Leadership

Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)

• Director: Reynolds (Ren) M. Salerno, PhD
• Deputy Director: Derrick B. Lake, BA, BS
• Associate Director for Science: Collette Fitzgerald, PhD
• Associate Director for Communication: Ami Putman, MPH
• Associate Director for Evaluation: Anja Minnick, MSc
• Associate Director for Laboratory Preparedness: Jasmine Chaitram, MPH
• Associate Director for Laboratory Integration: John Ridderhof, DrPH, HCLD(ABB)
• Associate Director for Policy: Stacy Howard, MT(ASCP)
• Program Management Official: Jean Bethune, MBA

• Laboratory Practice and Standards Chief: Nancy L. Anderson, MMSc, MT(ASCP)
• Acting Chief, Laboratory Research and Evaluation: Jasmine Chaitram, MPH
• Laboratory Training and Services Chief: Yescenia (Senia) Wilkins, MPH

Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance (DHIS)

• Director: Paula Yoon, ScD, MPH
• Deputy Director: Toby Crafton, MA
• Associate Director for Science: Umed Ajani, MBBS, MPH
• Associate Director for Surveillance: Vacant
• NNDSS Program Manager: Lesliann Helmus, MS, CHTS-CP
• NSSP Program Manager: Michael Coletta, MPH
• Senior Advisor for Partnerships: Deborah Gould, PhD
• Associate Director for Communication: Oona Powell, MA
• Associate Director for Policy: Mike Latham, BBA
• Program Management Official: Felecia Hope, BS

• Information Systems Branch Chief: Emory Meeks, BS
• Surveillance and Data Branch Chief: David Walker, MPH, BA
• Partnerships and Evaluation Branch: Violanda Grigorescu, MD, MSPH

Division of Public Health Information Dissemination (DPHID)

• Director: Sonja A. Rasmussen, MD, MS
• Deputy Director for Management and Operations: Maryan Reynolds, BA
• Deputy Director for Science: Mary Dott, MD, MPH
• Associate Director for Evaluation: Nancy Habarta, MPH
• Associate Director for Policy and Partnerships: Y. Teresa Brown, MSW, MPH
• Associate Director for Communication: Conne Ward-Cameron, BA
• Information Manager: Julie Fishman, MPH
• Program Management Officer: Ralph Cunningham, MPA

• Community Guide Branch (Chief): Shawna Mercer, MSc, PhD
• Library Science Branch (Chief): Julie Fishman, MPH
• Scientific Publications Branch (Chief): Charlotte Kent, PhD, MPH

Units

• Informatics Innovation Unit (Director): Tom Savel, MD
• Office of Public Health Genomics (Director): Muin Khoury, MD, PhD

Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development (DSEPD)

• Director: Patricia M. Simone, MD
• Deputy Director: Keith Williams, MPA
• Program Management Official: Ina Jee
• Associate Director for Communication: Teresa Smith, RN, BSN
• Associate Director for Policy: Rebecca Gold, J.D.
• Associate Director for Science: MaryKathleen (Kate) Glynn, DVM, MPVM
• Deputy Associate Director for Science: Fatima Coronado, MD, MPH

• Education and Training Services Branch (ETSB)
  • Chief: Gabrielle (Gaby) Benenson, MPH
• Epidemiology Workforce Branch (EWB)
  • Chief: Joshua Mott, PhD, MA, EMT-P
  • Deputy Chief: Beth Lee, BBA
• Population Health Workforce Branch (PHWB)
  • Chief: Eric Kasowski, MD, DVM