Region 2 Staff Directory

Office of the Regional Administrator Office of the Management and Data Services Youth and Family Services Divison Self Sufficiency Program Office of Child Support Enforcement OCSE Division of Audit Office of Early Childhood Programs Head Start - New York Head Start - New Jersey & Caribbean Booz Allen Head Start Contractors

CONTACT REGION 2: Mailing Address:   26 Federal Plaza    Room 4114    New York, NY 10278  Telephone:  (212) 264-2890  FAX:  (212) 264-4881

Office of the Regional Administrator

NOTE: To reach ACF Region II staff, please dial 212-264-2890 plus the following extension.

Name	Title	Extension	E-mail Address
Higgins, Mary Ann	Regional Administrator	x103	mhiggins@acf.hhs.gov
Andrews, Barbara	Lead Program Liaison Specialist	x101	bandrews@acf.hhs.gov
Gibson, Joan	Lead Program Evaluation Specialist	x102	jogibson@acf.hhs.gov
Noerling, Joan	Program Assistant	x123	jnoerling@acf.hhs.gov
Yang, Maysee	Program Specialist	x192	myang@acf.hhs.gov

Office of the Management and Data Services

NOTE: To reach ACF Region II staff, please dial 212-264-2890 plus the following extension.

Name	Title	Extension	E-mail Address
Kahn, Samuel	Assistant Regional Administrator	x115	skahn@acf.hhs.gov
Becker, Tina	Management Officer	x110	tbecker@acf.hhs.gov
Buckman, Dawn	Management and Grants Specialist	x117	dbuckman@acf.hhs.gov
Chin, Keith	Financial Specialist	x111	kchin@acf.hhs.gov
DeGregorio, Nicole	Telecommunications Specialist (Statistician)	x112	ndegregorio@acf.hhs.gov
Kail, Michael	Program Specialist	x121	mkail@acf.hhs.gov
Mitchell, Brian	Computer Specialist	x116	bmitchell@acf.hhs.gov
Muhammad, Latifah	Management Specialist	x118	lmuhammad@acf.hhs.gov

Youth and Family Services Division

NOTE: To reach ACF Region II staff, please dial 212-264-2890 plus the following extension.

Name	Title	Extension	E-mail Address
Scott, Junius	Program Manager	x145	jscott@acf.hhs.gov
Baker, Carolyn	Program Specialist	x140	cbaker@acf.hhs.gov
Blackmon, Danny	Financial Specialist	x141	dblackmon@acf.hhs.gov
Brown, Shari	Program Specialist	x125	sbrown@acf.hhs.gov
Haferling, Estelle	Program Specialist	x142	ehaferling@acf.hhs.gov
Lin, Jing	Financial Specialist	x138	jlin@acf.hhs.gov
Meltzer, William	Financial Specialist	x143	wmeltzer@acf.hhs.gov
Quintana, Myrna	Program Assistant	787-766-5196	mquintana@acf.hhs.gov
Ross, Sonia	Financial Specialist	x144	sross@acf.hhs.gov
Torres-Ortega, Evelyn	Program Specialist	x146	etorres-ortega@acf.hhs.gov
Vazquez, Maria	Program Specialist	x273	mvazquez@acf.hhs.gov

Self Sufficiency Program

NOTE: To reach ACF Region II staff, please dial 212-264-2890 plus the following extension.

Name	Title	Extension	E-mail Address
Minkler, Dennis	Program Manager	x137	dminkler@acf.hhs.gov
Augustine, Alan	Financial Specialist	x131	aaugustine@acf.hhs.gov
Ceruto, Frank	Program Specialist	x133	fceruto@acf.hhs.gov
Colangelo, James	Program Specialist	x134	jcolangelo@acf.hhs.gov
Fuchs, Suzanne	Program Specialist	x135	sfuchs@acf.hhs.gov
Guarino, Amanda	Program Specialist	x123	aguarino@acf.hhs.gov
Lopez-Munoz, Nitza	Program Specialist	x182	nlopez-munoz@acf.hhs.gov
Mernone, Vera	Financial Specialist	x136	vmernone@acf.hhs.gov
Neuhaus, Audrey	Program Specialist	x120	aneuhaus@acf.hhs.gov

Office of Child Support Enforcement

NOTE: To reach ACF Region II staff, please dial 212-264-2890 plus the following extension.

