SciPAC Voting Membership
The SciPAC is comprised of 20 voting members, including four members of the SciPAC Executive Board. Voting members represent a cross-section of the disciplines, interests, concerns and responsibilities of scientific professionals in Agencies, Operating Divisions, and Programs that are staffed by U.S. Public Health Service personnel. The term of appointment for SciPAC voting members is 3 years. Members are expected to participate in monthly SciPAC general meetings and to serve as a chair or co-chair of one of SciPAC’s eleven subcommittees during their term.
Becoming a Member
SciPAC members provide advice and consultation to the Office of the Surgeon General and to the Scientist Chief Professional Officer on professional and personnel issues. The SciPAC Charter requires committee representation by agency, gender, race, professional discipline, years of professional experience, geographical location (i.e., whether stationed locally in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area or from other areas), and both personnel systems (Commissioned Corps and Civil Service). Membership requires approval from the Agency, Chief Scientist Officer, and Surgeon General.
Each year nominations are sought to fill vacancies. The SciPAC meets every month via teleconference, so travel is not required for membership. Commissioned Corps and civil service scientists who are interested in serving on the SciPAC are encouraged to respond to the annual call for self-nomination. New appointment terms begin on September 1 of each year.
2019-2020 SciPAC Organization Chart
2019-2020 SciPAC Voting Members
| Officer |
Role |
Agency |
| Executive Board |
| CDR Loren Rodgers |
Chair |
CDC |
| LCDR Jason Wilken |
Vice Chair; Rules & Membership, Chair |
CDC |
| CAPT Jennifer Thomas |
Ex Officio Chairperson |
CDC |
| LCDR Alice Shumate |
Executive Secretary |
CDC |
| CDR Kamil Barbour |
COF Liaison |
CDC |
| Subcommittee Chairs and Co-chairs |
| CDR James Kenney |
Awards Subcommittee, Chair |
FDA |
| CDR Zewditu Demissie* |
Awards Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
CDC |
| LCDR Tyann Blessington |
Career Development Subcommittee, Chair |
FDA |
| CDR Eric Zhou |
Career Development Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
NIH |
| LCDR Rory Geyer* |
Career Development Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
FDA |
| CDR Deborah Dee |
Category Day, Chair |
CDC |
| LCDR Oliver Ou |
Category Day, Co-Chair |
USDA |
| CDR Lana Rossiter |
Mentoring Subcommittee, Chair |
FDA |
| LCDR Virginia (Ginny) Bowen |
Mentoring Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
CDC |
| LCDR Shayne Gallaway* |
Mentoring Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
CDC |
| CDR Adam Bjork |
Policy Subcommittee, Chair |
CDC |
| LCDR Matthew Steele* |
Policy Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
FDA |
| LCDR Elizabeth Irvin-Barnwell |
Readiness Subcommittee, Chair |
CDC |
| LCDR Angela Thompson-Paul* |
Readiness Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
CDC |
| LCDR Rebecca Levine* |
Readiness Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
CDC |
| LCDR Jonathan Leshin |
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee, Chair |
FDA |
| LT Debra Chen |
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
BOP |
| LCDR Alaine Knipes* |
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
CDC |
| CDR Dan-My Chu* |
Rules & Membership Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
FDA |
| LCDR Eric Jamoom |
Science Subcommittee, Chair |
DHS |
| CDR David Huang |
Science Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
CDC |
| LCDR Teresa Wang* |
Science Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
CDC |
| LCDR Iram Hassan |
Visibility Subcommittee, Chair |
FDA |
| LCDR Colleen Scott* |
Visibility Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
CDC |
| LT Ruth Link-Gelles* |
Visibility Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
CDC |
| CDR Adrienne Goodrich-Doctor |
Website Subcommittee, Chair |
FDA |
| LCDR Xinzhi Zhang |
Website Subcommittee, Co-Chair |
NIH |
2019-2020 SciPAC Liaisons
| BOP: Bureau of Prisons |
| CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| DHS: Department of Homeland Security |
| DOD: Department of Defense |
| FDA: Food and Drug Administration |
| NIH: National Institutes of Health |
| OS: Office of the Secretary (Department of Health and Human Services) |
| USDA: United States Department of Agriculture |
| *not a current SciPAC voting member |
| **Commissioned Corps' Women's Issues Advisory Board (CCWIAB) |
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