|| Office of the Assistant Secretary || Office of Management and Planning || Senior Management Staff |||| Accreditation Group || Institutional Service Staff || FIPSE |||| International and Foreign Language Education Staff || Student Service Staff || TRIO || Other ||

## OPE Address

U.S. Department of EducationOffice of Postsecondary Education LBJ Building, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.Washington, DC 20202Main 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**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    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| Chief of Staff  to the Assistant Secretary                                  | **Roxanne Garza**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        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| Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management and Planning                      | **Tiwanda Burse**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        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| Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs                    | **Amanda Miller**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        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| Senior Director for  Institutional Service                                  | **Vacant**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               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| Senior Director for Student Service                                         | **Gaby Watts**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           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| Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education | **Vacant**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               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| Senior Director,   International and Foreign Language Education             | **Cheryl Gibbs**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         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| 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 InnovationAccreditation Group, DirectorHerman Bounds Jr., Ed.S.202-453-6128 Administrative and Auxiliary Services, DirectorValerie Lefor202-453-7724 Policy Coordination  Group, DirectorTamy Abernathy202-453-5970Policy Development  Group,  DirectorGregory Martin202-453-7535 National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI)George A. Smith202-453-7757National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA)George A. Smith202-453-7757
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Institutional ServiceAlaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions(Title III, Parts A and F)Robyn Wood202-453-7744American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities(Title III, Parts A and F)Everardo Gil202-987-0431Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions(Title III, Parts A and F)Pearson Owens202-453-7997Demonstration Projects  to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher EducationShedita Alston202-453-7090Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions ( Title V)Njeri Clark202-453-6224
**Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)**-- FIPSE -- Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students ProgramNjeri Clark202-453-6224-- FIPSE -- 	Center for Education Excellence for Black Teachers Program at HBCUs Wendy Lawrence202-453-7821-- FIPSE -- Center of Excellence in Spatial Computing ProgramJason Cottrell202-453-7530-- FIPSE -- Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student SuccessKelly Harris202-453-7346-- FIPSE -- Digital Learning Infrastructure and IT Modernization Pilot ProgramPearson Owens202-453-7997-- FIPSE -- Modeling and SimulationRobin Dabney202-453-7908-- FIPSE -- National Center for Information and Technical Support for Postsecondary Students with DisabilitiesShedita Alston202-453-7090-- FIPSE -- Open Textbooks Pilot ProgramKurrinn Abrams202-987-1920-- FIPSE -- Postsecondary EarmarksJason Cottrell202-453-7530 -- FIPSE -- Postsecondary Student Success ProgramNemeka Mason-ClercinNalini Lamba-Nieves202-987-1340 202-453-7953-- FIPSE -- Research and Development Infrastructure (RDI) ProgramJason Cottrell202-453-7530 -- FIPSE -- Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development (RPED) Program Kurrinn Abrams202-987-1920-- FIPSE -- Transitioning Gang-Involved Youth to Higher Education Jymece Seward 202-453-6138
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Hispanic-Serving Institutions - Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics and Articulation Programs (STEM)Jymece Seward202-453-6138Historically Black College and University Capital FinancingDonald Watson202-453-6166Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Title III, Parts B and F)Wendy Lawrence202-453-7821Historically Black Graduate Institutions (Title III, Part B)Bernadette Miles202-453-7892Master's Degree Programs at Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesDarryl Davis202-453-7582Minority Science and Engineering ImprovementBernadette Hence202-453-7913National Center for Information and Technical Support for Postsecondary Students with DisabilitiesShedita Alston202-453-7090Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (Title III, Parts A and F)Don Crews202-453-7920Predominantly Black Institutions - Competitive GrantsKelly Harris202-453-7346Predominantly Black Institutions - Formula GrantsBernadette Miles202-453-7892Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic AmericansMargarita Melendez202-260-3548Strengthening Institutions, (Title III, Part A)Nalini Lamba-Nieves202-453-7953Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual DisabilitiesShedita Alston202-453-7090Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Coordinating CenterShedita Alston202-453-7090
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International and Foreign Language EducationAmerican Overseas Research CentersCheryl Gibbs202-453-5690Business and International Education ProgramGary Thomas202-453-5780Centers for International Business EducationTimothy Duvall202-453-7521Foreign 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 CollinsBrian CwiekTim DuvallGabriela GillespieDana Sapatoru 202-453-7854202-453-7752202-452-7521202-987-1306202-453-7738Fulbright-Hays Training Grants - Doctoral Dissertation Research AbroadPamela MaimerAmy MarrionDDRA@ed.gov202-453-6891202-453-5628Fulbright-Hays Training Grants - Faculty Research AbroadPamela MaimerAmy MarrionFRA@ed.gov202-453-6891202-453-5628Fulbright-Hays Training Grants - Group Projects AbroadCory Neal202-453-6137Fulbright-Hays Training Grants - Seminars Abroad - Bilateral ProjectsMatthew RobinsonMark Bladelseminarsabroad@ed.gov202-453-6204202-987-1331International Research and StudiesDana Sapatoru202-453-7738Language Resource CentersCarolyn Collins202-453-7854National 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 CollinsBrian CwiekTim DuvallGabriela GillespieDana Sapatoru 202-453-7854202-453-7752202-452-7521202-987-1306202-453-7738Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language ProgramJessica Lugg202-245-7059
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Student ServiceChild Care Access Means Parents in SchoolHarold Wells202-453-6131Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)Ben Witthoefft202-453-7576Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)Rebecca Ell202-453-6348
**TRIO Programs**
--TRIO - Educational Opportunity CentersRachael Wiley 202-987-0396--TRIO - Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate AchievementCarmen Gordon202-453-7311--TRIO - Student Support ServicesJames Davis202-453-7814--TRIO - Talent SearchAntoinette Clark202-453-7121--TRIO - Training Program for Federal TRIO Program StaffSuzanne Ulmer 202-453-7691--TRIO - Upward BoundKenneth Waters202-453-6273--TRIO - Upward Bound Math/ScienceTanisha Hamblin-Johnson (202) 453-6090--TRIO - Veterans Upward BoundDana Foreman202-987-0437--TRIO - Student Programs Development DivisionEmory Morrison202-453-6963
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Other Program and Office ContactsHoward UniversityDonald Watson202-453-6166 Policy and Budget InformationVacant
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U.S. Department of EducationOffice of Postsecondary EducationLyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Building400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.Washington, DC 20202
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