Name	Title	Extension	E-mail Address
Krudys, Joanne	Program Manager	x127	jkrudys@acf.hhs.gov
Alvarez, Aracelis	Program Specialist	x124	aalvarez@acf.hhs.gov
Brickner, Beverly	Financial Specialist	518-431-4345	bbrickner@acf.hhs.gov
Feck, Jens	Program Specialist	787-766-5196	jfeck@acf.hhs.gov
Irwin, Gary	Financial Specialist	x126	girwin@acf.hhs.gov
Rodriguez, Iran	Program Specialist	x274	irodriguez@acf.hhs.gov
Schleifer, Pearl	Financial Specialist	x129	pschleifer@acf.hhs.gov

OCSE Division of Audit

NOTE: To reach ACF Region II staff, please dial 212-264-2890 plus the following extension.

Name	Title	Extension	E-mail Address
Doherty, Kevin	Auditor	x191	kdoherty@acf.hhs.gov
Santangelo, Michael	Auditor	x193	msantangelo@acf.hhs.gov

Office of Early Childhood Programs

NOTE: To reach ACF Region II staff, please dial 212-264-2890 plus the following extension.

Name	Title	Extension	E-mail Address
Schottenfeld, Matthew	Assistant Regional Administrator	x153	mschottenfeld@acf.hhs.gov
Allen, Elvira	Program Assistant	x179	eallen@acf.hhs.gov
Bennett, Elizabeth	Program Specialist	x114	ebennett@acf.hhs.gov
Hill, Stephonie	Program Assistant	x169	shill@acf.hhs.gov

Head Start - New York

NOTE: To reach ACF Region II staff, please dial 212-264-2890 plus the following extension.

Name	Title	Extension	E-mail Address
Jones, Allan	Program Manager	x175	ajones@acf.hhs.gov
Billups, Doris	Program Specialist	x170	dbillups@acf.hhs.gov
Britton, Lacey	Program Specialist	x150	lbritton@acf.hhs.gov
Carrington, Joyce	Program Specialist	x178	jcarrington@acf.hhs.gov
Elkin, Arthur	Financial Specialist	x173	aelkin@acf.hhs.gov
Falcon-Santos, Hilda	Financial Specialist	x192	hfalcon-santos@acf.hhs.gov
Islam, Amin	Financial Specialist	x174	aislam@acf.hhs.gov
Larkin, Betty Ann	Program Specialist	x165	blarkin@acf.hhs.gov
McGrane, Clinton	Financial Specialist	x176	cmcgrane@acf.hhs.gov
Meyers, Nicole	Financial Specialist	x180	nmeyers@acf.hhs.gov
Richardson, Elaine	Program Specialist	x177	erichardson@acf.hhs.gov
Stone, Rita	Program Specialist	x181	rstone@acf.hhs.gov

Head Start - New Jersey & Caribbean

NOTE: To reach ACF Region II staff, please dial 212-264-2890 plus the following extension.

Name	Title	Extension	E-mail Address
Amon, Patricia	Program Specialist	x160	pamon@acf.hhs.gov
Castro, Jose	Program Specialist	x161	jcastro@acf.hhs.gov
Costanzo, Joan	Financial Specialist	x162	jcostanzo@acf.hhs.gov
Gatling, Ann-Marie	Program Specialist	x163	agatling@acf.hhs.gov
Gatti, Martin	Financial Specialis	x164	mgatti@acf.hhs.gov
Lopez, Lizette	Financial Specialist	x166	llopez@acf.hhs.gov
Ramirez, Irelys	Program Specialist	787-766-5196	iramirez@acf.hhs.gov
Santiago-Artesona, Evangeline	Program Specialist	x171	esantiago-artesona@acf.hhs.gov

Booz Allen Head Start Contractors

NOTE: To reach ACF Region II staff, please dial 212-264-2890 plus the following extension.

Name	Title	Extension	E-mail Address
Annussek, Rosarita	Contractor	x184	rannussek@acf.hhs.gov
Berger, Mark	Contractor	x113	mberger@acf.hhs.gov
Cafarelli, Michael	Contractor	x122	mcafarelli@acf.hhs.gov
Connor, Andrew	Contractor	x132	aconnor@acf.hhs.gov
Corwin, Michael	Contractor		mcorwin@acf.hhs.gov
Firth, Jonathan	Contractor	x114	jfirth@acf.hhs.gov
Lehrer, Amanda	Contractor	x147	alehrer@acf.hhs.gov
Sikora, Judith	Contractor	x195	jsikora@acf.hhs.gov
Solowey, Terry	Contractor	x190	tsolowey@acf.hhs.gov
Tantao-Thompson, Aurelia	Contractor	x183	atantao-thompson@acf.hhs.gov
Teelucksingh, Michele	Contractor	x172	mteelucksingh@acf.hhs.gov