District of Columbia

Commissioner

Joseph Hood

Primary Point of Contact

Joseph Hood
Policy Analyst
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
District of Columbia
joseph.hood@dc.gov ph (202) 262-8883

Bio

Secondary Point of Contact

Clara Botstein
Director of Legislative and Governmental Affairs
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education
clara.botstein@dc.gov ph (202) 280-4377

School Liaison(s)

Air Force
Alonso Hay
School Liaison
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling & Pentagon
alonso.hay.1@us.af.mil ph (202) 284-4064
Website: https://www.jbabfss.com/school-liaison-office

Lacey Allen
Regional School Liaison Specialist
Eastern and Southern Region
lacey.allen.1@us.af.mil, ph (210)-965-4602

Navy
Tashina Andrus
School Liaison
Washington Navy Yard Naval Support Activity
Tashina.m.andrus.naf@us.navy.mil ph (202) 200-8654
Website: https://www.navymwrwashington.com/programs/af0a70aa-7c91-4f29-bf50-52511dc1a13c

Seal of Washington DC

Chief State School Officer

Dr. Antoinette Mitchell, Superintendent, Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Military/DOD Representative

Col Angelique Nelson, 11 Mission Support Group Commander, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

State Council Members

Joseph Hood, Policy Analyst, Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Dr. Antoinette Mitchell, Superintendent, Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Aliyah McNeely, Legislative Policy Advisor, Council of the District of Columbia
Marquita Ebron, District of Columbia Public Schools
Shonda Person, Executive Director, LEARN DC Public Charter School on JBAB
Alonso Hay, School Liaison Officer, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling & Pentagon, United States Air Force
Horace Franklin, Region School Liaison, Joint Base Anacostia-Boiling (JBAB)
Nedra Barnes-Larrieux, Parent Representative

State Council Meeting

May 3, 2018
June 17, 2022 – Agenda
June 12, 2023 – Agenda | Minutes
June 24, 2024 – Agenda
June 30, 2025 – Agenda | Minutes
September 22, 2025 – Minutes

State Website

Military Families Information

End of Year Report

District of Columbia Report 2021-22
District of Columbia Report 2022-23
District of Columbia Report 2023-24
District of Columbia Report 2024-25

Resources

Interstate Compact in D.C. Statute

Education Commission of the States – Find Your State Liaison

State Profile

State Profile