USTDA Staff

Please note: To contact a USTDA Staff member, please call our main office line at 703-875-4357 or submit your inquiry using our contact form.

Office of the Director
Leocadia I. Zak Director
Peggy Philbin Deputy Director
Jon Wright Chief of Staff
Enoh T. Ebong General Counsel (Acting)
Geoffrey Jackson Director for Policy and Program
Thomas R. Hardy Director for Congressional Affairs and Public Relations
Micheal Hillier Resource Advisor
Andrea Lupo Assistant Director for Policy and Program
Leila Aridi Afas Director for Export Promotion
Silvia Umana Executive Assistant
Veronica Faust* Global Project Analyst

East Asia and Eurasia Region | Contact East Asia and Eurasia Staff
Geoffrey Jackson Regional Director
Lida Fitts Country Manager
Scott Greenip Country Manager
Verinda Fike Country Manager
Brandon Megorden* Project Analyst
Sarah Randolph* Project Analyst
Xiaolei Wan** Projects Coordinator, China Office

Latin America and the Caribbean Region | Contact Latin America and the Caribbean Staff
Nathan Younge Regional Director
Keith Eischeid Country Manager
Gabrielle Mandel Country Manager
Jacob Flewelling Country Manager
Isabel Sepulveda* Project Analyst
Eric Toler* Project Analyst
Rodrigo Mota** Country Representative, Brazil Office

Middle East, North Africa and Europe Region | Contact Middle East, North Africa and Europe Staff
Carl B. Kress Regional Director
Heather Lanigan Country Manager
Joshua Kaplan Country Manager
Peter Hubbard* Project Analyst

South and South East Asia Region | Contact South and South East Asia Staff
Henry Steingass Regional Director
Sarah Shapiro Country Manager
Pinsuda Alexander Country Manager
John Liszewski* Project Analyst
Sarah Randolph* Project Analyst
Mehnaz Ansari** Country Representative, India Office
Mark Dunn* Regional Manager for Asia, Thailand Office
Rachaneekorn Sriswasdi** Deputy Regional Manager, Thailand Office
Tuyet Trees** Projects Coordinator, Vietnam Office

Sub-Saharan Africa Region | Contact Sub-Saharan Africa Staff
Paul Marin Regional Director
Michael J. DeRenzo Country Manager
Jamie Merriman Country Manager
Lisa Bonnikson Country Manager
Jason Nagy* Africa Business Development Manager
Ryan Blumenow** Trade and Development Specialist

Office of the General Counsel
Enoh T. Ebong General Counsel (Acting)
David Hester Assistant General Counsel
Ziyang Fan Assistant General Counsel
Anna Katselas Assistant General Counsel
Alain Lopez Assistant General Counsel

Office of Congressional Affairs and Public Relations
Thomas R. Hardy Director for Congressional Affairs and Public Relations
Leila Aridi Afas Director for Export Promotion
Christine Campigotto Strategic Communications Manager
Steve Lewis Digital Media Manager

Office of Grants Administration
Pat Daughetee Grants Administrator
Katherine Michaud International Grants Specialist

Office of Program Evaluation
Diana Rossiter Program Evaluation Director
Kendra Kintzi Program Evaluation Manager
David Ross Program Evaluation Manager
Joseph Bellew* Program Evaluation Analyst

Office of Finance
Liz Gustafson Chief Financial Officer
Michele Bivins Financial Management Analyst
Evelyn Bryant Finance Specialist

Office of Contracts
Lori Donovan Contracts Office Manager
Tyrone Johnson Contracts Specialist
Angela Williams Contracts Specialist
Chris Sheldon* Procurement Specialist

Office of Administration
Carolyn Hum Administrative Officer
Eatrice James Administrative Assistant
Paul Cecchini Administrative Assistant

Office of Information Technology
Dexter Hardy* IT Program Manager
Muluberhan Bemnet* Applications Developer
Paul Allen* System Administrator
David Kunkel* Webmaster

Information Resources Center (IRC)
Jasper Nagashima* IRC Project Manager
Aya Yaktieen* Assistant Project Manager
Anthony O’Tapi* Project Information Specialist (Lead)
Nina Kanaan* Project Information Specialist
Jennifer Van Renterghem* Project Information Specialist
Anna Amaya* Interagency Distribution/Mail Clerk

* Contractor working for USTDA
** Foreign Service National