Staff Directory, Bureau for Africa
Office Of The Assistant Administrator
Based in Washington, D.C., this office directs and supervises the activities of the Bureau and the USAID Missions in Africa, and currently includes the Assistant Administrator and two Deputy Assistant Administrators.
ACTING ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
Earl Gast
202-712-0500
DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
Franklin Moore
(202) 712-0500
COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR
Ranta Russell
(202) 712-1137
Victorial Johnson - Secretary
(202) 712-1801
Pat Greene - Secretary
(202) 712-0500
Office of Sustainable Development
The Office of Sustainable Development is responsible for: Leading the Bureau's strategic thinking in key technical areas; Supporting the Bureau and Africa Missions by providing analytical and technical assistance related to country programs; and Coordinating with donors and partner organizations to promote social and economic development.
DIRECTOR
David Atwood
(202) 712-0091
Full Staff Directory of SD Office
Office of Development Planning
This office assumes the lead in defining the overall policy, program and procedural framework within which the country programs are designed and implemented, plays an active role in identifying and addressing cross-cutting issues, assures necessary budget support and collaborates with all relevant USAID/W offices to: Develop and monitor the Africa Bureau strategy for providing assistance to Africa; Manage an efficient, effective and responsive budget allocation system; and Provide outreach in support of the Africa program
DIRECTOR
Dana Ott
(202) 712-5883
Office of Administrative Management Staff
The Administrative Management Staff provides expert advice regarding Africa Bureau structure, Mission composition, and the role of regional platforms. It sets administrative processes for the Bureau, and plans, manages, and executes budgetary resources for the Bureau in Washington. The office: oversees the Bureau’s Resource Harmonization Model, which seeks to recalibrate staffing and operational resources based on program funding and assistance priorities; represents the Bureau in critical management activities and overseas consolidation of services with State Department, strategic workforce planning, personnel assignment, organization management, and administrative support; executes actions regarding personnel, space planning and allocation, travel, security, responses to Freedom of Information Act inquiries, and telephone and personnel directories; and serves as the Bureau’s center for planning and coordinating continuity of operations.
OFFICE DIRECTOR
Cheryl Frederick
(202) 712-0563
POLICY ADVISOR
Brenda Colwell
(202) 712-1485
LEAD ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Angela Muenzer
(202) 712-1448
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Desiree Savoy
(202) 712-4656
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Corey Croom
(202) 712-5995
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Tracie McCreary
(202) 712-4244
ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS ASSISTANT
Evelyn Martin
(202) 712-4676
Office of West African Affairs
DIRECTOR
Natalie Freeman
(202) 712-5069
Program Analysis Support
Lennora Doores-Fendell
(202) 712-4295
Office of Southern Africa Affairs
DIRECTOR
James Harmon
(202) 712-0984
Regional Advisor
Bill Penoyar
(202) 712-0442
Office of Eastern Africa Affairs
DIRECTOR
Carrie Thompson
202-712-0554
Acting Regional Advisor
Julia Escalona
202-712-4981
Office of Sudan Programs
DIRECTOR
Bradley Wallach
(202) 712-0125
Country Desk Officers
Based in Washington, D.C., the country desks function as liaisons between field offices and Washington-based management and technical staff, and between USAID and the public.
West Africa
Sahel/Mano River Region (Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone)
Acting Team Leader - Gordon Bertolin - (202) 712-5665
Central/Coastal Region (Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, USAID/West Africa)
Acting Team Leader - Torina Way - (202) 712-5963
Southern Africa
ANGOLA - Luanda
Deborah Mendelson - (202) 712-0302
LESOTHO - Maseru
Rosalind Best - (202) 712-0839
MALAWI - Lilongwe
Marjorie Copson - (202) 712-1504
MOZAMBIQUE - Maputo
Deborah Mendelson - (202) 712-0302
NAMIBIA - Windhoek
Rosalind Best - (202) 712-0839
SOUTH AFRICA - Pretoria
Lorie Dobbins - (202) 712-1805
SWAZILAND - Mbabane
Rosalind Best - (202) 712-0839
ZAMBIA - Lusaka
Marjorie Copson - (202) 712-1504
ZIMBABWE - Harare
Lorie Dobbins - (202) 712-1805
USAID/Southern Africa (USAID/SA) - Pretoria
Lorie Dobbins - (202) 712-1805
SUDAN - Khartoum
Andrea Freeman – (202) 712-5509
East Africa
BURUNDI - Bujumbura
Krista Desgranges - (202) 712-4457
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Bangui
Tanya Dalton - (202) 712-4732
DR CONGO - Kinshasa
Krista Desgranges - (202) 712-4457
DJIBOUTI - Djibouti
Tanya Dalton - (202) 712-4732
ERITREA - Asmara
Tanya Dalton - (202) 712-4732
ETHIOPIA - Addis Ababa
Ashley Marcus - (202) 712-5513
KENYA - Nairobi
Julia Escalona - (202) 712-4981
MADAGASCAR - Antananarivo
Ashley Marcus - (202) 712-5513
MAURITIUS/SEYCHELLES/COMOROS
Ashley Marcus - (202) 712-5513
RWANDA - Kigali
Ashley Marcus - (202) 712-5513
Somalia - Nairobi
Julie Ciccarone - (202) 712-1626
TANZANIA - Dar es Salaam
Julie Ciccarone - (202) 712-1626
UGANDA - Kampala
Krista Desgranges - (202) 712-4457
USAID/East Africa (USAID/EA) - Nairobi
Julia Escalona - (202) 712-4981
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