Executive Office of Education

Department of Higher Education

Name	Title
Santos, Jose Luis	Acting Commissioner
Steward, Tanya	Executive Assistant to the Commissioner
Cole, Matthew R.	Deputy Commissioner for Administration, Finance, and Operations
Dannenberg, Michael	Deputy Commissioner for Policy
Esposito, Art	Director of Academic Affairs and Student Success
Riccardi, Richard	Deputy Commissioner of Academic Affairs and Student Success
Giambusso, Nicole	Director of Strategic Communications
Crowley, Kristin	Assistant Director of Strategic Communications
Demou, Alex	Director of Constituent Services and Legislative Affairs
Smith, Suzanne	Director of Research & Evaluation
Bougie, Stacy	Director of Organizational Development & Cultural Transformation Unit: Commissioner's Office
Stone, Kristen	Director for Academic and Veterans Affairs
Rowdy, Danielle	Chief Innovation Officer
Papanikolaou, Constantia	Chief Legal Counsel
Nally, Alexander	Deputy General Counsel
Awkward, Ph.D., Robert J.	Assistant Commissioner for Academic Effectiveness
Little, Allison	Assistant Commissioner for P-16 Alignment & Outreach
O'Connor, George	Assistant Commissioner for Academic & Veteran Affairs
Williams, Christine	Assistant Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs & Strategic Initiatives
Delci, Ph.D., Mario	Associate Commissioner for Research & Planning
Mealey, Sarah	Assistant Commissioner for Analytics & Digital Services
Connolly, Alison	Assistant Commissioner for Student Financial Assistance