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OSEP Staff Directory

OSERS' Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Staff Directory
OSEP

Office of the Director

Vacant — Director
Cantrell, David J. — Deputy Director

Schreier, Daniel

Waters, Erica 

Monitoring and State Improvement Planning Division

Vacant — Division Director
Hymes, Kimberly
Kelley, Taurus
Smith, Rebecca
Thompson, Yvette
White, Anthony
Yu, Diana

Team A

Jones, Al — Associate Division Director
Broady, Cheryl
Bryant, Travis
Crayton, Marion
Green, Nonique
Mitchell, Kimberly
Thompson, Marjorie

Team B

Pilgrim, Christine — Associate Division Director
Blythe, Keesha
Elledge, Amy
Guerra, Janette
Holstein, Carson
Irvine, Priscilla
Kniseley, Charles
Murray-Wilkins, Brenda
Slopadoe, Gbenimah
Sortino, Ronda

Team C

Tanner-Dean, Angela — Associate Division Director
Arner, Justin
Barrett-Zitkus, Jennifer
Duos, Laura
Kauffman, Susan
Miley, Jennifer
Staton, Christopher
Thomas, Dwight
Wrighten, Jarmaquetia

Team D

Schneer, Matthew — Associate Division Director
Austin, Kathryn (Sabrina)
Fairfax, Lynne
Freeman, Vinetta
Grigg, Bryan
Moran, Kate
O'Neill, Shannon
Rice, Danny
Simpson, Jennifer
Slater, Kesha
Willey, Josiah

Research to Practice Division

Kavulic, Christy — Director
Courchaine Fox, Tara
Darling, Darcalyn
Ferrell, Sydney
Hajghassemali, Shedeh
Hampton, Justin

Early Childhood and Parent Team

Carmen Sanchez  — Associate Division Director
Ahn, Sunyoung
Dickson, Tracie
Lusane, Yolanda
Martin Eile, Julia
Sheffield, Rebecca

Elementary and Middle School Team

Zamora Duran, Grace — Associate Division Director
Caruso, Eric
Coffey, Jennifer
Macedonia, Anna 
Reid, Carlene
Rhoads, Kristen
Vermeer, Anita

Secondary, Transition, and Postsecondary Team

Guardino, David — Associate Division Director
Allen, Sarah
Avoke, Selete
Diamond, Christina (Tina)
Tripoli, Louise
Williams, Perry

National Initiatives Team

Egnor, David —— Associate Division Director
Bae, Amy
Gudknecht, Juliette
Lessans, Alexis
Miceli, Meredith
Rosenquist, Celia
Smith, Rebecca
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
Page Last Reviewed:
March 7, 2025