Staff and Organization

OPRE Organizational Chart

The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation oversees the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Research, and Evaluation which oversees the Office of Research and Evaluation and the Office of the Chief Data Officer. 

The Office of Research and Evaluation consists of the Division of Family Strengthening, Division of Child and Family Development, and the Division of Economic Independence. 

The Office of the Chief Data Officer consists of the Division of Data Governance, Division of Data Capacity, and Division of Data Privacy. 

Office of the Director (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Research, and Evaluation)

Lauren SuppleeDeputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Research, and Evaluation

Samantha Illangasekare, Deputy Director

Rhonda Benjamin, Operations Director 

LaTasha A. Comer Atchison, Executive Officer  

Sheila Celentano, Budget Officer

Anayma De Frías, Management Analyst

Justin F., Senior Manager of Data Visualization and Strategic Communication

Nancy Sanders, Budget Analyst

John Sweet, Administrative Officer


Office of Research and Evaluation

Division of Child and Family Development

Amanda Coleman, Division Director

Krystal Bichay-Awadalla, Social Science Research Analyst

Alysia Blandon, Senior Social Science Research Analyst

Sarah Blankenship, Child Care Program Specialist

Tracy Carter Clopet, Division of Child and Family Development

Wendy DeCourcey, Senior Social Science Research Analyst

Kathleen Dwyer, Senior Social Science Research Analyst

Christine Fortunato, Senior Social Science Research Analyst, Team Leader for Child Welfare Research

Laura Hoard, Senior Social Science Research Analyst

Bonnie B. Mackintosh, Social Science Research Analyst

Jenessa Malin, Senior Social Science Research Analyst

Ivelisse Martinez-Beck, Senior Social Science Research Analyst, Team Leader for Child Care Research

Mary Mueggenborg, Senior Social Science Research Analyst

Nina Philipsen, Senior Social Science Research Analyst

Division of Economic Independence

Hilary Bruck, Division Director

Nicole Constance, Deputy Division Director

Sarita Barton, Social Science Research Analyst

Kim Clum, Senior Social Science Research Analyst

Elizabeth Karberg, Social Science Research Analyst

Marie Lawrence, Senior Social Science Research Analyst

Megha Patel, Social Science Research Analyst

Amelia Popham, Senior Social Science Research Analyst, Team Leader for Welfare Research

Lauren Deutsch Stanton, Senior Social Science Research Analyst 

Siri Warkentien, Social Science Research Analyst

Girley Wright, Senior Program Analyst

Division of Family Strengthening

Maria Woolverton, Division Director

Katie Pahigiannis, Deputy Division Director

Harmanpreet Bhatti, Social Science Research Analyst

Caryn Blitz, Senior Program Analyst

Tia B., Senior Social Science Research Analyst, Team Leader for Adolescent Development Research

Selma Caal, Social Science Research Analyst

Jesse Coe, Social Science Research Analyst

Pooja Gupta Curtin, Social Science Research Analyst

Niki Denmark, Senior Social Science Research Analyst

Calonie Gray, Senior Social Science Research Analyst

Rebecca Toni Hjelm, Social Science Research Analyst

Nancy Geyelin Margie, Lead Social Science Research Analyst, Team Leader for Home Visiting

Kathleen McCoy, Senior Social Science Research Analyst

Kelly Jedd McKenzie, Senior Social Science Research Analyst

Aleta Meyer, Senior Social Science Research Analyst, Team Leader for Primary Prevention and Resilience

Laura Nerenberg, Senior Social Science Research Analyst


Office of the Chief Data Officer

Division of Data Capacity

Shirley Adelstein, Division Director

Ben Berres, Senior Advisor for Data Analysis

Nicole Deterding, Lead Social Science Research Analyst

Philip Lee, Management Analyst

Brandon McCullough, Director, Data Talent Center

Kathleen Moore, Management Analyst

Division of Data Governance

Valeria Butler, Lead Social Science Research Analyst

Christopher Morris, Data Analyst 

Joshua Williams, Management Analyst

Molly Jones, Social Science Research Analyst, Paperwork Reduction Act Lead

Division of Data Privacy

Crystal Moore, Privacy Policy Advisor


Fellows

Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison National Poverty Fellows

Caitlin Lowery, Division of Data and Improvement


Contractors

Josh Alderoty, Senior Acquisition Specialist & Team Leader for Jefferson Solutions

Fayssal Ali, Data Analyst, Division of Data and Improvement

Amare Beza, Technical Lead

Julia Bleser, Manager of Special Research Projects, Deputy Program Manager for VPD Government Solutions

Laura Cutler, Social Science Research Analyst

Darrell DeMotta, Advisor for Strategic Initiatives, Program Manager for VPD Government Solutions

Clare DiSalvo, Senior Social Science Research Analyst

Ashley Ellington, Project Management Specialist

Elleanor Eng, Social Science Research Analyst

Cynthia Gaspard, Associate Research Analyst

Rashya (Jones) Goe, Acquisition Specialist

Lauren Griffin, Senior Social Scientist

Casey Gunn, Associate Research Analyst

Mykim Hang, Management Analyst

Taurean (Tory) Holland, Junior Management Analyst

William Igbokwe, Senior Federal Data Privacy Analyst

Iman Johnson, Social Science Research Analyst

Christine Kim, Social Science Research Analyst

Apoorva Kommajosula, Administrative Program Coordinator

Omkar Kuber, Budget Analyst

Tubolayefa Leonard-Emuren, Program Assistant

Michelle Loya, Program Assistant

Robby Mangum, Research Communications Assistant

Tutrang Nguyen, Social Science Research Analyst

Marlyn Portorreal, Program Assistant

Jahlil Puryear, Junior IT Analyst

Victoria Rose, Program Analyst, Data Talent Center

Chandler Rouse, Program Assistant 

Brian Tchen, Associate Research Analyst

Dianna Tran, Social Science Research Analyst & Team Leader for VPD Government Solutions

Jy’nan K. Williams, Senior Security Manager & Team Leader for VPD Government Solutions