Cynthia Brock-Smith
Secretary of the District
Aretha R. Ferrell-Benavides
Deputy Secretary of the
District
Arlethia D. Thompson
Staff Assistant
Pete Piringer
Betty Akers
Alfonza Fitzgerald
Patricia Elwood
Clarence Davis
Victor L. Reid
Officer
Special Assistant
Manager
Officer
Administrator
Administrator
Richard Phipps, III
Officer
Public Information Officer
Ceremonial Services
Support Services
Protocol and International
Public Records & Archives
Office of Documents
Notary & Authentications
Danny Brown
Ronnell Ferguson
Andrew Washington
John Johnson
Robert Pierno
Office Clerk
Mark R. Aikens, Jr.
Special Assistant
Staff Assistant
Special Assistant
(Notary & Authentication
Spec)
Staff Assistant
William E. Branch, Jr.
Archivist
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Rebecca A. Katz
Administrative Issuance
Spec
Damali B. Kajubi
Archivist
Editor
Archivist
(*) Individual detailed or under another budget
(Staff Assistant)
William Walker
Ali Rahmann
Notary & Authentication
Spec
April Randall
Staff Attorney(*)
Tabatha Braxton
Notary & Authentication
Spec
(Staff Assistant)
Joyce Ogburn
Notary & Authentication
Spec
Cynthia Brock-Smith
Secretary
Aretha R. Ferrell-Benavides
Deputy Secretary
Arlethia Thompson
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 Provides oversight of several
offices, provides official signatory
services for the Mayor of the
District of Columbia, serves as the
keeper of the seal, and takes on
special projects at the request of
the Mayor. This program contains
two activities, Executive
Management and Emancipation
Day.
– Special Projects include:
Staff Assistant
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Pete Piringer
Public Information
Officer
(*)Staff transfer within Office
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DC One Fund
Voting Rights Initiative
Public Space Committee
Cherry Blossom Festival Board
Notary Board of review
Richard Phipps, III
Notary & Authentications
Officer
Ronnell Ferguson
Staff Assistant
Tabatha Braxton (*)
Joyce Ogburn
Notary & Authentication
Specialist
Notary & Authentication
Specialist
(*)Staff transfer within Office
Attachment - I
 Commissions all Notaries
Public in the District of
Columbia and
authenticates
documents signed by
D.C. notaries public for
domestic and foreign
use.
Betty Akers
Special Assistant
Ceremonial Services
Andrew Washington
Special Assistant
 Provides ceremonial
document services to
individuals, businesses,
organizations, and
government agencies so that
their activities and events
can be recognized by the
Mayor.
 Proclamations, greeting
letters, and condolence
letters are among the most
requested documents.
Attachment - I
 Provides for administrative
support to the Executive
Office of the Mayor and the
required tools to achieve
operational and
programmatic results.
Alfonza Fitzgerald
Support Services
Manager
John Johnson
Staff Assistant
Other Staff in this Office Report to other Agencies
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Patricia Elwood
Protocol Officer
Robert Pierno
Special Assistant
 Provides liaison and outreach
services to the diplomatic and
international communities on
behalf of the Mayor and local
residents.
 This program is responsible for
all international visitors to the
District government, Sister City
relationships, and liaison
between embassies and their
neighbors.
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Clarence Davis
Administrator
Public Records & Archives
Provides archives and records
management services to District
government agencies and the public so
that they can gain access to official
government documents. This program
contains the following activities:
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Danny Brown (*)
Staff Assistant
William E. Branch, Jr.
Archivist
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William Walker
Archivist
Ali Rahmann
Archivist
(*)Staff transfer within Office
Attachment - I
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Records Management – provides temporary
records management services to District
government agencies and the public access
to public records stored in the D.C. records
Center;
Archival Administration – provides historical
records management services to District
government agencies and the public to
facilitate access to historical public records
stored in the D.C. Archives and National
Records Center; and
Library of Government Information –
provides publication management services
to District government agencies and the
public to facilitate access to publications
created by the District government
agencies.
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Victor L. Reid
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Administrator
Provides technical, professional, and other
legal services to the Mayor, District agencies,
and the general public so that they can give
and/or have official notice of all proposed and
adopted legal mandates.
This program contains the following activities:
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Office of Documents
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Mark R. Aikens, Jr.
Staff Assistant
Rebecca A. Katz
Administrative
Issuance Specialist
Damali B. Kajubi
Editor
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April Randall
OAG
OAG Staff on OAG Budget
Attachment - I
Regulations – provides regulation review and
compilation services to citizens worldwide so
that they can be informed of all legal
requirements of the District of Columbia in a
format that is accurate, complete, timely, and
user friendly;
D.C. Register – provides review and technical
assistance services to District executive and
independent agencies so that they can be in
compliance with editorial standards and legal
requirements of the District of Columbia’s
Administrative Procedures Act, implementing
regulations, and D.C. Documents Act of 1978;
and
Administrative Issuances – provides
professional and technical assistance services to
the Mayor and executive agencies so that they
can implement major policies and programs and
make appointments in a timely manner to
foster the activities and operation of the District
government.