News from Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo

Congresswoman Bordallo Requests Meeting with U.S. DOE Director Phil Maestri

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 20, 2009 – Washington, D.C. –

Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo has requested a meeting with Phil Maestri, Director of the Office of Risk Management at the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE).  The meeting between Congresswoman Bordallo and Mr. Maestri would discuss and review the Guam Department of Education's (Guam DOE) response to the recent Show Cause letter of September 28, 2009 regarding Guam DOE's fiscal management of federal funds.  The meeting is currently scheduled for Thursday, October 22, 2009.  During her recent trip to Guam, Congresswoman Bordallo met with Dr. Nerissa Underwood, Superintendent of the Guam Department of Education, and the Guam Education Policy Board to discuss the current fiscal management issue. 

“In my letter to Mr. Maestri, I expressed my confidence in Dr. Underwood’s leadership of the Guam Department of Education,” Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo said today. “I look forward to discussing the issues with Mr. Maestri during our meeting at length and I know that the response submitted by Superintendent Underwood will adequately address the concerns of the U.S. Department of Education and put the Guam Department of Education on a path toward fiscal stability.”

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Contact: Matthew Mateo in Washington, D.C. at 202-225-1188 or Derek Mandell at 671-477-4272/4.

matthew.mateo@mail.house.gov or derek.mandell@mail.house.gov