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The Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions): 1996 Edition

BRANCH: EXECUTIVE

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Location	Position Title	Name of Incumbent	Pay Plan	Type of Appt.	Level Grade or Pay	Tenure	Expires
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Washington, DC	Secretary of Education	Richard W. Riley	EX	PAS	I	..........	........
Washington, DC	Chief of Staff	Frank S. Holleman, III	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Chief of Staff	Leslie T. Thornton	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Senior Advisor on Education Reform	Michael Cohen	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Counselor to the Secretary	Terry K. Peterson	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Advisor to the Secretary	Therese A. Dozier	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Jennifer Davis	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Debra F. Levin	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Billie K. Rollins	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Diane D. Rossi	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Kevin J. Sullivan	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Sandra L. Rinck	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Sarah L. Howes	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Connie M. Jameson	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Jonathan M. Schnur	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Laura A. Bishop	GS	SC	12	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Bennie E. Jessup	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Patrick F. McDermott	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Margaret G. O'Keefe	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Washington, DC	Steward	Michael L. Ratzlaff	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Monty C. Mayfield	GS	SC	7	..........	........
Scheduling and Briefing Staff
Washington, DC	Director, Scheduling and Briefing Staff	Regan Burke	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Mikel Y. Morton	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Edward E. Prewitt	GS	SC	12	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	John D. Funderburk	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Katherine M. Signs	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	James J. Blanchard, Jr.	GS	SC	9	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Shawnrick S. Polk	GS	SC	9	..........	........
Office of Public Affairs
Washington, DC	Director, Office of Public Affairs (Communications Director)	David Frank	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Director, Office of Public Affairs	Edward K. Fujimoto	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Paul Smolarcik	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Alexander Wohl	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	James R. Zook, Jr.	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Richard D. Miller	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Traci L. Collins	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Executive Secretariat
Washington, DC	Director, Executive Secretariat	Philip S. Link	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Robert E. Clayton	GS	SC	11	..........	........
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
Washington, DC	Deputy Secretary	Vacant	EX	PAS	II	..........	........
Washington, DC	Chief of Staff	Michele M. Cavataio	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Paula Y. Koda	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Executive Assistant	Diana C. Phillips	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Leah L. Vosburgh	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Carole J. Wacey	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Corporate Liaison Staff
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Margarita H. Colmenares	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Office of Educational Technology
Washington, DC	Director, Office of Educational Technology	Linda G. Roberts	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Emilio Gonzalez	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Julie M. Kaminkow	GS	SC	11	..........	........
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY
Washington, DC	Under Secretary	Marshall S. Smith	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Susan Frost	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Judith H. Wurtzel	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	William B. Kincaid	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Jessica E. Levin	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Planning and Evaluation Service
Washington, DC	Director, Planning and Evaluation Service	Alan L. Ginsburg	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Elementary and Secondary Education Division	Valena W. Plisko	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Postsecondary, Adult, and Vocational Education Division	Ricky T. Takai	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Budget Service
Washington, DC	Director, Office of Budget Service	Sally H. Christensen	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Budget Systems Division	Thomas P. Skelly	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Analysis Division	Thomas M. Corwin	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Postsecondary Analysis Division	Robert H. Davidson	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Special Education, Rehabilitation and Research Analysis Div	Carol A. Cichowski	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights	Norma V. Cantu	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights	Raymond C. Pierce	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Enforcement Director	Jeanette J. Lim	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Enforcement Director	Susan G. Bowers	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Executive Assistant for Policy and Operations	Brian C. Ganson	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Arthur L. Coleman	GS	SC	15	..........	........
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Washington, DC	Inspector General	Thomas R. Bloom	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
Washington, DC	General Counsel	Judith A. Winston	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Senior Counsel to the General Counsel	Theodore Sky	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Marjorie A. Black	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Program Service
Washington, DC	Deputy General Counsel for Program Service	Steven Y. Winnick	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Assistant General Counsel for Elem, Sec, Adult and Vocational Educ	Philip H. Rosenfelt	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Postsecondary and Departmental Service
Washington, DC	Deputy General Counsel for Postsecondary and Departmental Service	Felix V. Baxter	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Regulations and Legislation Service
Washington, DC	Deputy General Counsel for Regulations and Legislation Service	Jamienne S. Studley	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services	Judith E. Heumann	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary	Howard R. Moses	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Executive Administrator	Andrew J. Pepin	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Theda W. Zawaiza	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Larry W. Rubin	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Margaret R. McLeod	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Office of Special Education Programs
Washington, DC	Director, Office of Special Education Programs	Thomas F. Hehir	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Director, Office of Special Education Programs	Patricia G. Guard	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Elizabeth B. Doggett	GS	SC	15	..........	........
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Washington, DC	Director	Katherine D. Seelman	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Director	Francis V. Corrigan	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Rehabilitation Services Administration
Washington, DC	Commissioner	Fredric K. Schroeder	EX	PAS	V	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Patricia M. Leahy	GS	SC	15	..........	........
OFFICE OF LEGISLATION AND CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs	Kay L. Casstevens	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs	Thomas R. Wolanin	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Congressional Affairs Staff	Scott S. Fleming	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Luis B. Castro	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Michael D. Carr	GS	SC	12	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Gayle C. Tauzin	GS	SC	12	..........	........
