communitydevelopment,&
public health outcomeswith Asian AmericanNative HawaiianPacific Islandercommunitiesin DC
KEY QUALIFICATIONS_
‘+ FIELD EXPERIENCE:Asia Pacific (Bangladesh,India, Mongolia,Tajikistan),SubSaharanAfrica, Latin America, Balkans
‘+
GLOBAL
AFFAIRS:
Fulbright
Specialist,
Peace
Corps
Response
Volunteer,
&
Consultant
with
various
Ministries
of
Health
‘+
HEALTH
ADVISOR
WITH
MASTER'S
IN
PUBLIC
HEALTH:
Johns
Hopkins
University
graduate
with
over
10
years
engaging,
interdisciplinaryteams with rapid needs assessmentfor health systemsstrengtheningefforts
‘+ TECHNICALEXPERTISE:Regulatoryscience,infectious& chronicdisease,vaccines,oncology,family planning,& HMIS
‘+
KNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENT:
Briefings
on
policy
mitigation
plans
&
service
delivery
models
integrating
data
visualization
‘+
STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT:
Multilateral
networks
leveraging
US
government
(USAID,
PEPFAR,
CDC,
DOD),
foundations,
think tanks, & nonprofitorganizationswith Ministriesof Health,Economy,& Educationin public privatepartnerships
*
SOCIAL
IMPACT:
gap
analyses
resulting
in
capacity
development
with
community
health
initiatives
of
up
to
$30.5
Million
‘+
USER
EXPERIENCE:
Subject
Matter
Expert
with
product
innovation,
Super
User
managing
electronic
health
record
platforms& registrydata management,& HackathonEnthusiastapplyingHuman-CenteredDesign in programevaluation
‘+
ADVANCED
PRACTICE
NURSE:
UC
San
Francisco
graduate
&
former
Family
Nurse
Practitioner
Content
Expert
Panelist
for
the
‘AmericanNursesCredentialingCenter with over 10 years in patientadvocacy& translationalresearch
‘+ LANGUAGES:native Englishspeakerwith conversational& medicalSpanish& Cantoneseproficiency
  
MULTILATERALPARTNERSHIPS:REGULATORYSCIENCE& PRODUCTINNOVATIONIN POPULATIONHEALTH
1/2023- Present:ClinicianInvestigator,Digital Health
EmployerName &Address:BrllientCorporation,1893 Metro Center Dr #210, Reston,VA 20190
FDA: OncologyCenter ofExcellence:Contractor;NationalCancer Institute:Digital OncologyStudies& CURE ID
PrimaryResponsibilities:
‘+ Executedstrategicengagementto positionBrillientCorporationthoughtleadershipin USgovernmenthealth innovation,
'*
Managed
portfolio
adhering
to
NIH
IRB
&
FDA
clearance
procedures
for
investigating
wearable
device
use
with
assessing
chronicpain & functionalstatus ofoncologypatients.
* Coordinatedvendor cooperativeagreementsfor studydesign,bioengineering,& data managementconcerns.
+ Co-createdregistrywebsitefeaturesfor repurposeddrugs with data scientistsfor