Department Directory

Stephen D. Dackin, Director
Jeremy Varner, Deputy Director, Division of Career-Technical Education and Workforce Readiness
Diane Allen, Deputy Director, Division of Primary and Secondary Education
Aaron Rausch, Deputy Chief of Staff  and Chief of Budget and School Funding
Chris Woolard, Chief Integration Officer
Kari Jones, Chief Strategy Officer

Division of Primary and Secondary Education 

Dr. Diane Allen, Deputy Director

Section for Educational Options and Improvement

Colleen Grady, Chief

• Community Schools – Lori Wood, Administrator  
• Nonpublic Educational Options – Christine Burns, Administrator 
• Online Schools – Lily Bartholomew, Program Administrator
• School and District Improvement – Colleen Grady, Chief
• School Sponsorship – Sheila Vitale, Administrator

Section for Literacy Achievement and Academic Success

Dr. Melissa Weber-Mayrer, Chief

• Academic Success 
• Literacy Achievement – Sherine Tambyraja, Administrator
  • Literacy Policy – LM Clinton, Associate Administrator
• Instructional Coherence and Impact – Kerry Martinez, Associate Administrator

Section for Performance & Impact

Alyson DeAngelo, Chief

• Accountability – Rachel Wakefield, Administrator 
  • ​Report Card | Special Education Profile | Sponsor Evaluation
• Assessment 
• Research, Evaluation & Advanced Analytics – Eben Dowell, Administrator 

Section for SPecialized Learning

• Exceptional Children – Jo Hannah Ward, Administrator 
• Nutrition – Brigette Hires, Administrator

Division of Career-Technical Education and Workforce Readiness
Jeremy Varner, Deputy Director

• Career-Technical Education – Leah Amstutz, Administrator
• Graduate Success – Graham Wood, Administrator
  • ​Graduation Requirements | School Counselors | STEM
• Federal Programs – Jeremy Marks, Administrator
• Information Technology Office – Michael Carmack, Chief Information Officer
• Data Quality and Governance – Matthew Danzuso, Chief Data Officer

Chief Strategy Officer

Kari Jones, Chief Strategy Officer

• Family Engagement and School Partnerships – Valerie Kunze, Chief
• Whole Child Supports – Emily Eckert, Administrator  
• Communications – Lacey Snoke, Chief Communications Officer

Section for Operations

Carolyn Everidge-Frey, Chief Operations Officer

• Pupil Transportation – Holly Fischer, Administrator
• EdSteps – Rachel Hand, Program Lead
• Ohio Deaf and Blind Education Services – Lou Maynus, Superintendent

Office of Budget and School Funding

Aaron Rausch, Deputy Chief of Staff  and Chief of Budget and School Funding

• Policy and Legislative Affairs – Jennie Stump, Chief
• Field Services – Jill Grubb, Administrator
  • ​Information Technology Center Liaison
• Financial Analysis & Oversight – Kim Richards, Financial Program Manager
• School Funding – Elena Sanders, Senior Financial Manager
• Sourcing – Sarah Gunther, Financial Manager

Section for Fiscal

Brian Jones, Chief

• Fiscal Services – Carrie Nino Koontz, Financial Manager
• Grants Administration – Yolanda Mitchell-Garnes, Financial Manager

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