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About the Department

Phone No.
301-952-6548

Email
capital.programs@pgcps.org

Division
Supporting Services

Reports To
Capital Programs

 

Our Mission

The Department of Capital Programs provides planning, fiscal management, and project oversight to deliver safe, optimally-sized, modern educational facilities that support transformative educational experiences for all PGCPS students and communities.

Our Purpose

The department manages the planning and implementation of all PGCPS renovation and construction projects.

Department Leadership

Shayla Taylor

Director
shayla.taylor@pgcps.org

Will Smith

Project Management Supervisor
william5.smith@pgcps.org

Ricardo Smith

Fiscal Supervisor
ricardo.smith@pgcps.org

Dawn Holton

Senior Mechanical Engineer
dawn.holton@pgcps.org

Areas of Responsibility

The work of the department is divided into four areas of responsibility: 

 

Department Collaborations

Department of Capital Programs work calls for collaboration across several PGCPS departments to ensure the planning and implementation of all projects align with the district’s standards and community expectations.

Blueprint Schools Program

Leadership: Shawn Matlock, Director, shawn.matlock@pgcps.org

The Department of Capital Programs works with the Alternative Infrastructure Planning & Development Department on the Blueprint Schools Program. This program is a private, public partnership (P3) model designed to accelerate the delivery of modernized schools.

Purchasing and Supply Services

Leadership: DeNerika Johnson, Director, denerika.johnson@pgcps.org

Additionally, the Department of Capital Programs works with Purchasing and Supply Services to initiate and execute procurement of design and construction services. To learn more about construction procurement, click here.

Department of Capital Programs Staff Directory

General Administration

First Name Last Name Email Title
Shayla Jackson shayla.taylor@pgcps.org Director
Kalisa Bell kalisa.bell@pgcps.org Program Coordinator
Charmelia Smith-Baxter charms@pgcps.org Administrative Secretary
Robin Willingham robi.willingham@pgcps.org Senior Clerk Typist

 

Facilities Design & Permitting

First Name Last Name Email Title
Dawn Holton dawn.holton@pgcps.org Design Supervisor
Ron Skyles ronald.skyles@pgcps.org Architectural Project Manager
Desiree Lowd desiree.lowd@pgcps.org
Design Architect
Moona Barikdar moona.barikdar@pgcps.org
Design Architect
Yiralem Robelle yiralem.robelle@pgcps.org
Design Architect
Victor Johnson victor2.johnson@pgcps.org
Project Design/Inspection/Code Review Coordinator
William Johnson willia10.johnson@pgcps.org Construction Cost Estimator
Pershey Drayton pdrayton@pgcps.org CADD Operator
George Dreszer gdreszer@pgcps.org CADD Operator

 

Fiscal Management

First Name Last Name Email Title
Ricardo Smith ricardo.smith@pgcps.org Fiscal Supervisor
Lucian Musawwir lucian.musawwir@pgcps.org Fiscal Analyst
Laura Pitt laura.pitt@pgcps.org Financial Analyst
Ashley Carter ashley2.carter@pgcps.org Accounting Technician
Nickoya Hoyte nickoya.hoyte@pgcps.org Accounting Technician
Wanda Ravnall wanda.ravnall@pgcps.org Accounting Technician
Aretha Heigh aretha.heigh@pgcps.org Budget Technician

 

Project Management

First Name Last Name Email Title
Will Smith william5.smith@pgcps.org Project Management Supervisor
Ricardo Garcia ricardo.garcia@pgcps.org Project Manager III
Joseph Howell joseph.howell@pgcps.org Project Manager III
Rexie Fernando rexie.fernando@pgcps.org Project Manager II
Diego Gonzalez-Guzman diego.gonzalezguzman@pgcps.org Project Manager II
Anoop Gupta anoop.gupta@pgcps.org Project Manager II
Hiwot Haileselassie hiwot.haileselassie@pgcps.org Project Manager II
Don Howerton don.howerton@pgcps.org Project Manager II
Rochelle Johnson rochelle2.johnson@pgcps.org Project Manager II
Henry Lewis henry2.lewis@pgcps.org Project Manager II
Sean Nickols sean.nickols@pgcps.org Project Manager II
Sunday Owolabi sunday.owolabi@pgcps.org Project Manager II
Tammy Higgs-McCarroll thiggs@pgcps.org Assistant Project Manager

Documents & Presentations

Capital Projects & EFMP Update Meeting - 06/11/2024 | Recording; Presentation (English, Spanish, French); Q&A (English, Spanish, French)