The DCPS Communications and Engagement Office’s Community Action Team (CAT) is comprised of four individuals who serve communities based on DCPS Clusters.
Each CAT member is responsible for building and sustaining strategic relationships with key community stakeholders, including those who have been historically underrepresented in our decision-making process.
The CAT is also responsible for assisting DCPS stakeholders in accessing information and resources offered by DCPS and communicating external needs and trends back to DCPS.
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Call (202) 719-6613 or email [email protected].
See the chart below to connect with the CAT member who works with your school community.
Sharona Robinson
(202) 423-5091
Cluster 1
Garfield
Hendley
King
Leckie
Malcolm X
Patterson
Simon
Turner
Bunker Hill
Noyes
Cluster 9
Anacostia
Ballou
Hart
Johnson
Kramer
Sousa
Cluster 10
Ballou STAY
Banneker
Bard DC
CHEC
Duke Ellington
Luke C Moore
McKinley MS/HS
Roosevelt STAY
School Without Walls @ FS and HS
Quintin Floyd
(202) 805-2908
Cluster 2
Beers
Boone
Excel
Ketcham
Kimball
Moten
Plummer
Randle Highlands
Savoy
Stanton
Cluster 3
Aiton
Burrville
CW Harris
Drew
Nalle
Smothers
Thomas
Burroughs
Langley
Payne
Wheatley
Whittier
Bijan Verlin
(202) 386-5055
Cluster 4
Barnard
Brent
Eaton
Hearst
JO Wilson
Key
Lafayette
Miner
Murch
Peabody Watkins
Ross
SWS @Goding
Seaton
Thomson
Fillmore
Cluster 7
Brookland
Browne
Capitol Hill Montessori
Deal
Eliot-Hine
Hardy
Jefferson
Kelly-Miller
River Terrace
Stuart-Hobson
Walker-Jones
Damian Popkin
(202) 615-9153
Cluster 5
Bancroft
Bruce Monroe
Cleveland
Houston
Marie Reed
Oyster-Adams
Powell
Tyler
Hyde-Addison
Janney
Mann
Maury
Stoddert
Tubman
Cluster 6
Amidon-Bowen
Brightwood
Dorothy Height
Garrison
HD Cooke
Langdon
LaSalle-Backus
Ludlow-Taylor
Military Road ELC
Raymond
Shepherd
Stevens ELC
Takoma
Truesdell
Van Ness
West
Cluster 8
Cardozo
Coolidge
Dunbar
Eastern
Woodson
Ida B Wells
MacFarland
Phelps ACE
Ron Brown
Roosevelt
Wilson
CAT Members
Damian Popkin, Clusters 5, 6, and 8
Damian is originally from El Salvador and grew up primarily in the DMV in Silver Spring. He has a passion for putting his skills to work in service of his communities. He worked as a Spanish-English Medical and Community Interpreter throughout the DMV, a Community Sports Organizer and Director in Montgomery County, and most recently as an educator in Ward 1. Damian believes in the power of buying in to create positive change, both individual and systemic. Damian believes all students deserve and need high quality opportunities and high quality support to take advantage of those opportunities. He looks forward to working with and supporting schools and communities on a larger scale. In his free time, he loves playing sports, fishing, and chasing down amazing meals with friends and family. Visit the Facebook page.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (202) 615-9153
Bijan Verlin, Clusters 4 and 7
Bijan Verlin strongly believes in the power of communities and their voices. As the Community Action Team Specialist for Clusters 4 and 7, Bijan is excited to put students and parents at the forefront of the conversation. Bijan began his teaching career in his native Philadelphia. He eventually moved to San Francisco where he continued teaching high school chemistry and began coaching resident teachers. In San Francisco Bijan worked with parents to start a parent teacher organization which advocated for and won key reforms on behalf of students. After moving to Washington D.C. to work on education policy for U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, he felt the pull to return to serving students and their communities. Bijan holds a Bachelors in English Literature from Northwestern University, and a Masters in Secondary Education from the University of Pennsylvania. You might find him in his natural habitat biking around DC!Visit the Facebook page.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (202) 386-5055
Quintin Floyd, Clusters 2 and 3
Quintin is a 6th generation native Washingtonian who grew up in Ward 8. He attended The Naylor Road School, then attended St. Vincent Pallotti High School in Laurel, MD. He is currently a Ward 5 resident and father to Zola Floyd, future class of 2036. Quintin has served as an afterschool coordinator and most recently as a community outreach assistant in the Mayor’s office. He believes that all children deserve a quality education, equitable access to opportunities, and that all voices are needed to create change. Visit the Facebook page.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (202) 805-2908
Sharona Robinson, Clusters 1, 9, and 10
Sharona is a native Washingtonian who grew up in Wards 7 and 8. She attended Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, Jefferson Junior High School, and Ballou High School. She is a Ward 7 resident and mother of two Ballou graduates, Class of 2015 and 2019, and two DCPS students who attend Ballou High School in Ward 8. Sharona currently serves as the PTSA President at Ballou High School and has served on a variety of education committees, including the Chancellor’s Parent Cabinet and the DC Advisory Committee on Student Assignment. She believes that all children deserve a quality education, no matter where they live. Sharona’s goal is to engage more families and community stakeholders East of the River. Visit the Facebook page.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (202) 423-5091