UPO Directors, Managers, and Coordinators
UNITED PLANNING ORGANIZATION
301 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001-1826
(202) 238-4600
For general UPO information, send email to the Public Awareness Office: info@upo.org .
OTHER UPO FACILITIES
UPO Shaw Community Service Center
1718 Seventh Street, NW - Washington, DC 20001 - 202.462.6401
UPO Shaw Training Center
626 S Street, NW - Washington, DC 20001
UPO Anacostia Community Service Center
1649 Good Hope Road, SE - Washington, DC 20020 - 202.610.5900
UPO Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Community Service Center
2907 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20032 - 202.562.3800
Executive Management
Chief Executive Officer
Dana M. Jones
(202) 238-4692
djones@upo.org
Chief of Staff
Andrea Thomas
(202) 238-4694
athomas@upo.org
Executive Office Staff
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Allison Smith
(202) 238-4693
asmith@upo.org
Assistant to the COO
Frances Bowie
(202) 238-4691
fbowie@upo.org
Special Assistant to CEO
Josephine Thompson
(202) 238-4704
jthompson@upo.org
Special Assistant to CEO, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Programs
Susan Burnett
(202) 238-4701
sburnett@upo.org
Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff
Alice Jordan
(202) 238-4698
ajordan@upo.org
Senior Grants Management Officer
German Rodriguez
(202) 238-4603
grodriguez@upo.org
Public Awareness Office
Director
Harvey N. Johnson III
(202) 238-4696
hjohnson@upo.org
Office of the General Counsel
General Counsel
Monica Scott Beckham
(202) 238-4702
mbeckham@upo.org
Assistant General Counsel
Deborah McArthur
(202) 238-4626
dmcarthur@upo.org
Office Manager
Geraldine D. Price
(202) 238-4700
gprice@upo.org
Office of Finance
Chief Finance Officer
Meseret Degefu, CPA
(202) 238-4648
mdegefu@upo.org
Director, Financial Operations
Wendell R. Smith
(202) 238-4643
wsmith@upo.org
Director of Accounting
Shewark Akeberegn
(202) 238-4611
sakeberegn@upo.org
Executive Assistant
TBA
Office Assistant
Medina Ahmad
(202) 238-4647
mahmad@upo.org
Staff Accountant
Derek Dillahunt
(202) 238-4610
ddillahunt@upo.org
Staff Accountant
Mengesha Abesho
(202) 238-4652
mabesho@upo.org
Accounts Receivable Accountant
Mezemur Hiruye
(202) 238-4642
mhiruye@upo.org
Billing Accountant
Nubia Hernandez
(202) 238-4767
nhernandez@upo.org
Grants Manager
Edith Guemadji
(202) 238-4655
eguemadji@upo.org
Senior Budget Analyst
Barbara Brandt
(202) 238-4606
bbrandt@upo.org
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Arthur Gray
(202) 238-4612
agray@upo.org
Accounts Payable Assistant
Linda Presscott
(202) 238-4799
Lpresscott@upo.org
Procurement Officer
Margarita Loza
(202) 238-4737
mloza@upo.org
Procurement Assistant
Margo Reed
(202) 238-4604
mreed@upo.org
Head Start Grants Manager
Beatrice Malone
(202) 238-4614
bmalone@upo.org
Payroll/General Accounts
Henry Kanagbou
(202) 238-4651
hkanagbou@upo.org
Office of Human Resources
HR Office Director
Nnenna J. Ugorji
nugorji@upo.org
(202) 238-4715
Assistant Director
Rosalind Pinkney
rpinkney@upo.org
(202) 238-4617
Benefits Coordinator
Ijeoma Lasebikan
iudhiri@upo.org
(202) 238-4754
Recruitment Specialist
Regina D. Parker
rparker@upo.org
(202) 238-4627
Employee Career Development Specialist
Edward Balfour
ebalfour@upo.org
(202) 238-4613
Human Resource Generalist
Rochelle McFarland
Rmcfarland@upo.org
(202) 238-4619
Office of Technology
Office Director
Ganna Grinshpun
(202) 238-4660
ggrinshpun@upo.org
Technical Assistant
Regina Gilbert
(202) 238-4662
rgilbert@upo.org
Network Administrator
Hyrvron Jean
(202) 238-4665
HJean@upo.org
Computer Specialist
Gregory Ziegler
(202) 238-4668
gziegler@upo.org
Computer Specialist
Carlos Garvizu
(202) 238-4663
cgarvizu@upo.org
Evaluation and Reporting Unit
Program Evaluator
Mark Koiwai
(202) 238-4751
mkoiwai@upo.org
Program Evaluator
Daniel Ofori-Addo
