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2023 HSPAC Leadership

The HSPAC Leadership is comprised of the Chief Professional Officer (CPO), the HSPAC Chair and 20 Voting Members. HSPAC Voting Members represent a cross-section of the disciplines, interests, concerns and responsibilities of health service professionals in Agencies, Operating Divisions, and Programs that are staffed by U.S. Public Health Service personnel. The term of appointment for each HSPAC voting members is 3 years per term, 2 terms max. Voting Members are expected to participate in all HSPAC Leadership meetings and serve as a Chair or Co-chair of one of HSPAC Subcommittees or Ad-Hoc Workgroups during their term.

The HSPAC Leadership is also compromised of 10 Professional Advisory Groups (PAGs) Chairs. The PAG Chairs are selected by their respective PAGs and serve as the discipline-specific leaders for the HSPAC and the Commissioned Corps.

Additionally, the HSPAC has officers in other leadership roles who serve in an advisory capacity to the HSPAC Chief Professional Officer and/or the HSPAC Chair. These groups include Ad-Hoc Workgroups formed at the request of leadership, HSPAC Liaisons to outside organizations, and the Senior Officer Consortium who work directly with the CPO to encourage Senior Officer engagement.

Committee Name Email Agency
Chief Professional Officer CAPT Diedre Presley Diedre.presley@ice.dhs.gov DHS
Chair CAPT Rebecca Bunnell rebecca.bunnell@cms.hhs.gov CMS
Chair-elect CDR Erica Ruchard erica.ruchard@hhs.gov HHS
Executive Team Member LCDR Ben Humrighouse vkk7@cdc.gov CDC
Executive Team Member LCDR Janele Phillip janelle.phillip@ice.dhs.gov ICE
Executive Team Member LT Nathan Drew nathan.drew@ice.dhs.gov ICE

 

HSPAC Voting Members

Name Email VM Term Agency
CAPT Kari Irvin kari.irvin@fda.hhs.gov 3rd Year VM FDA
CAPT Darin Wiegers darin.wiegers@fda.hhs.gov 1st Year VM FDA
CAPT Ulgen Fideli ulgen.fideli@hhs.gov 1st Year VM OS/OASH
CDR Shannon Aldrich shannon.aldrich@@fda.hhs.gov 3rd Year VM FDA
CDR Jennifer Clements jennifer.clements@fda.hhs.gov 3rd Year VM FDA
CDR Erica Ruchard erica.ruchard@hhs.gov 3rd Year VM OS
CDR Chris Sheehan christopher.sheehan@hhs.gov 3rd Year VM OS
CDR Kimberly Nguyen Kimberly.Nguyen@fda.hhs.gov 2nd Year VM FDA
CDR Jennifer Freiman jennifer.freiman@fsis.usda.gov 2nd Year VM USDA
CDR Chad Thompson chad.thompson@fda.hhh.gov 2nd Year VM FDA
CDR Danielle DiDonna danielle.didonna@fda.hhs.gov 2nd Year VM FDA
CDR David Schwab david.schwab@fda.hhs.gov 2nd Year VM FDA
CDR Sara Azimi-Bolourian sara.azimi-bolourian@hhs.govv 1st Year VM OS/ASPR
CDR Kimberley Ricketts kimberley.ricketts@hhs.gov 1st Year VM OS/ASPR
LCDR Aaron Grober xih7@cdc.gov 2nd Year VM CDC
LCDR Tracy Avila tracy.avila@acf.hhs.gov 3rd Year VM ACF
LCDR Eileen Bosso guz3@cdc.gov 3rd Year VM CDC
LCDR Mo Halwani Mouhamed.Halwani@fda.hhs.gov 2nd Year VM FDA
LCDR Danielle Kelly danielle.baquero@fda.hhs.gov 1st Year VM FDA
LCDR Jinean Riley jinean.riley@hhs.gov 1st Year VM OS

 

Ad-Hoc Workgroups

Historian CDR Patricio Garcia paptricio.g.garcia4.mil@health.mil DOD
Operation Corps Strong Vacant

 

HSPAC Liaisons

Committee Name Email Agency
AMSUS CAPT Janet Cliatt janet.cliatt.mil@mail.mil DOD
COA CDR Neelam Ghiya gwt7@cdc.gov CDC
JOAG LCDR Delice Echols delice.s.echols@ice.dhs.gov DHS
PACE Vacant

 

Senior Officer Consortium (SOC) Leads

Name Email Agency
CAPT Sheila Merriweather Sheila.Merriweather@fda.hhs.gov FDA
CAPT Raquel Peat Raquel.Peat@fda.hhs.gov FDA

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