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.
Learn more about DSLBD leadership below:
- Kristi C. Whitfield | Director
- Rosemary Suggs-Evans | Chief of Staff
- Ronnie Edwards | Deputy Director, Compliance & Enforcement Division
- Lorenzo McRae | General Counsel
- Tyrone Hankerson | Interim Manager, Compliance & Enforcement Division
- Melissa Resil | Manager, Certification Division
- Lauren Adkins | Interim Manager, Business Development Division
- James "Milton" Goodman | Manager, DC Procurement Technical Assistance Center (DCPTAC) Division
- Kate Mereand | Manager, Innovation & Equitable Development (Inno.ED) Division
- Jenny Cruz | Special Assistant to the Director
- Sirah Turner | Administration Officer
- Bobby Dorsey | Senior Legislative Analyst
- James Partlow IV | Traveling Chief of Staff & Public Information Officer (PIO)
- Marcia Harris | Agency IT Lead
- Mary Wright | Data Analyst