(202) 238-4728
dofori@upo.org
Office of Child & Family Development
Deputy Executive Officer for
Child & Family Development
William D. Hughey
(202) 238-4678
bill@upo.org
Monitoring and Compliance Deputy
Barbara Curtis
(202) 238-4733
bcurtis@upo.org
Head, Budget & Grants Management
Delores Lawrence
(202) 238-4689
DLawrence@upo.org
Head, Early Childhood
Development Center Division
Eulalia Ross
(202) 238-4681
eross@upo.org
Head, Administrative Services Division
Dr. Cheryl West
770 M Street, SE
Wash., DC 20003
(202) 238-4677 and/or
(202) 548-6713
cwest@upo.org
Chief, Family Support Services
Intake Branch
Bonnie Wise
770 M Street, SE
Wash., DC 20003
(202) 548-6701
bwise@upo.org
Chief, Educational Services Branch
Lettie Williams
(202) 238-4682
Lwilliams@upo.org
Chief, Health Maintenance Branch
Theresa Shivers
(202) 238-4680
mae@upo.org
Chief, ECDC Operations
Cornett Njoku
(202) 238-4769
cnjoku@upo.org
Nutrition Specialist
Sunithi Selvaraj
(202) 238-4674
sselvaraj@upo.org
Family Services Manager
Octave Primus
770 M Street, SE
Wash., DC 20003
(202) 548-6703
oprimus@upo.org
Family Services Manager
Annette Carter
770 M Street, SE
Wash., DC 20003
(202) 548-6707
acarter@upo.org
Family Services Manager
Jésus Lopez
770 M Street, SE
Wash., DC 20003
(202) 548-6706
JLopez@upo.org
Family Services Assistant
Shelia Link
770 M Street, SE
Wash., DC 20003
(202) 548-6711
SLink@upo.org
Family Services Assistant
Shirley Abraham
770 M Street, SE
Wash., DC 20003
(202) 548-6712
sabraham@upo.org
Executive Assistant
Hazel Neal
(202) 238-4770
hneal@upo.org
Administrative Support
Terris Weems
(202) 238-4773
tweems@upo.org
Administrative Support
Sharon L. Smith
(202) 238-4605
ssmith@upo.org
Office Manager
Paulette Dupree
(202) 238-4688
PDupree@upo.org
Community Services Division
Interim Division Director
Dianna Guinyard
(202) 238-4601
dguinyard@upo.org
Program Analyst
Sherri Blue Jones
(202) 238-4707
sjones@upo.org
Community Engagement Unit Manager
Shirley Price
(202) 610-5825
sprice@upo.org
Program Manager, Adult Education
and Training Program
Toya Lynch
202.610.5900
TLynch@upo.org
Adult Education and Training Program Manager
Paula Johnson Williams
(202) 610-5900
pjwilliams@upo.org
Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Program Director
Sherleyn Holmes
(202) 543-6680
DC REACH Program
Nickie Mckenzie
(202) 462-6401
nmckenzie@upo.org
Employment & Career Development Division
2907 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20032
Interim Division Director
Jayneen Jones
(202) 231-7925
jjones@upo.org
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Project Director
Gloria Gaskins,
(202) 231-7926
ggaskins@upo.org
Employment Specialist
Josephine Harris Drew
(202) 231-7924
Jdrew@upo.org
Facilitator
Eboni Meekins-Young
(202) 231-7920
eyoung@upo.org
Job Developer
Robert Parker
(202) 231-7936
rparker@upo.org
Facilitator
Juanicia Barksdale
(202) 231-7920
Jbarksdale@upo.org
Program Assitant
Margaret Alexander
(202) 231-7920
malexander@upo.org
Outreach Specialist
Niesha Ervin
(202) 231-7920
ngilmore@upo.org
Case Manager
Renee Brooks
(202) 231-7920
rbrooks@upo.org
Case Manager
Natasha McCoy
(202) 231-7927
nmccoy@upo.org
Employment and Career
Development Unit
Acting Program Manager
Valarie Hunt
(202) 231-7947
vhunt@upo.org
Job Developer
Alzono Brown
(202) 231-7948
abrown@upo.org
Job Developer (TEP)
Ebony Johnson
(202) 231-7944
ngilmore@upo.org
Program Assistant
Diane Spriggs
(202) 231-7945
dspriggs@upo.org
UPO MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT
UPO MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT
UPO PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Office of Organization Development and Assessment
Office Director
Vanessa Rawls
(202) 238-4734 - FAX (202) 319-3238
vrawls@upo.org
Administrative Assistant I
Antoinette Turner
(202) 238-4683
aturner@upo.org
Resource Development Unit
