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The mission of the Office of Compliance and Enforcement (OCE) is to review recipient compliance with the LSC Act, regulations, instructions, guidelines and grant assurances. Further, to respond promptly and effectively to inquiries and complaints pertaining to recipients filed by members of the public.
OCE responsibilities include the following:
- Investigate complaints referred by Members of Congress to LSC management pertaining to LSC recipients;
- Review, assess and respond to public complaints;
- Provide prior approvals to recipients for major expenditures;
- Review and respond to recipients requests for waivers related to PAI requirements, fund balances and fund deficits;
- Review and approve recipient subgrant agreements;
- Review and approve recipient retainer agreements;
- Review and process disaster-relief emergency grants to recipients;
- Provide follow up to the referrals of findings by the OIG through the A-50 referral process;
- Initiate and follow up questioned cost matters;
- And investigate recipient's compliance with the regulations recipients agreed to abide by when accepting Federal funding.
- Review and assess Equal Opportunity Policy Statements, Sexual Harassment Policies, and Notice of Handicap Accessibility
Staff
Danilo A. CARDONA, Director, cardonad@lsc.gov
Charles M. CRITTENDEN, Program Analyst III, (Fund balance and PAI waivers, audit and compliance follow-up),crittenc@lsc.gov
David de la TOUR, Program Counsel III, (Complaints, Investigations and Onsite reviews), delatoud@lsc.gov
Craig DOBER, Program Counsel II, (On-site review/investigations), doberc@lsc.gov
Curtis GOFFE, Program Counsel III, (On-site review/Investigations), goffec@lsc.gov
Joseph H. GREEN, Program Counsel III, (Onsite review/Investigations), greenj@lsc.gov
Alberto LOPEZ-SILVERO, Program Analyst III, (Audit and compliance follow-up, Onsite reviews), lopezsia@lsc.gov
Shila MASHHADISHAFIE, Program Counsel II, (On-site review/Investigations), mashhadishafies@lsc.gov
Chinnamma MATHEW, Administrative Assistant III, (Administration and support), mathewc@lsc.gov
Helga MERZ-HAFEZI, Program Anaslyst III, merzhafezih@lsc.gov
Krishan PARKASH, Administrative Assistant III, (Administration and support), parkashk@lsc.gov
Lora M. RATH, Deputy Director, rathl@lsc.gov
Carla D. SMITH, Program Counsel III, (Onsite review/Investigations), smithc@lsc.gov
Kamala SRINIVASAGAM, Program Counsel III, (Onsite review/Investigations), srinivasagamk@lsc.gov
William P. SULIK, Program Counsel III, (Complaints, Investigations, Onsite reviews, Notice of handicap accessibility, and receipt of EEO and/or Sexual Harassment policies), sulikw@lsc.gov
Bertrand S. THOMAS, Program Counsel III, (Complaints, Investigations, Onsite reviews, and Retainer Agreement approval), thomasb@lsc.gov
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