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OPE Address

U.S. Department of Education
Office of Postsecondary Education
LBJ Building, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202
Main Telephone: 202-453-6914
[Directions]

U.S. Department of Education Information Resource Center: 1-800-872-5327 (toll-free)

OPE Senior Management Staff

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education

Dr. Nasser Paydar
Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary Roxanne Garza
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management and Planning Tiwanda Burse
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs Amanda Miller
Senior Director for Institutional Service Vacant
Senior Director for Student Service Gaby Watts
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education Vacant
Senior Director, International and Foreign Language Education Cheryl Gibbs
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation

Antoinette Flores

Senior Director, Policy Development, Analysis, and Accreditation Services Scott Prince

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Policy, Planning, and Innovation

Accreditation Group, Director Herman Bounds Jr., Ed.S. 202-453-6128
Administrative and Auxiliary Services, Director Valerie Lefor 202-453-7724
Policy Coordination Group, Director Tamy Abernathy 202-453-5970
Policy Development Group, Director Gregory Martin 202-453-7535
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) George A. Smith 202-453-7757
National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) George A. Smith 202-453-7757

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Institutional Service

Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions
(Title III, Parts A and F)
Robyn Wood 202-453-7744
American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities
(Title III, Parts A and F)
Everardo Gil 202-987-0431
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions
(Title III, Parts A and F)
Pearson Owens 202-453-7997
Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education Shedita Alston 202-453-7090
Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions ( Title V) Njeri Clark 202-453-6224

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)

-- FIPSE -- Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success Kelly Harris 202-453-7346
-- FIPSE -- First in the World Kelly Harris
Stacey Slijepcevic
202-453-7346
202-453-6150
-- FIPSE -- Training for Realtime Writers Beverly Baker 202-453-6162
-- FIPSE --Transitioning Gang-Involved Youth to Higher Education Jymece Seward 202-453-6138
-- FIPSE -- Open Textbooks Pilot Program Stacey Slijepcevic 202-453-6150
-- FIPSE -- Pilot Program for Cybersecurity Education Technological Upgrades for Community Colleges Pearson Owens 202-453-7997

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Hispanic-Serving Institutions - Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics and Articulation Programs (STEM) Jymece Seward 202-453-6138
Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Donald Watson 202-453-6166
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Title III, Parts B and F) Wendy Lawrence 202-453-7821
Historically Black Graduate Institutions (Title III, Part B) Bernadette Miles 202-453-7892
Master's Degree Programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Darryl Davis 202-453-7582
Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Bernadette Hence 202-453-7913
National Center for Information and Technical Support for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities Shedita Alston 202-453-7090
Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (Title III, Parts A and F) Don Crews 202-453-7920
Predominantly Black Institutions - Competitive Grants Kelly Harris 202-453-7346
Predominantly Black Institutions - Formula Grants Bernadette Miles 202-453-7892
Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans Margarita Melendez 202-260-3548
Strengthening Institutions, (Title III, Part A) Nalini Lamba-Nieves 202-453-7953
Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Shedita Alston 202-453-7090
Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Coordinating Center Shedita Alston 202-453-7090

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International and Foreign Language Education

American Overseas Research Centers Cheryl Gibbs 202-453-5690
Business and International Education Program Gary Thomas 202-453-5780
Centers for International Business Education Timothy Duvall 202-453-7521
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
-- Western Hemisphere (Canada, Latin America)
-- East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands
-- Middle East, Western Europe
-- Africa, International
-- Russia/East Europe/Eurasia
 
Carolyn Collins
Brian Cwiek
Tim Duvall
Gabriela Gillespie
Dana Sapatoru
 
202-453-7854
202-453-7752
202-452-7521
202-987-1306
202-453-7738
Fulbright-Hays Training Grants - Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Pamela Maimer
Amy Marrion
DDRA@ed.gov
202-453-6891
202-453-5628
Fulbright-Hays Training Grants - Faculty Research Abroad Pamela Maimer
Amy Marrion
FRA@ed.gov
202-453-6891
202-453-5628
Fulbright-Hays Training Grants - Group Projects Abroad Cory Neal 202-453-6137
Fulbright-Hays Training Grants - Seminars Abroad - Bilateral Projects Matthew Robinson
Mark Bladel
seminarsabroad@ed.gov
202-453-6204
202-987-1331
International Research and Studies Dana Sapatoru 202-453-7738
Language Resource Centers Carolyn Collins 202-453-7854
National Resource Centers
-- Western Hemisphere (Canada, Latin America)
-- East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands
-- Middle East, Western Europe
-- Africa, International
-- Russia/East Europe/Eurasia
 
Carolyn Collins
Brian Cwiek
Tim Duvall
Gabriela Gillespie
Dana Sapatoru
 
202-453-7854
202-453-7752
202-452-7521
202-987-1306
202-453-7738
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program Jessica Lugg 202-245-7059

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Student Service

Child Care Access Means Parents in School Harold Wells 202-453-6131
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Ben Witthoefft 202-453-7576
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Rebecca Ell 202-453-6348

TRIO Programs

--TRIO - Educational Opportunity Centers Rachael Wiley 202-987-0396
--TRIO - Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Carmen Gordon 202-453-7311
--TRIO - Student Support Services James Davis 202-453-7814
--TRIO - Talent Search Antoinette Clark 202-453-7121
--TRIO - Training Program for Federal TRIO Program Staff Suzanne Ulmer 202-453-7691
--TRIO - Upward Bound Kenneth Waters 202-453-6273
--TRIO - Upward Bound Math/Science Tanisha Hamblin-Johnson (202) 453-6090
--TRIO - Veterans Upward Bound Dana Foreman 202-987-0437
--TRIO - Student Programs Development Division Emory Morrison 202-453-6963

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Other Program and Office Contacts

Howard University Donald Watson 202-453-6166
Policy and Budget Information Vacant

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U.S. Department of Education
Office of Postsecondary Education
Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Building
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202



   
Last Modified: 03/05/2024