The Department of Small and Local Business Development's (DSLBD) senior leadership team is a robust team of professionals that work hard together to support and promote the growth and development of the District's small and local business community.

DSLBD Leadership:

• Kristi C. Whitfield | Director
  • Rosemary Suggs-Evans | Deputy Director
    • Bobby Dorsey |  Chief of Staff
  • Lorenzo McRae | General Counsel
    • Wanda Stansbury| Deputy General Counsel
  • Sirah Turner | Chief Administrative Officer
  • Kamaria Campbell | Executive Assistant to the Director

DSLBD Management

• Cristina Amoruso | Manager, Retail Business Development
• James "Milton" Goodman | Manager, DC Procurement Technical Assistance Center (DCPTAC) Division
• Charles Cooper | Manager, Compliance & Enforcement Division
• Keith Howard | Business Opportunity
• Kate Mereand | Manager, Innovation & Equitable Development
• Melissa Resil | Manager, Certification Division