Linda Byrd-Johnson
Director, Student Service
(202) 502-7600
linda.byrd-johnson@ed.gov

Student Programs Development Division
Frances Bergeron, Director
(202) 502-7528
frances.bergeron@ed.gov

• Program Planning and Coordination of Activities
• Policy and Budget Development
• Data Analysis
• Budget and Program Operation Coordination

TRIO Upward Bound and Educational Opportunity Centers Division
Gaby Watts, Director
(202) 502-7545
gaby.watts@ed.gov

• Upward Bound
• Upward Bound Math/Science
• Veterans Upward Bound
• Educational Opportunity Centers

Undergraduate and Graduate Programs Division
Eileen Bland, Director
(202) 502-7730
eileen.bland@ed.gov

• Student Support Services Program
• Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program
• Erma Byrd Scholarship Program
• Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program

Graduate and Special Focus Programs Division
Katie Blanding, Director
(202) 219-7049
katie.blanding@ed.gov

• Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Program
• Jacob Javits Fellowship Program
• Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
• Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs

GEAR UP and TRIO Talent Search Division
James Davis, Director
(202) 502-7802
james.davis@ed.gov

• Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
• TRIO Talent Search Program

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