Meet our Leadership & Board of Directors
UPO’s executives are devoted to our mission and are led by a tripartite Board of Directors: 1/3 are elected representatives of residents with low incomes (all 8 wards have a voice); 1/3 are chosen by DC’s Mayor or Congressperson; and 1/3 are representatives of Major Groups and Interests, elected by the Board.
Meet our Executive Leadership
Andrea Thomas
President & CEO
Daniel Ofori-Addo, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President & CIO
Dianna Guinyard
Vice President of Operations & COO
Andrew Harris
Vice President of Finance & CFO
Rosalind Pinkney
Vice President, Human Resources
Hyvron Jean
Vice President of Technology
Theresa Lewis
Vice President of Legal Affairs/General Counsel
Syrita Robinson
Vice President – Office of Early Learning
Kevin D. Bryant, MALS
Director of Business Development and Asset Management
Meet our Board of Directors
Officers
Ruthven Phillip, Esq. (Chair)
Representative of Major Groups & Interests
Lafayette Barnes (Vice Chair)
Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia
Michael Austin, Esq. (Secretary)
Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia
Barbara Bovbjerg (Treasurer)
Elected by UPO Board
Members
Aron Szapiro
Elected by UPO Board
Christian Clansky
Elected by UPO Board
Dorjan Short, MBA
Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia
Dr. Christine M. Warnke
Representative of Low-Income Residents
Hadiyah M. Muhammad
Representative of Low-Income Residents – Elected by Ward 4 & 5 (Ward 5)
Jennifer Park, Ph.D.
Elected by UPO Board/(OHS Policy Council)
Spacer
Tonya Crawford
Representative of Low-Income Residents
Nkosi Bradley
Representative of Low-Income Residents
Laura Manville
Elected by UPO Board
Loren Trull Cox, Ph.D.
Elected by UPO Board
Christopher Sennett
Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia
Rhonda N. Hamilton
Representative of Low-Income Residents – Elected by Wards 2 & 6 (Ward 6)
Robert Thorne
Elected by UPO Board
Reginald Black
Elected by UPO Board
Salim K. Adofo
Representative of Low-Income Residents
Shakira Hemphill, SHRM-CP
Designated by Mayor of the District of Columbia