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The Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs serves as the liaison between the U.S. Department of Education and Congressional offices. Please contact this office with any questions, and we will be pleased to respond or connect you with the appropriate office.
Office of Legislation & Congressional Affairs
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-3100
Phone: 202-401-0020
Fax: 202-401-1438
Business Hours: 9:00am5:30pm EST, Monday through Friday
Office Leadership
Gwen Graham
Assistant Secretary
Rachel Niebling
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Allie Aguilera
Chief of Staff
JoAnn Martinez-Shriver
Senior Advisor for Oversight
Molly Petersen
Principal Advisor, Legislative Affairs
Legislative and Outreach Staff
Person |
Portfolios |
Katherine Mash | Office Operations |
Barbara Hoblitzell | Acting DAS - Higher Education |
Ian Smolka | Higher Education |
Jacob Blaut | Higher Education |
Melissa Bellin | Acting DAS - K12 |
James Forester | K-12, FERPA |
Kim Zarish-Becknell | K-12, OSERS |
Vera Richards | Casework Team Lead |
Cathleen DeLoach | Constituent Casework |
Takea Vickers | Constituent Casework, OCR |
Taron Henton | Constituent Casework |
Waquesha Canty | Constituent Casework and Grants |
Sara Connelly | Correspondence |
Stephen Cekuta | Oversight |
Marco Sanchez | Secretary and Surrogate Events and Engagement |
Executive and Administrative Staff
Liza Araujo, Executive Officer