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UPO holds membership in many organizations geared toward the betterment of living conditions for the entire community. Some of those groups are: Community Action Partnership; District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce; United Way of the National Capital Area; National Community Action Foundation; Washington Council of Agencies; Mid Atlantic Community Action Agency Association; CAP-Law; D.C. Agenda; National Head Start Association; Region III Head Start Association; the Public Access Corporation of DC; Metropolitan Washington Board of Trade; The African American Community Action Leaders; and others.
UPO sponsors many events that have become legendary. It sponsors the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast that annually draws more than 1000 attendees.
UPO sponsors the UPO/Joseph A. Beavers Scholarship Program that awards scholarships to deserving District of Columbia students. UPO is the only local group that awards scholarships to deserving General Education Development (G.E.D.) recipients as well as to high school graduates.
Below is a brief telephone directory to UPO staff telephone and e-mail addresses. You may call, or email these individuals with your program questions and concerns Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:45 AM and 5:00 PM U.S. EST. If you don't see a particular person listed, please call (202) 238-4600. Follow the voice prompts or dial -0- (zero) for the UPO operator. To contact UPO in emergency situations 24/7, call (202) 238-4609.
Executive Management
Chief Executive Officer
Dana M. Jones
(202) 238-4692
djones@upo.org
Chief Operating Officer
Gladys W. Mack
(202) 238-4690
gmack@upo.org
Executive Office Staff
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Allison Smith
(202) 238-4693
asmith@upo.org
Assistant to the COO
Francis Bowie
(202) 238-4691
fbowie@upo.org
Special Assistant to CEO
Josephine Thompson
(202) 238-4704
jthompson@upo.org
Special Assistant to the COO
Tania Marcinkowski
(202) 238-4698
tmarcinkowski@upo.org
Grants Manager
German Rodriguez
(202) 238-4603
grodriguez@upo.org
Executive Office Assistant
Sherti Hendrix
(202) 238-4600
shendrix@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
Ms. Meseret Degefu, CPA
(202) 238-4648
mdegefu@upo.org
Executive Assistant
Alice Jordan
(202) 238-4645
ajordan@upo.org
Office Assistant
Linda Presscott
(202) 238-4799
Lpresscott@upo.org
Director of Accounting
Davidson Quashie
(202) 238-4642
dquashie@upo.org
Staff Accountant
Derek Dillahunt
(202) 238-4610
ddillahunt@upo.org
Staff Accountant
Mengesha Abesho
(202) 238-4652
mabesho@upo.org
Billing Accountant
Edith Guemadji
(202) 238-4655
eguemadji@upo.org
Senior Budget Analyst
Alecia Watson
(202) 238-4606
awatson@upo.org
Grants Manager
Benjamin Thomas
(202) 238-4611
bthomas@upo.org
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Arthur Gray
(202) 238-4612
agray@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
Office Director
Nnenna J. Ugorji
(202) 238-4715
nugorji@upo.org
Assistant Director
Rosalind Pinkney
(202) 238-4617
rpinkney@upo.org
Benefits Coordinator
Ijeoma Udhiri
(202) 238-4754
iudhiri@upo.org
Recruitment Specialist
Regina D. Parker
(202) 238-4627
rparker@upo.org
Human Resource Specialist
Sheila Cole
(202) 238-4618
scole@upo.org
HR Assistant
Brenda McGowan
(202) 238-4622
bmcgowan@upo.org
Evaluation and Reporting Unit
Manager
Doris Stashenko
(202) 238-4749
dstashenko@upo.org
Senior Program Evaluator
Mark Koiwai
(202) 238-4751
mkoiwai@upo.org
Program Evaluator
Daniel Ofori-Addo
(202) 238-4728
dofori@upo.org
Office of Organization Development and Assessment
Office Director
Vanessa Rawls
(202) 238-4734 - FAX (202) 319-3238 vrawls@upo.org
Administrative Assistant
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
Kim Williams
(202) 238-4653
kwilliams@upo.org
Head, Planning and Research Division
Orlando Xavier Hixon
(202) 238-4615
oxhixon@upo.org
Community Planner
LaTorey D. Webb
(202) 238-4740
Lwebb@upo.org
Administrative Assistant
Rosa Solano
(202) 238-4713
rsolano@upo.org
Office of Property Management and Development
Office Director
Wayne Thompson
(202) 238-4717 - FAX (202) 319-3279
wthompson@upo.org
Administrative Assistant
Yolanda Lea
