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Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1E
Post Office Box 43529
Washington, DC 20010
Telephone (202) 462-3595

SMD 01 -- Chris Shaheen chris.shaheen@dc.gov
SMD 02 -- Michael Sims mtsims@erols.com
SMD 03 -- Gwen Davidow gwen.davidow@gemplex.com
SMD 04 -- Laurie Collins lauriec@lcsystems.com
SMD 05 -- James Whitman whitmanj@executiveboard.com
SMD 06 -- Desmond Dodd dfd6@cornell.edu

Remember: Our ANC is the elected voice of Mount Pleasant to the D.C. government. You don't have to be a commissioner to join a committee or work on an ANC community project. Please call us at 462-3595 if you'd like to get involved, or have an idea or concern to share with us.

Mount Pleasant is an extremely diverse neighborhood, economically, ethnically, and politically. It has about 26,000 residents who are Black, White, Latino, and Asian. Many are recent immigrants and many are long-time residents. It is about three miles North of the White House between 16^th Street and the Washington National Zoo. Much of it was built around the turn of the century and is a Historic District. It has a business district, a theater, a public library, two elementary schools, and many churches.

What is the ANC?

The ANC is an elected DC government body, created by the city's 1973 Home Rule charter, that represents all residents of Mount Pleasant. Its job is to advise city agencies, the Mayor, and City Council on the effectiveness of existing city programs, laws, and regulations. The Mount Pleasant ANC is recognized throughout the city as one of the most competent and effective in Washington.

ANC Commissioners

Each of the six unpaid Commissioners represents a Single Member District (SMD) of about 2,000 people and serves a 2-year term, elected at the same time as the City Council elections. Although they have little formal power, the Commissioners, and their representatives, can and do testify on behalf of the neighborhood before the Council and regulatory bodies such as the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the Public Service Commission

The ANC holds Business Meetings, for decision making, on the first Monday of each month at 7:00pm in the La Casa building.

The ANC often goes beyond its charter to encourage coordination of consensus-building in the neighborhood and to serve as a source of information and expertise to promote citizen participation. With only six members, a small budget, and a part-time staff, it works through eight committees and made up of the community members; Alcoholic Beverage Control, Art, Community Empowerment Policing, Education and Recreation, Environment, Housing and Economic Development, Public Utilities, and Transportation.

The ANC also works with and encourages residents to get involved in the many community organizations that may have interests in powers beyond those of the Commission, such as Main Street, Inc., the Business Association, Historic Mount Pleasant, the Neighborhood Alliance, GreenStreets Initiative, Neighbors' Consejo, individual block associations, and many others. If you are interested in learning more about the ANC or would like to serve on a committee, please call (202) 462-3595.