DOE Leadership

Leadership Team

Chancellor
Joel I. Klein

Chief of Staff
Elyssa Siminerio

Chief Operating Officer
Photeine Anagnostopoulos

Accountability and Achievement Resources
Shael Polakow-Suranksy, Chief Accountability Officer (interim-acting)

Communications and Media Relations 
David Cantor, Press Secretary

Division of Instructional and Information Technology
Ted Brodheim, Chief Information Officer

External Affairs
Micah Lasher, Executive Director
Jenny Sobelman, Director of Operations, Office of Public Affairs

Family Engagement and Advocacy
Martine Guerrier, Chief Family Engagement Officer

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

Infrastructure and Planning
Kathleen Grimm, Deputy Chancellor

Portfolio Planning
Debra Kurshan, Director (interim-acting)

School Support Organizations
Eric Nadelstern, Chief Schools Officer

Strategic Partnerships
Stephanie Dua, Director

Strategy and Innovation
John White, Deputy Chancellor (interim-acting)

Student Enrollment
Elizabeth Sciabarra, Chief Executive Officer

Teaching and Learning
Santiago Taveras, Deputy Chancellor (interim-acting)