ELLIOT DOOMES
CHAZMON Q. GATES
Counsel, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Mike Ross
Brother Elliot Doomes currently serves as the Counsel for the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management on the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. His role is to advise the Chairman of the Full Committee and the Chairwoman of the subcommittee and conduct legal research; interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for the subcommittee; prepare legal briefs; and develop strategy, arguments, and testimony in preparation for oversight of federal agencies within the subcommittee’s jurisdiction. As counsel to the subcommittee with primary jurisdiction over the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) and as a native of Louisiana, Brother Doomes enjoys working hard on examining issues that can make FEMA a better partner in the recovery of the Gulf State region and ensuring that FEMA’s response to future disasters is exemplary. Prior to working for the House Transportation Committee, he worked as a Legislative Assistant in the office of civil rights icon Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) where his primary focus was on economic development issues in the District of Columbia. Elliot Doomes holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Morehouse College, as well as a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was President of the Black Law Students Association, a member of the Georgetown Law Journal of Gender and the Law, and a member of the Georgetown University Juvenile Justice Clinic. Brother Doomes is a Spring 2002 initiate through the Fraternity’s Omicron Lambda Alpha Chapter. He is married to Dr. Aeva Gaymon Doomes and they live in Washington, D.C. In his spare time, he enjoys playing basketball, working on community service projects, and playing with his twoyear-old daughter, Eva Doomes.
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Brother Chazmon Q. Gates is from Dallas, Texas and was a Spring 2003 initiate into the Fraternity through Gamma Delta Chapter in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He is a 2005 graduate of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff where he was elected Student Government Association President as well as Alpha Phi Alpha Brother of the Year for the Southwestern Region. Brother Gates also is currently seeking a Master’s Degree in Government with a focus in Homeland Security at Johns Hopkins University. He came to Capitol Hill in Fall 2005 to work for Congressman Marion Berry from Arkansas where he served as a Staff Assistant until being promoted to a Legislative Correspondent. Today, Brother Chazmon Gates serves as the Legislative Assistant to Congressman Mike Ross from Arkansas (4th District) where his legislative issues include: Defense, Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, FEMA, Transportation, and Agriculture. Brother Gates currently serves as President of the Congressional Black Associates, the leading organization on Capitol Hill for African American congressional staffers.
WILLIAM JAWANDO Legislative Assistant, Office of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown Brother William Jawando currently serves as the Education Legislative Assistant for Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio who sits on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. His portfolio also includes the Senator’s judiciary, telecommunications, civil rights, and election reform issues. Prior to working for Senator Brown, he worked as a legal intern in the office of then Minority Leader, Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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