Board & Staff

Members of the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board

Tom Nida, Chair
	Senior Vice President at United Bank. With more than thirty-seven years of experience in banking and finance, he is an author and speaker on charter school lending and a University lecturer on business and finance.

Anthony J. Colón, Vice Chair
	Education Reform Activist and Consultant. Mr. Colón has been instrumental in bringing school choice to the Hispanic community and increasing recruitment and professional development opportunities for minority educators. He has extensive experience designing and implementing cutting-edge education programs that target special needs and underserved students.

Karl Jentoft

Mr. Jentoft is currently the founder of City Living Ventures, a DC-based real estate development and consulting company. Prior to this position, he was an executive at Capital One and at McKinsey & Company, and served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force. Before joining the PCSB, he was a founding board member of Capital City PCS, served on the boards of E. L. Haynes PCS and Friends of Choice in Urban Schools, and was a member of the D.C. Public Charter School Credit Enhancement Fund Committee.

Brian W. Jones
	Executive Vice President and General Counsel of College Loan Corporation (CLC). Prior to joining CLC, Mr. Jones served as the U.S. Department of Education’s General Counsel. He was also president of the Center for New Black Leadership (CNBL) a national public policy think tank in Washington, DC.

Dr. Dora Marcus
	Consults on educational evaluation projects for several national organizations. Dr. Marcus has advised several DC community groups and non-profits on evaluation research and has taught methods of evaluation in US universities and abroad, and regularly writes on evaluation issues and strategies.

Will Marshall
	President and Founder of Progressive Policy Institute. A public policy analyst, and author, Mr. Marshall is the co-founder of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) and editor-at-large of Blueprint Magazine, the DLC's journal of politics and policy.

Lawrence C. Patrick, III

Director, Business Development and Strategy for Jazz at Lincoln Center. Mr. Patrick oversees strategy for new media, content distribution, intellectual property, and corporate partnerships for the jazz world’s largest organization. Formerly President & CEO of Black Alliance for Educational Options, and the former chairman of the Charter School Leadership Council, he serves on the Boards of the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, the National Charter Schools Institute, and Inspire USA.

Staff Members

Executive Management

Josephine Baker - Executive Director Directs staff operations; liaisons with the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), the U.S. Department of Education, and local and national government officials; reports to the Board on charter school policy and other administrative matters. E-mail:baker@dcpubliccharter.com Tamara Lumpkin - Deputy Director Oversees charter school accountability processes; manages charter application process; and directs first-year Implementation. E-mail: lumpkin@dcpubliccharter.com

Finance

Jeremy Williams - Finance Manager Oversees charter school financial accountability and manages the Board's budget and accountability. E-mail: jwilliams@dcpubliccharter.com Ino Okoawo - Operations Manager Administers Board office operations; coordinates quarterly disbursement of per-pupil funding to schools. E-mail: okoawo@dcpubliccharter.com

Communications

Nona Richardson - Communications Manager Oversees and facilitates communications between the Board and the charter school community, community members, government agencies, researchers, and the media. E-mail:richardson@dcpubliccharter.com Shenneth Dove-Morse - Communications Associate Supports communications projects related to community outreach, information management and dissemination, publications, website content management, media relations, and event planning. E-mail: sdovemorse@dcpubliccharter.com

Information Technology

Lamont Brittain - Information Technology Manager Manages the Board's Information Technology (IT) infrastructure; supports staff members with their trouble-shooting and project-related IT needs. E-mail:lbrittain@dcpubliccharter.com

School Support Team

Jacqueline Scott-English - School Support Team Leader Manages Program Development Reviews and facilitates technical assistance services including training and accreditation assistance. E-mail: jse@dcpubliccharter.com Corey Carter - Program Manager Supports school effectiveness by analyzing and assisting with Board review processes, and provides guidance on graduation requirements and discipline policies. E-mail: ccarter@dcpubliccharter.com Monique Miller - Program Manager Supports school effectiveness by analyzing and assisting with Board review processes, with particular responsibility for compliance reviews. E-mail: mmiller@dcpubliccharter.com Susan Miller - Program Manager Supports school effectiveness by analyzing and assisting with Board review processes, and provides technical assistance to first-year schools, and with self-studies and NCLB compliance. E-mail: smiller@dcpubliccharter.com Carolyn Trice - Program Manager Supports school effectiveness by analyzing and assisting with Board review processes, enrollment, discipline policies and special education compliance and technical assistance. E-mail: ctrice@dcpubliccharter.com Dawnyela Meredith - NCLB School Liaison Oversees NCLB Grant and technical assistance to charter schools. E-mail: dmeredith@dcpubliccharter.com Jackie Boddie - Program Manager Supports school effectiveness by analyzing and assisting with Board review processes, enrollment, discipline policies and special education compliance and technical assistance. E-mail: jboddie@dcpubliccharter.com Martina James - Program Manager Supports school effectiveness by analyzing and assisting with Board review processes, graduation and high school requirements, high school transcript review and discipline. E-mail: mjames@dcpubliccharter.com Robert Mayo - Program Manager Supports school effectiveness by analyzing and assisting with Board review processes, compliance reviews, and English Language Learners requirements. E-mail: rmayo@dcpubliccharter.com

Administrative Support

Patricia Cisneros - Administrative Coordinator Coordinates projects in support of the School Support Team and Finance Departments. Kenyetta Cook - Administrative Coordinator Coordinates projects in support of the School Support Team. Beverly Delk - Administrative Coordinator Coordinates projects in support of the Executive Management and Communications Departments