District’s FY26 Budget
Please join us on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 for a VIRTUAL District Strong conversation with City Administrator Kevin Donahue and Jenny Reed, Director of the Office of Budget and Performance Management (OBPM).
City Administrator Donahue and Director Reed will offer a timely discussion about key priorities, spending decisions, and policy goals shaping the city’s future.
Once again, this conversation is VIRTUAL. You will be given login details once you register below.
Have questions or need assistance with your RSVP? Please contact Melissa Crawford at mcrawford@federalcitycouncil.org
Learn more about our speakers.
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Appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser in January 2021, Kevin Donahue serves as the City Administrator for DC Government, overseeing the day-to-day operations, setting performance metrics and goals, and implementing legislative actions and policy decisions of the Mayor and the DC Council.
As the City Administrator, Mr. Donahue led the District’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic by implementing a whole-of-government process to ensure cross collaboration, prompt decision making, and effective communications. Additionally, he advised the Mayor on the creation of two new offices to support the District’s fight against gun violence and to identify strategies for implementing a more equitable infrastructure within DC Government.
Mr. Donahue’s career in the Bowser Administration began in January 2015 when he was appointed to serve as the Deputy City Administrator and the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice. During his tenure, he launched The Lab@DC, a team of scientists who use data to analyze how well government is working. As the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, he led the oversight of the transformation of the District’s Department of Fire and EMS, and launched the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement to create innovative intervention programs and community building initiatives that support a safer, stronger DC.
Mr. Donahue received a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Georgetown University and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University. A 30-year resident of the District, Mr. Donahue lives in Ward 4 with his wife and two children.
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Jenny Reed is the Director of the Office of Budget and Performance Management. The office uses budget data, strategic planning, and innovation to continuously improve the programs and services DC government delivers. Jenny first joined DC Government in 2015 as the Mayor’s Deputy Budget Director. Prior to that role, she spent nearly eight years at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute where she served as Deputy Director.
Reed is widely recognized as an expert on the DC budget, affordable housing, poverty and income trends, and tax policy. Her research has contributed to a number of important budget and policy outcomes, including increased funding to address the city’s affordable housing shortfall, improved public access to key DC budget information, and improvements to policies governing the city’s financial reserves. Jenny also served as a member of the Board of Commissioners for the DC Housing Authority, appointed to the Board by the DC Consortium of Legal Service Providers, and served in the Housing Advocate position. Jenny holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Rhode Island and a Masters in Public Policy from George Washington University.