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52 Chambers St., New York, NY, 10007
The NYC Department of Education derives its powers from New York State law. The thirteen member body designated as the Board of Education in section 2590-b of the Educational Law shall be known as the Panel for Educational Policy. The Panel for Educational Policy is a part of the governance structure responsible for the City School District of the City of New York, subject to the laws of the State of New York and the regulations of the State Department of Education. Other parts of the structure include the Chancellor, superintendents, community and citywide councils, principals, and school leadership teams. Together this structure shall be designated as the Department of Education of the City of New York.
Chancellor - Carmen FariƱa Salary: $212,614. Appointed January 1, 2014. The Chancellor is the Chief Executive of the New York City public school system. She is appointed by the Mayor, and serves ex officio as a member of the Panel for Educational Policy, Trustee of the New York City School Construction Authority, and Member of the New York City Youth Board. 
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Chief of Staff - Ursulina Ramirez 
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Senior Advisor - Melissa Harris  
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Senior Deputy Chancellor - Dorita Gibson
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Chief of Staff - Janel Matthews
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Senior Supervising Superintendent - Laura Feijoo
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Office of School Support & Supervision - Romie Barriere
Office of Equity & Access - Laura Feijoo 
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Office of New School Design & Charter Partnership - Julian Cohen 
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Office of Innovation - Celine Azoulay 
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Office of School Improvement & State/Federal Education Policy - Sharon Rencher 
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Deputy Chancellor - Corinne Rello-Anselmi  
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Chief of Staff - Carrie Bateman 
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Special Education Office - Christina Foti 
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District 75 Citywide Programs, Superintendent - Gary Hecht 
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Deputy Chancellor - Phil Weinberg  
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Chief of Staff - Courtney Allison 
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Implementation Team - Dan Aymar Blair 
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Office of Policy & Evaluation - Alice Brown 
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Office of Organizational Strategy & Policy - Sarah Johnson 
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Office of Post-Secondary Readiness - Vanda Belusic-Vollor 
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Office of Interschool Collaborative Learning - Christina Fuentes 
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Office of Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Development - Anna Commitante 
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Office of Leadership - Marina Cofield 
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Interim Acting Deputy Chancellor - Elizabeth Rose  
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Chief of Staff - Andrea Metz 
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Division of School Facilities - John T. Shea 
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Educational Construction Fund - Jennifer Maldonado 
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Division of Non-Public Schools - Caren Zayde Moncher 
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Interim Acting CEO Office of Safety & Youth Development - Lois Herrera 
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Office of Guidance & School Counseling - Vacant 
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Office of School Health - Roger Platt 
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Office of School Wellness Programs - Lindsey Harr 
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Office of School Support Services - Eric Goldstein 
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SchoolFood - Dennis Barrett 
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Pupil Transportation - Alexandra Robinson 
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Public Schools Athletic League - Donald Douglas 
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School Construction Authority - Lorraine Grillo 
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Space Management Group - Thomas Taratko 
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Office of Student Enrollment - Robert Sanft 
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Division of Human Resources - Lawrence Becker  Fax: (718) 935-5270 
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Division of Instructional & Information Technology - Hal Friedlander  
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Office of Field Operations - Kevin Moran 
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Deputy Chancellor - Milady Baez  Fax: (212) 374-5588 
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Chief of Staff - Kirsten Busch  Fax: (212) 374-5588 
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Senior Advisor - Maite Junco  
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Chief of Staff - Monica Tavares  
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Office of Intergovernmental Affairs - Nnennaya Okezie  
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Press Office - Devora Kaye  
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Chancellor's Strategic Response Group - Monica Davis Thorne  
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Marketing & Digital Communications - John Laduca  
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Special Advisor for Community Partnerships - Christine Marinoni  
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Special Advisor for Community Affairs - Sadye Campoamor  
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Executive Director - Jesse Mojica  
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Chief of Staff - Daiana Iqbal  
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Translation & Interpretation Unit - Kleber Palma  
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General Counsel - Courtenaye Jackson-Chase  
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Chief Deputy Counsel, Office of Legal Service - Charity Guerra  
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Office of Ethics & Conflicts of Interest - Samantha Biletsky  
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Office of Federal & State Regulatory Compliance - TJ Stevenson  
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Senior Field Counsel & General Practice Unit - Robin Greenfield  
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Commercial Unit - William Joyce  
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Administrative Trials Unit - Laura Brantley  
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Teacher Performance Unit - Naeemah Lamont  
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Class Action Litigation & Risk Management - Judy Nathan  
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Special Education Unit - Mariam Qureshi Mahmood  
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Office of Equal Opportunity & Diversity Management - Odelia Levy  
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Office of Special Investigations - Jaclyn Vargo  
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Office of Case Assessment & Review - Theresa Europe  
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Office of Labor Relations & Office of Appeals & Review -David Brodsky  
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Office of the Auditor General - Danya Labban  
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Office of Compliance Services - Maxine Payne  
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Executive Director - Iris Chen  
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Chief of Staff - Nirvani Budhram  
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Chief Administrative Officer - Elizabeth Barr 
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Chief Strategy Officer - Josh Wallack   
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Chief of Staff - Jenny Sobelman  
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Strategic Planning Office - Joshua Winter  
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Division of Early Childhood Education - Sophia Pappas  
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Chief Financial Officer - Raymond Orlando  
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Chief of Staff - Benjamin Schanback  
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Division of Financial Operations - Michael Tragale  
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Division of Financial Systems & Business Operations - Richard Carlo  
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Division of Capital & Reimbursable Finance - Ling Tan  
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Division of Financial Planning & Management - Angela Schowengerdt  
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Division of School Budget Planning & Operations - Annie Finn 
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Financial Strategies Group - Karma Wilson  
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Division of Contracts & Purchasing - David Ross  
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Office of Medicaid Operations - Andrew Hollander 
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| 52 Chambers St., New York, NY, 10007 | 
| (non-voting) - Carmen FariƱa  
Ex-officio. 
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| Member - T. Elzora Cleveland  | 
| Member - Norm Fruchter  | 
| Member - Deborah Dillingham - Queens | 
| Member - Vanesa Leung  | 
| Member - Lori Podvesker  | 
| Member - Robert Powell - Bronx | 
| Member - Robert Reffkin  | 
| Member - D. Miguelina Zorrilla-Aristy  | 
| Member - Fred Baptiste - Brooklyn | 
| Member - Kamillah Payne-Hanks - Staten Island | 
| Member - Eduardo J. Marti, PhD  | 
| Member - Laura Zingmond - Manhattan | 
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Executive Director - Christine Bailey  
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