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:

1. Investigate complaints referred by Members of Congress to LSC management pertaining to LSC recipients;
2. Review, assess and respond to public complaints;
3. Provide prior approvals to recipients for major expenditures;
4. Review and respond to recipients requests for waivers related to PAI requirements, fund balances and fund deficits;
5. Review and approve recipient subgrant agreements;
6. Review and approve recipient retainer agreements;
7. Review and process disaster-relief emergency grants to recipients;
8. Provide follow up to the referrals of findings by the OIG through the A-50 referral process;
9. Initiate and follow up questioned cost matters;
10. And investigate recipient's compliance with the regulations recipients agreed to abide by when accepting Federal funding.
11. 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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