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Director: The Director, Office of Small Business Programs, administers and implements the programs to promote the procurement opportunities for small, small socially and economically disadvantaged and small women-owned businesses, provide regulatory enforcement compliance assistance to small businesses and involve minority colleges and universities in the Department's programs.

Jose' (Joe) A. Lira
Director
(202) 693-6460

Marcela Almeida, Executive Assistant
(202) 693-6472

Small Business Procurements & Contracts: Ensure a fair share of procurement opportunities for small, small disadvantaged and women-owned businesses, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran owned small businesses.

Frederick Trakowski, Supervisory Procurement Contracts Officer
(202) 693-6465

Sonya Carrion, Small Business Advisor
(202) 693-6473

Jacqueline McWain, Small Business Advisor
(202) 693-6487

Peter Van Steyn, Small Business Advisor
(202) 693-6483

SBREFA and Compliance Assistance Support: Serves as the Department's Ombudsman under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) and is active in the Department's compliance assistance activities.

1-888-9-SBREFA — SBREFA Toll-free phone line for assistance and requests for information and materials.

Thomas Hicks, Supervisory Small Business Regulatory Compliance Officer
(202) 693-6477

Star-Yvette Daye, Program Management Assistant
(202) 693-6480

Darlene Miller, Small Business Regulatory Compliance Program Advisor
(202) 693-6475

Dominique Smith, Small Business Regulatory Compliance Advisor
(202) 693-6464

Minority Colleges and Program Support: Coordinates the Department's Minority College and Universities programs reporting requirements per Presidential Executive Orders and serves as a liaison to the White House Initiatives. Conducts National Outreach to raise awareness of the growing opportunities and serves available to the small business and minority colleges and universities communities.

Jacqueline Johnson, Supervisory, Management and Programs Officer
(202) 693-6474

Isela Martin, Management Analyst
(202) 693-6467

Dorothy Thomas, Program Analyst
(202) 693-6463

For more information, write to:

Office of Small Business Programs
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room C-2318
Washington, DC 20210
Fax: (202) 693-6485

Or e-mail us at: contact-osbp@dol.gov