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Office of the President
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Contact: Building 39, Room 301A | 
202.274.5100 | 
202.274.5304
Angela Scott, Executive Assistant to the President, ascott@udc.edu
Mary C. Wright, Administrative Officer, mwright@udc.edu
Louise Hines, Staff Assistant, lhines@udc.edu
Vision of the University
The University of the District of Columbia will be a diverse, selective, teaching, research and service university in the land-grant tradition, serving the people of Washington, DC, the nation and the world.
Executive Officers
Dr. James Lyons - Interim President
President
Dr. Rachel Petty
Interim Chief Executive Officer
rpetty@udc.edu
Ken Bain, PhD
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Building 39, 301-D
202.274.5072
kbain@udc.edu
Calvin E. Woodland, PhD
Interim CEO of the University of the District of Columbia Community College
202.274.5040
cc-ceo@udc.edu
Valerie L. Epps, PhD
Vice President for Student Affairs
Building 39, Room 301-l
202.274.5210
vepps@udc.edu
Valerie Epps' areas of responsibility include Student Affairs, Admissions and Veteran Affairs, with her priorities being developing programs to increase enrollment and retain students.
Read Epps' full biography »
Albert Casciero
MA Dean Learning Resources & Information Technology
202.274.6034
acasiero@udc.edu
Myrtho Blanchard
Vice President of Human Resources
Building 39, Room 301-K
202.274.6283
mblanchard@udc.edu
Myrtho Blanchard, VP, Human Resources. Ms. Blanchard has an extensive background in human resources management, legal research, recruitment and contract negotiations. She has conducted and participated in arbitration and team-building exercises and has experience in major HRIS implementation. She holds a BA in psychology from NYU, an MA in law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts and a certificate in international law from The Academy of International Law, The Hague. Prior to joining us, she served as Director of Human Resources at NoVA Community College (Annandale) VA and AVP, Human Resources at West Virginia University (Morgantown). She has also held positions in litigation case management at Skadden Arps (NY) and Webster and Sheffield (NY) and was an international legal consultant at Mackinson Survey, Inc (Milbrae, CA). Ms. Blanchard is fluent in French and Creole and specializes in multi-cultural management. She currently lives in Bethesda, MD.
Steve Graubart, CFA
Managing Director of Finance
202.274.5998
sgraubart@udc.edu
Barbara Jumper
Vice President for Real Estate, Facilities Management and Public Safety
Building 39, Room 301-P
202.274.5140
bjumper@udc.edu
Ibrahim H. Koroma, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Building 39, Room 301-U
202.274.5415
ikoroma@udc.edu
Craig W. Parker, JD
General Counsel
Building 39, Room 301-Q
202.274.5400
cwparker@udc.edu
Patricia Thomas
Athletic Director
Sports Complex
202.274.6314
pthomas@udc.edu
