General Contact Information



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: 9:00am—5:30pm 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


Last Modified: 03/13/2024