Minutes of the Commission on Social Impact Partnerships (Commission) 

Public Meeting 

Thursday, March 28, 2019 

Commission Members Present: 

Paul Bradford Edgerley, Commission Chair 

Donald Cohen 

Kimberley Lee 

Jeremy Keele 

James Sullivan 

Mathew Weidinger 

Anne Wilson 

Harlan Yu 

Treasury Officers and Staff Present: 

Daniel Kowalski, Counselor to the Secretary 

Michael Faulkender, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Economic Policy 

Kathleen Victorino, Social Impact Partnerships Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA) Program Coordinator 

Chris Soares, Acting Director, Office of Microeconomic Analysis, Office of Economic Policy 

Theodore Figinski, Economist, Office of Microeconomic Analysis, Office of Economic Policy 

Holly Posin, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Office of Economic Policy 

William Girardo, Policy Advisor, Office of Economic Policy 

Steven Laughton, Assistant General Counsel (Banking & Finance) 

Stephen Milligan, Acting Deputy Assistant General Counsel (Banking & Finance) 

Christopher Blickley, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Assistant General Counsel (Banking & Finance) 

Nevelyn Jones, Awards Manager, Office of Grants & Asset Management 

Other Federal Agency Staff Present: 

Jeffrey Schlagenhauf, Associate Director for Economic Policy, Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) 

Gideon Lukens, Deputy Associate Director for Economic Policy, OMB 

John Tambornino, Senior Advisor, Office of Economic Policy, OMB 

Cheryl Hoffman, Director, Children and Youth Policy Division, Office of Human Services Policy, 

Department of Health and Human Services 

Jennifer Tschantz, Office of Special Education Programs, Department of Education 

Members of the Public Presenting Oral or Written Statements: 

Ilario Pantano, Senior Director of Programs and Services, Institute for Veterans and Military Families 

Ruth Ann Norton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Green and Healthy Homes Initiative 

Michael McKnight, Vice President of Policy and Innovation, Green and Healthy Homes Initiative 

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Welcome and Opening Remarks 

The meeting commenced at 9:00 a.m. On behalf of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Counselor to 

the Secretary Daniel Kowalski welcomed members of the Commission, members of the Council, staff 

from SIPPRA partner agencies, and members of the public and thanked the Commission members for 

their service. 

Following Counselor Kowalski’s remarks, Holly Posin, the DFO, called the meeting to order. She 

then turned the meeting over to SIPPRA Program Coordinator Kathleen Victorino. 

Ms. Victorino introduced herself and invited certain representatives from the Commission, the 

Council, and Treasury team to introduce themselves. 

Ms. Victorino gave an overview of the SIPPRA program and the similarities and differences between 

SIPPRA and other pay for results models. Ms. Victorino explained that the Notice of Funding 

Availability (NOFA) for SIPPRA Demonstration Projects published on February 21, 2019, makes 

available $66 million for projects and $9.9 million for independent evaluator costs. 

Roles and Responsibilities 

Counselor Kowalski stated that the Secretary will look to the Commission for recommendations as to 

which proposed projects would best exemplify the promise and the challenges of pay for results. 

Ms. Victorino discussed the roles and responsibilities of the Commission members under SIPPRA. 

She introduced Mr. Jeffrey Schlagenhauf from OMB. Mr. Schlagenhauf gave an overview of the 

Council’s roles and responsibilities under SIPPRA. 

Ms. Victorino discussed the roles and responsibilities of the Department of the Treasury under 

SIPPRA. She then introduced the remaining members of the Treasury SIPPRA team and 

representatives from other federal agencies represented on the Council. 

Ms. Victorino gave an overview of the application review process under the NOFA. 

Public Statements 

The public was given an opportunity to make statements and ask questions. Commission members and 

members of the public listed above asked various questions about the application submission and 

review process and criteria, which were addressed by the representatives from Treasury and OMB. 

Adjournment 

The meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m. 

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I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the foregoing minutes are accurate. 

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