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Staff Directory, Bureau for Africa

Office of the Assistant Administrator

Based in Washington, DC, this office directs and supervises the activities of the bureau and the USAID missions in Africa.

SENIOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
Sharon Cromer
(202) 712-0500

DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
Rajakumari Jandhyala
(202) 712-0500

SENIOR ADVISOR FOR DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE
Chloe Schwenke
(202) 712-0984

SENIOR ADVISOR FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
Ricardo Michel
(202) 712-0784

Victorial Johnson - Secretary
(202) 712-1801

Pat Greene - Secretary
(202) 712-5958

Yvette Moore - Secretary
(202) 712-0622

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.

ACTING DIRECTOR
Michael Curtis
(202) 712-0235

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/Washington 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.

DIRECTOR
Cheryl Frederick
(202) 712-0563

Regional Offices

Based in Washington, DC, the regional offices function as liaisons between field offices and Washington-based management and technical staff, and between USAID and the public.

Office of East Africa Affairs

Director
Susan Fine
(202) 712-1262

SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST
Cherisse Adamson - (202) 712-0139

EAST AFRICA REGIONAL MISSION - Nairobi
Julia Escalona - (202) 712-4981

BURUNDI - Bujumbura
Brian Stout - (202) 712-1387

CENTRAL AFRICA REGIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE ENVIRONMENT - Kinshasa
Brian Stout - (202) 712-1387

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Bangui
Brian Stout - (202) 712-1387

COMOROS
Sonia Kassambara - (202) 712-5513

CONGO - Brazzaville
Julie Wood - (202) 712-5868
Carla Komich - (202) 712-0568

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Kinshasa
Julie Wood - (202) 712-5868
Carla Komich - (202) 712-0568

DJIBOUTI - Djibouti
Brian Stout - (202) 712-1387

ERITREA - Asmara
Patrick White - (202) 712-0929/p>

ETHIOPIA - Addis Ababa
Patrick White - (202) 712-0929

KENYA - Nairobi
Julia Escalona - (202) 712-4981

RWANDA - Kigali
Benita "Trina" Gunn - (202) 712-5513

SEYCHELLES
Sonia Kassambara - (202) 712-5513

SOMALIA - Nairobi
Marissa Lemargie - (202) 712-1738

TANZANIA - Dar es Salaam
Sonia Kassambara - (202) 712-5513

UGANDA - Kampala
Minty Abraham - (202) 712-5355

Office of Southern Africa Affairs

DIRECTOR
Mikaela Meredith
(202) 712-0455

SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST
Karen Nelson
(202) 712-0903

SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL MISSION - Pretoria
Crystal Garrett - (202) 712-0371

ANGOLA - Luanda
Julie Fitzgerald - (202) 712-1422

BOTSWANA - Gaborone
Julie Fitzgerald - (202) 712-1422

COMOROS
Craig Lamberton - (202) 712-4314

LESOTHO - Maseru
Julie Fitzgerald - (202) 712-1422

MALAWI - Lilongwe
Rosalind Best - (202) 712-0839

MADAGASCAR - Antananarivo
Craig Lamberton - (202) 712-4314

MOZAMBIQUE - Maputo
Craig Lamberton - (202) 712-4314

NAMIBIA - Windhoek
Julie Fitzgerald - (202) 712-1422

SOUTH AFRICA - Pretoria
Crystal Garrett - (202) 712-0371

SWAZILAND - Mbabane
Julie Fitzgerald - (202) 712-1422

ZAMBIA - Lusaka
Rosalind Best - (202) 712-0839

ZIMBABWE - Harare
Lorie Dobbins - (202) 712-1805

Office of Sudan Programs

DIRECTOR
Deborah Grieser
(202) 712-0125

Andrea Freeman - (202) 712-5509

Office of West Africa Affairs

DIRECTOR
Peter Hubbard
(202) 712-0441

REGIONAL ADVISOR
Roslyn Waters-Jenson
(202) 712-4271

SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST
Marjorie Copson
(202) 712-1504

WEST AFRICA REGIONAL MISSION - Accra
Chad Weinberg - (202) 712-0511

BENIN - Cotonou
Michael Quizon - (202) 712-0472

BURKINA FASO - Ouagadougou
Rick Montpelier - (202) 712-0625

CAMEROON - Yaoundé
Marjorie Copson - (202) 712-1504

CAPE VERDE - Praia
Amanda Day - (202) 712-1328

CHAD - N'Djamena
Rick Montpelier - (202) 712-0625

COTE D'IVOIRE - Abidjan
Rick Montpelier - (202) 712-0625

EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Malabo
Michael Quizon - (202) 712-0472

GABON - Libreville
Marjorie Copson - (202) 712-1504

THE GAMBIA - Banjul
Marjorie Copson - (202) 712-1504

GHANA - Accra
Kasia McCormick - (202) 712-5532

GUINEA - Conakry
Michael Quizon - (202) 712-0472

GUINEA-BISSAU - Bissau
Marjorie Copson - (202) 712-1504

LIBERIA - Monrovia
Sarah Crites - (202) 712-4544

MALI - Bamako
Rabihah Mateen - (202) 712-0236

MAURITANIA - Nouakchott
Rick Montpelier - (202) 712-0625

NIGER - Niamey
Rabihah Mateen - (202) 712-0236

NIGERIA - Abuja
Dana Alzouma - (202) 712-0432

SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE - São Tomé
Michael Quizon - (202) 712-0472

SENEGAL - Dakar
Marjorie Copson - (202) 712-1504

SIERRA LEONE - Freetown
Michael Quizon - (202) 712-0472

TOGO - Lomé
Kasia McCormick - (202) 712-5532

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