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April 21, 2003

Cohort 14 Graduates from Certified Public Manager Program

The Center for Workforce Development is proud to announce the graduation of Cohort 14 of the District of Columbia's Certified Public Manager Program on April 25, 2003 at the Marvin Center at The George Washington University, 800 21st Street, NW at 6:30 pm.

The 23 graduates of Cohort 14 will join the ranks of approximately 400 Certified Public Managers throughout the DC government. Members of the graduating class are:

Candidate Position/Title Department/Agency
Benedict V. Aspero Manager, BPR Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Betty M. Bates Fraud Compliance Manager Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation
Vivian W. Brown Supervisory Contract Specialist Office of Contracting and Procurement
Lamont D. Coleman Patrol Manager Metropolitan Police Department
Gwendolyn Davis Customer Service Manager Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Jacqueline Davis-Hamm Lieutenant Metropolitan Police Department
Ella L. Gilbert Senior Project Manager Office of Personnel
Erik Johnson Lieutenant Department of Fire and Emergency Services
Tracy D. Martin Program Analyst Department of Health
James McBride Registrar Office of Personnel (CWD)
Darric Milligan Lieutenant Metropolitan Police Department
Thinh V. Nguyen Supervisory Computer Specialist Department of Public Works
Linda S. Nischan Lieutenant Metropolitan Police Department
Syvera O'Pharrow Management Analyst Office of Contracting and Procurement
Jonathan Pope Firearms Examiner Metropolitan Police Department
Anthony M. Poteat Captain Metropolitan Police Department
Laura P. Robinson Contract Specialist Department of Mental Health
Anthea B. Seymour Project Director Child and Family Services Agency
Kimberly M. Thorpe Supervisory Computer Specialist Metropolitan Police Department
Carl E. Williams Energy Program Specialist Department of Public Works
Yasha S. Williams Senior Policy Analyst Office of the Chief Financial Officer (ORA)
Margaret A. Worthy Director, Consumer and Family Affairs Department of Mental Health
Jean Wright Senior Contract Specialist Office of Contracting and Procurement

The District of Columbia's Certified Public Manager Program (CPMP) is designed to develop a highly skilled, well-trained managerial and executive corps, capable of providing the leadership necessary to transform the District government into a high-performance organization. It is administered by the DC Office of Personnel, Center for Workforce Development in partnership with The George Washington University, Center for Excellence in Municipal Management, and accredited by the National Consortium of Certified Public Managers.