Dr. Larry DeNeal, Manager
(202) 238-4735
Ldeneal@upo.org
Head, Compliance and Evaluation
Clement Idun
(202) 238-4741
cidun@upo.org
Compliance and Evaluation Analyst-I
Regina Murphy
(202) 238-4638
Rmurphy@upo.org
Compliance and Evaluation Analyst-II
Kim Williams
(202) 238-4653
kwilliams@upo.org
Head, Planning and Research Division
Orlando Xavier Hixon
(202) 238-4615
oxhixon@upo.org
Proposal Developer
Resource Development Division
Dr. Serita Kelsey
(202) 238-4746
skelsey@upo.org
Proposal & Grant Developer
Resource Developer Division
Linda Holifield
(202) 238-4747
Lholifield@upo.org
Research Analyst
Planning & Research Division
Tiffeney Johnson
(202) 238-4659
tjohnson@upo.org
Compliance and Evaluation Analyst - ARRA Programs
Nicolle M. Johnson
(202) 238-4740
njohnson@upo.org
Compliance & Evaluation Analyst
ARRA Programs
Tonya Crawford
(202) 238-4720
tcrawford@upo.org
Administrative Assistant -Compliance & Evaluation - ARRA Programs
Lauren Randall
(202) 238-4760
Lrandall@upo.org
Greenscape Landscaping, Manager-ARRA Programs
Darryl Bonner
(202) 724-4476
DBonner@upo.org
Administrative Assistant - Greenscape ARRA Programs
Tracy Reed
(202) 724-4476
treed@upo.org
Training & Employment Support Specialist - Greenscape
ARRA Programs
Sidney Lewis
(202) 238-4687
SLewis@upo.org
Office of Property Management and Development
Office Director
Wayne Thompson
(202) 238-4717 - FAX (202) 319-3279
wthompson@upo.org
Facilities Manager
Elliott Acolatse
(202) 238-4722
eacolatse@upo.org
Green Technology Division
Wayne Hodges, Div. Director
(202) 238-4718
whodges@upo.org
Adimistrative Assistant, Green Tech.
Sherti Hendrix
(202) 238-4745
shendrix@upo.org
Tracey Turner, Housing Counselor
(202) 231-7901
Tturner@upo.org
Real Estate Development Manager
Kenneth Vinston
(202) 238-4721
kvinston@upo.org
Communications Coordinator
Darlene L. Booker
(202) 238-4631
dsbooker@upo.org
Maintenance Technician
Patrick Agbionu
(202) 238-4714
pagbionu@upo.org
Maintenance Technician
Joseph Monroe
(202) 238-4714
jmonroe@upo.org
Reception
Kelley Wilson
(202) 238-4609
kwilson@upo.org
Building Services
Melissa Parker
(202) 238-4714
mparker@upo.org
Comprehensive Treatment Center
Center Director
James T. Speight, Jr.
33 N Street, NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 682-6599 - FAX (202) 442-4036
Homeless Outreach Services
Shelter Hotline Transport
Program Director
Ruth Walker
(202) 238-4732 - (202) 319-3242 (Fax)
rwalker@upo.org
Assistant Program Director
Delores Millhouse
(202) 238-4719
dbritt@upo.org
Operations Coordinator
Rosaland Redmond
(202) 238-4676
Rredmond@upo.org
Administrative Assistant
Larnice Johnson
(202) 238-4765
LJohnson@upo.org
Youth Services Division
Division Director
DeAngelo Rorie
202.238.4703
drorie@upo.org
Assistant Director
Salim Edwards
202.238.4723
sedwards@upo.org
Nina Nwaobilo, Program Assistant
202.238.4709
nnwaobilo@upo.org
Devita Lanham
Passport In-School Case Manager
202.238.4635
dLanham@upo.org
LaShawn Reeder
Retention & Placement Specialist
Passport - To - Work
202.238.4797
Lreeder@upo.org
UPO Youth Service Center
3839 Alabama Avenue, SE
Washington, DC, 20020
202.583.8650 - FAX 202.575.7595
Community Partnerships Coordinator
Carlton Cooper
202.583.8657
ccooper@upo.org
Health Careers Apprenticeship Program
Dr. Tanya Henderson
202.583.8663
thenderson@upo.org
Senior Case Manager POWER Program
Angelica Clark-Brown
202.583.8661
aBrown@upo.org
Case Manager POWER Program
Jameka Brown
202.583.8659
JBrown@upo.org
Aging Services Division
Division Director
Dianna Guinyard
(202) 238-4711 - FAX (202) 319-3230
dguinyard@upo.org
Special Initiatives
Theresa Hollins, Coordinator
(202) 238-4761
thollins@upo.org
Foster Grandparents Program
Cheryl Christmas, Program Director
1649 Good Hope Road, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 610-0466 - FAX (202) 610-0300
cchristmas@upo.org