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The Office of Management (OM) advises the public and U.S. Department of Education (ED) employees regarding FOIA requests and ED information available to the public. As the lead organization for ED's FOIA Program, OM provides training for ED officials and guidance and support to the FOIA Coordinators and FOIA Review Officers in the Department's Principal Offices and 12 regional and field offices.

Send requests via email to: EDFOIAManager@ed.gov
Send requests via fax to: (202) 401-0920
Send requests via mail to:

U.S. Department of Education
Office of Management
Privacy, Information and Records Management Services
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, LBJ 2E321
Washington, DC 20202-4536
ATTN: FOIA Public Liaison

FOIA Requester Service Center
(202) 401-8365

Chief FOIA Officer
Winona H. Varnon
Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Management
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management

FOIA Director
(202) 401-8365
Gregory Smith

FOIA Public Liaisons
(202) 401-8365
Elise Cook
Maria-Teresa Cueva
Linda Darby
Bennie Jessup

Robert Wehausen
Christie Swafford

FOIA Appeals
(202) 401-8365
Robert Wehausen

Privacy Act Requests
(202) 401-8365
Maria-Teresa Cueva

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Coordinators

Office of the Secretary
Edgar Mayes (202) 401-2981
Tanya Monroe (202) 401-3514

Office of the Deputy Secretary
Joshua Pollack (202) 453-6354

Office of the Under Secretary
Brenda Long (202) 205-3697
Taylor Stanek (202) 453-6363

Office of Policy, Evaluation and Planning Development
Geneise Cooke (202) 205-7939

Office of Inspector General
Chaun Eason (202) 245-7001

Office of the General Counsel
June Canada (202) 401-8323

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Melanie Winston (202) 245-7419

Office of the Chief Information Officer
Sally Budd (202) 245-6424

Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs
Ricki Beth Meyer (202) 453-7298

Office of Communications and Outreach
Patricia Landis (202) 260-4422

Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Jack Atkinson (202) 401-2626

OCFO Contracts Acquisition and Management
Max LeQuang (202) 245-6205
LaShawn Pettaway (202) 245-6174

OCFO Financial Systems Operations
Charlesetta Griffin (202) 245-6157

Office of Management
Jim Clemmens (202) 205-3957
David Cogdill (202) 401-0695

Office of Postsecondary Education
Richard Jameson (202) 502-7716

Federal Student Aid
Elizabeth Goldsmith (202) 377-3808

Institute of Education Sciences
Mary Grace Lucier (202) 219-2253

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Kia Weems (202) 261-2221

Office of Innovation and Improvement
Wanser Green (202) 260-1883

Office of Safe & Drug-Free Schools
Debbie Kalnasy (202) 260-1926

Office of English Language Acquisition
Patrice Swann (202) 245-7130

Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Stephanie Briscoe (202) 245-7801

Office for Civil Rights
Arthur Goldman (202) 245-6859

Office for Civil Rights Field Office Directors

Region I - Boston
Thomas Hibino (617) 289-0111

Region II - New York
Randolph Wills (646) 428-3900

Region III - Philadelphia
Wendella Fox (215) 656-8541

Region IV - Atlanta
Gary Walker (404) 562-6350

Region V - Chicago
Linda McGovern (312) 730-1560

Region VI - Dallas
Taylor August (214) 661-9600

Region VII - Kansas City
Angela Bennett (816) 268-0550

Region VIII - Denver
Mary Lou Mobley (303) 844-5695

Region IX - San Francisco
Arthur Zeidman (415) 486-5555

Region X - Seattle
Gary Jackson (206) 607-1600

Cleveland Office
Harry Orris (216) 522-4970

Metro Office
Alice Wender (202) 786-0500