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

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Andrea Thomas

President & CEO

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Daniel Ofori-Addo, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President & CIO

Dianna Guinyard

Vice President of Operations & COO

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Rosalind Pinkney

Vice President, Human Resources

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Hyvron Jean

Vice President of Technology

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Theresa Lewis

Vice President of Legal Affairs/General Counsel

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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

Jennifer Park, Ph.D.  (Chair)

Representative of Major Groups & Interests

Shakira Hemphill, SHRM-CP (Vice Chair)

Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia

Michael Austin, Esq. (Secretary)

Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia

Robert Thorne (Treasurer)

Designated by Congresswoman Norton

Members

Salim K. Adofo

Representative of Low-Income Residents Elected by Ward 8b

Reginald Black

Elected by UPO Board

Jennifer Bledsoe

Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia

Nkosi Bradley

Representative of Low-Income Residents Elected by Ward 7

Christian Clansky

Elected by UPO Board

Lorén Cox, Ph.D.

Elected by UPO Board

Tonya Crawford

Representative of Low-Income Residents Elected by Ward 8A

Margaret Horn

Designated by the DC Congressional Representative

Hadiyah M. Muhammad

Representative of Low-Income Residents Elected by Ward 4 & 5 (Ward 5)

Christopher Sennett

Elected by UPO Board

Dorjan Short

Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia

 

Michael Serwadda

Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia

Aron Szapiro

Elected by UPO Board

Phifer Turner

Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia

Christine M. Warnke, Ph.D.

Representative of Low-Income Residents

Elected by Ward 1 & 3 (Ward 1)

Charell Williams

Parent Policy Council Representative (Low-Income)

Joan Williams

Representative of Low-Income Residents Elected by Wards 2 & 6 (Ward 6)