Key Personnel
Key Personnel
For questions about an active or open disclosure with DDTC, contact the Compliance Specialist handling your case. To find out who your Compliance Specialist is, review correspondence we've sent you or email DTCC-CaseStatus@state.gov.
For questions about registrations or the status of a pending license request, contact the DDTC Response Team via phone at (202) 663-1282 or email ddtccustomerservice@state.gov.
For inquiries directed towards DDTC Leadership, contact DDTC's Office Management Specialists, Valencia Johnson at (202) 663-3704 or Quartney Ross at (202) 663-2911.
UPDATED: Mar 25, 2025
DDTC
Michael Vaccaro
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Shelly Atkinson
Senior Advisor
Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (DTCC)
Jae Shin
Director of Compliance
Dan Cook
Registration Compliance & Analysis, Division Chief
John Foster
Compliance and Civil Enforcement Division Chief
Julia Tulino
Law Enforcement Liaison Division Chief
Brian Rissing
Acting Director Compliance and Transaction and Analysis Mitigation Division Chief
Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing (DTCL)
Catherine Hamilton
Director of Licensing
Alex Douville
Deputy Director of Licensing
Candice Rodriguez
Electronic and Sensor Systems Division Chief
Sho Morimoto
Sea, Land, and Air Systems Division Chief
John Austerman
Light Weapons Systems Division Chief
Tim Watkins
Space, Missile, and Sensor Systems Division Chief
Office of Defense Trade Controls Management (DTCM)
Dr. Allison Smith
Director of Management
Paula Harrison
Senior Management Analyst
Karen Wrege
Chief Information Officer
Frances Moore
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Joshua Holshouser
Contracting Officer's Representative
Kelley Crowder Smith
Outreach Coordinator
Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy (DTCP)
Sarah Heidema
Director
Richard Koelling
Dep Dir / Country and End-User Analysis Chief
Christopher Weil
Technology and Jurisdiction Analysis Chief
Rob Hart
Regulatory & Multilateral Affairs Chief
Kenneth Hittel
Strategic Policy and Analysis Chief
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DDTC Help Desk
The DDTC Help Desk provides technical support to users of DDTC applications when they encounter website or system issues.
DDTC Response Team
The Response Team provides non-authoritative guidance on basic regulatory and process questions, and assists exporters in identifying how to get answers to more complex questions through other well-established DDTC channels.