Organization

Office of the Assistant Secretary
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aging provides leadership and guidance on policy, programs and management across AoA. As the senior career official in AoA, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs directs the day-to-day activities of the office to coordinate the programs and functions of AoA’s Headquarters and Regional Centers.

Biographies of Key Personnel

Josefina G. Carbonell
Assistant Secretary for Aging
Tel. 202-401-4541

Edwin Walker
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs
Tel. 202 619-0724

Because of the commitment of Assistant Secretary Josefina Carbonell to producing and measuring the results Older Americans Act programs produce for elder Americans, the AoA Office of Evaluation is located in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aging. The Office of the Assistant Secretary also includes the AoA Executive Secretariat, which coordinates consistent AoA review and response to correspondence and to program, policy and management documents from all sources.

Director, Office of Evaluation
Frank Burns
Tel. 202-357-3516

Director, Executive Secretariat
Harry Posman
Tel. 202-357-3540

Center Directors

Center for Management
The Center for Management (CM) is responsible for administrative activities that support AoA's programmatic and information functions.

Director, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management
Mike Mangano
Tel. 202-357-3430

Director, Office of Budget and Finance
Steve Hagy
Tel. 202-357-3420

Director, Office of Administrative Services
Marissa Huttinger
Tel. 202-357-3409

Director Office of Information Resources Management
Vacant
Tel. 202-357-3430

Director, Grants Management Division
Margaret Tolson
Tel. 202-357.3440

Center for Communication & Consumer Services
The Center for Communication & Consumer Services (CCCS) provides a central strategic focus for AoA's public information, education, consumer services and outreach activities.

Director: Carol Crecy
Tel. 202-401-4541

Web Site Manager/Creative Director: Jeff Bruzdzinski
Tel. 202-357-3511

Center for Planning & Policy Development
The Center for Planning & Policy Development (CPPD) is responsible for analyzing trends in demographics and service needs and translating those needs into new policies and programs to assist the elderly.

Director: John Wren
Tel. 202-357-3460

Center for Wellness and Community-Based Services
The Center for Wellness & Community-Based Services (CWCBS) comprises three groups of staff focused on topical areas of importance to the Aging Network and America's elderly population.

Director: Barbara Dieker
Tel: 202 357-0139

Office for Community-Based Services
Brian Lutz (Acting)
Tel. 202-357-3530

Office for American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Programs
M. Yvonne Jackson
Tel. 202-357-3501

Office for Consumer Choice Protection
Director: Vacant

Regional Support Centers
Irma Tetzloff
Tel. 202-357-3525