(202) 238-4718
yilea@upo.org
Facilities Manager
Elliott Acolatse
(202) 238-4722
eacolatse@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
Asset Development Division
Division Director
Sheila Strain Clark
(202) 238-4601
sstrain@upo.org
Operations Manager
Jayneen Jones
(202) 238-4731
jjones@upo.org
Community Engagement Unit Manager
Shirley Price
(202) 610-5825
sprice@upo.org
Employment and Career
Development Program Director
Toya Lynch
(202) 231-7943
TLynch@upo.org
Case Management Program Director
Linda Holland
(202) 231-7904
Lholland@upo.org
Adult Education and Training Program
(202) 610-5800
Electronic Benefite Transfer (EBT) Program Director
Sherleyn Holmes
(202) 543-6680
Fatherhood Program Coordinator
(202) 562-3800
Temporary Assistance for Needy Famlies (TANF)
Program Director
Phyliss Powell,
(202) 231-7920
ppowell@upo.org
Program Manager, TANF
Gloria Gaskins
(202) 231-7926
ggaskins@upo.org
DC REACH Program
Nickie Mckenzie
(202) 462-6401
nmckenzie@upo.org
Youth Services Division
Division Director
Andrea Thomas
(202) 238-4703
athomas@upo.org
Cynthia Y. Johnson
Youth Services Special Programs
(202) 238-4629
cjohnson@upo.org
Kisha Harvey, Case Manager
(202) 238-4635
kharvey@upo.org
LaShawn Reeder, Senior Prog. Asst. Passport - To - Work
(202) 238-4797
Lreeder@upo.org
Nina Nwaobilo, Program Assistant
(202) 238-4709
nnwaobilo@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
Washington Seniors Wellness Center
Elise T. Nicholls, Program Director
3001 Alabama Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 581-9355 - FAX (202) 581-0657
enicholls@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
Senior Life Center
Lisa Bryant, Program Director
4025 Minnesota Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20019
(202) 388-4280 - FAX (202) 388-4287
Lbryant@upo.org
Senior Weekend Nutrition Program
Evelyn Minor. Program Director
3001 Alabama Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 581-9355 - FAX (202) 581-0657
eminorwnp@verizon.net
Office of Preschool & Day Care
Deputy Executive Officer for
Preschool and Day Care
William D. Hughey
(202) 238-4678
bill@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
Cheryl West
(202) 238-4677
cwest@upo.org
Chief, Family Support Services
Intake Branch
Bonnie Wise
(202) 238-4685
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
CACFP Coordinator
Regina Murphy
(202) 238-4638
rmurphy@upo.org
Nutrition Specialist
Sunithi Selvaraj
(202) 238-4674
sselvaraj@upo.org
Family Services Manager
Octave Primus
(202) 238-4684
oprimus@upo.org
Family Services Manager
Annette Carter
(202) 238-4679
acarter@upo.org
Family Services Manager
Jésus Lopez
(202) 238-4687
jlopez@upo.org
Family Services Assistant
Shelia Link
(202) 238-4632
slink@upo.org
Family Services Assistant
Shirley Abraham
(202) 238-4672
sabraham@upo.org
Education Services Manager
Crystal Powell
(202) 238-4644
cpowell@upo.org
Special Programs Officer
Barbara Curtis
(202) 238-4733
bcurtis@upo.org
Administrative Support
Terris Weems
(202) 238-4773
tweems@upo.org
Administrative Support
Sharon L. Smith
(202) 238-4774
ssmith@upo.org
Office Manager
Paulette Dupree
(202) 238-4688
pdupree@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
Transportation Division
Division Director (Interim)
Sydney Lewis
2601 18th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20019
(202) 635-8866 - (202) 635-2087-FAX
sLewis@wehts.org
Washington Elderly Handicapped Transportation Service (WEHTS)
2601 18th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20019
(202) 635-8866 - (202) 635-2087-FAX
Call -N- Ride
2601 18th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20019
(202) 635-8866 - (202) 635-2087-FAX
Homebound Meals
Coordinator
Bettie Cole
(202) 635-8866
bcole@wehts.org
Shelter Hotline Transport
Program Director
Ruth Walker
(202) 238-4732 - (202) 319-3242 (Fax)
rwalker@upo.org
Program Manager
Delores Britt
(202) 238-4719
dbritt@upo.org
Program Coordinator
Rosaland Redmond
(202) 238-4676
rredmond@upo.org
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
Dainel Ndiki
(202) 238-4665
dndiki@upo.org
Computer Specialist
Gregory Ziegler
(202) 238-4668
gziegler@upo.org
Computer Specialist
Carlos Garvizu
(202) 238-4663
cgarvizu@upo.org
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