DOE Leadership

 Leadership Team

Chancellor
Dennis M. Walcott 

Senior Advisor to the Chancellor
Courtenaye Jackson-Chase

Chief Operating Officer
Veronica Conforme

Chief Information Officer
Kemi Akinsanya-Rose

Division of Finance 
Michael Tragale, Chief Financial Officer

Division of Academics, Performance, and Support
Shael Polakow-Suransky, Chief Academic Officer and Senior Deputy Chancellor

Division of Equity and Access
Dr. Dorita P. Gibson, Deputy Chancellor

Division of Portfolio Planning
Marc Sternberg, Deputy Chancellor

Division of Operations
Kathleen Grimm, Deputy Chancellor

Division of Talent, Labor and Innovation
David A. Weiner, Deputy Chancellor

Division for Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners
Laura Rodriguez, Deputy Chancellor

General Counsel and Legal Services
Michael Best, General Counsel to the Chancellor 

Public Affairs
Lenny Speiller, Executive Director

Communications and Media Relations 
Natalie Ravitz, Communications Director

Division of Family and Community Engagement
Jesse Mojica, Executive, Director

Strategic Partnerships
Elizabeth Larson, Managing Director