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND INTERAGENCY AFFAIRS
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs	G. M. Moreno	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Advisor to the Assistant Secretary	John D. Klenk	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Asistant	Henry M. Smith	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, White House Initiatives on Hispanic Education	Alfred R. Ramirez	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Edward M. Augustus, Jr.	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Intradepartmental Services Staff	Garland E. Tanner	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Eulada P. Watt	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Mary C. Gumbleton	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Kimberly M. Ross	GS	SC	12	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Joy E. Belin	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Anna B. Erdreich	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Jonathan E. Kaplan	GS	SC	9	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Amy E. Theobald	GS	SC	9	..........	........
Region I
Boston, MA	Secretary's Regional Representative	Brenda J. Dann-Messier	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Boston, MA	Deputy, Secretary's Regional Representative	Janet L. Paschal	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Boston, MA	Special Assistant	Ralph G. Wright	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Region II
New York, NY	Secretary's Regional Representative	Maria S. Mercado	GS	SC	15	..........	........
New York, NY	Deputy, Secretary's Regional Representative	Patricia H. Parisi	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Region III
Philadelphia, PA	Secretary's Regional Representative	W. W. Goode	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Region IV
Atlanta, GA	Secretary's Regional Representative	Stanley Williams	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Atlanta, GA	Deputy, Secretary's Regional Representative	Judith W. Harwood	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Region V
Chicago, IL	Secretary's Regional Representative	Stephanie J. Jones	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Region VI
Dallas, TX	Secretary's Regional Representative	Sally H. Cain	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Dallas, TX	Deputy, Secretary's Regional Representative	Trinidad Garza	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Region VII
Kansas City, MO	Secretary's Regional Representative	Sandra V. Walker	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Region VIII
Denver, CO	Secretary's Regional Representative	Lynn O. Simons	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Region IX
San Francisco, CA	Secretary's Regional Representative	Ilona H. Hancock	GS	SC	15	..........	........
San Francisco, CA	Special Assistant	Charles J. Tooker	GS	SC	14	..........	........
San Francisco, CA	Confidential Assistant	Jodi H. Wolk	GS	SC	12	..........	........
Region X
Seattle, WA	Secretary's Regional Representative	Carla M. Nuxoll	GS	SC	15	..........	........
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Washington, DC	Chief Financial Officer	Vacant	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Financial Services Systems Advisor	George P. Sotos	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT
Washington, DC	Director for Management	Gary J. Rasmussen	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Director for Management	Mary Ellen Dix	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Senior Advisor	William L. Smith	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Raymond J. Van Buskirk	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Senior Advisor	Arthur M. Love, III	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Angela W. Montague	GS	SC	12	..........	........
Information Resources Group
Washington, DC	Director, Information Resources Group	Gloria R. Parker	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education	David A. Longanecker	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Diane E. Rogers	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Nancy M. Davis	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Jennifer A. Peck	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Jill J. Riemer	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Staff
Washington, DC	Director, Historically Black Colleges and Universities Staff	Catherine W. LeBlanc	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant (Special Advisor, HBCU)	Sterling J. Henry, Jr.	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Amy T. Billingsley	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Policy, Planning, and Innovation
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning, and Innovation	Maureen A. McLaughlin	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education	Charles H. Karelis	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Policy, Budget, and Analysis Staff	Sally K. Kirkgasler	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Student Financial Assistance Programs
Washington, DC	Administrator for Direct Lending (Sr Adv to the Secretary)	Leo L. Kornfeld	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Student Financial Assistance Programs	Elizabeth M. Hicks	ES	EA	..........	18 months	10/31/1996
Washington, DC	Project Director, IPOS Challenge Project	Marianne R. Phelps	ES	TA	..........	18 months	12/23/1997
Washington, DC	Loan Access Officer	Larry Oxendine	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Policy, Training, and Analysis Service	Vera C. Winkler	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Accounting and Financial Management Service	Linda L. Paulsen	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Debt Collection Service	Thomas J. Pestka	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Program Systems Service	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Donald M. Feuerstein	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Martha S. Eisenberg	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Higher Education Programs
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs	Claudio R. Prieto	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement	Sharon P. Robinson	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Policy and Planning	Charles E. Hansen	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Senior Program Advisor to the Assistant Secretary	Alicia C. Coro	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Dir, National Institute on Student Achievement,Curriculum,Assessment	Joseph C. Conaty	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students	Edward J. Fuentes	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Office of Reform Assistance and Dissemination	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Laurence C. Peters	GS	SC	15	..........	........
National Center for Education Statistics
Washington, DC	Commissioner of Education Statistics	Paschal D. Forgione	EX	PAS	IV	4 years	06/21/1999
OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education	Gerald N. Tirozzi	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Office of Compensatory Education Programs	Mary Jean LeTendre	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
WAshington, DC	Director, Office of Migrant Education	Bayla F. White	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, School Improvement Programs	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Office of Indian Education	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Phyllis Barajas	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	James W. Kohlmoos	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Sarah F. Lisenby	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Anna K. Silva	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Maria V. Ferguson	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Gabriela J. Uro	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Cindy L. Cisneros	GS	SC	13	..........	........
OFFICE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AFFAIRS
Washington, DC	Director,Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs	Delia S. Pompa	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Director	Dang T. Pham	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Richard V. Lopez	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Josefina Velasco	GS	SC	11	..........	........
OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education	Patricia W. McNeil	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Division of National Programs	Dennis L. Berry	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Audrey M. Hutchinson	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Executive Assistant	Christine D. Kulick	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Liaison for Community and Junior Colleges	Jacqueline E. Woods	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant	Norris E. Dickard	GS	SC	13	..........	........