Meet our Leadership & Board of Directors
UPO’s executives are devoted to our mission and are led by a tripartite Board of Directors: 1/3 are elected representatives of residents with low incomes (all 8 wards have a voice); 1/3 are chosen by DC’s Mayor or Congressperson; and 1/3 are representatives of Major Groups and Interests, elected by the Board.
Meet our Executive Leadership
Andrea Thomas
President & CEO
Daniel Ofori-Addo, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President & CIO
Dianna Guinyard
Vice President of Operations & COO
Rosalind Pinkney
Vice President, Human Resources
Hyvron Jean
Vice President of Technology
Theresa Lewis
Vice President of Legal Affairs/General Counsel
Syrita Robinson
Vice President – Office of Early Learning
Kevin D. Bryant, MALS
Director of Business Development and Asset Management
Meet our Board of Directors
Officers
Lafayette Barnes (Chair)
Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia
Jennifer Park, Ph.D. (Vice Chair)
Representative of Major Groups & Interests
Michael Austin, Esq. (Secretary)
Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia
Barbara Bovbjerg (Treasurer)
Designated by Congresswoman Norton
Members
Salim K. Adofo
Representative of Low-Income Residents
Reginald Black
Elected by UPO Board
Nkosi Bradley
Representative of Low-Income Residents
Shakira Hemphill, SHRM-CP
Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia
Laura Manville
Elected by UPO Board
Hadiyah M. Muhammad
Representative of Low-Income Residents – Elected by Ward 4 & 5 (Ward 5)
Christopher Sennett
Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia
Dorjan Short, MBA
Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia
Christian Clansky
Elected by UPO Board
Loren Trull Cox, Ph.D.
Elected by UPO Board
Tonya Crawford
Representative of Low-Income Residents
Aron Szapiro
Elected by UPO Board
Robert Thorne
Elected by UPO Board
Dr. Christine M. Warnke
Representative of Low-Income Residents
Veronica Diaz Perez
Representative of Low-Income Residents – Parent Policy Council