HHS Public Affairs Contacts
HHS Office of the Secretary
HHS Press Office
Phone: (202) 690-6343
HHS website: http://www.hhs.gov
HHS News Website: http://www.hhs.gov/news/
Secretary’s Operation Center (24/7)
Phone: (202) 619-7800
HHS Switchboard
Phone: (877) 696-6775
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Dori Salcido
Phone: (202) 205-4347
Cell: (202) 577-8415
Email: dori.salcido@hhs.gov
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for Health Care
Jason Young
Phone: (202) 690-5852
Cell: (202) 450-7206
Email: jason.young@hhs.gov
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for Public Health
Tait Sye
Phone: (202) 205-1841
Cell: (301) 525-8445
Email: tait.sye@hhs.gov
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for Human Services
Mark Weber
Phone: (202) 260-6412
Cell: (202) 430-3240
Email: mark.weber@hhs.gov
News Director
Bill Hall
Phone: (202) 690-6344
Cell: (202) 459-7175
Email: bill.hall@hhs.gov
Communications Director for Health Care
Erin Shields Britt
Phone: (202) 690-4590
Cell: (202) 834-5139
Email: erin.shields@hhs.gov
HHS Agencies
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Ken Wolfe
Phone: (202) 401-9215
Email: Kenneth.Wolfe@acf.hhs.gov
Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Carol Crecy
Phone: (202) 357-3505
Cell: (202) 746-0583
Email: carol.crecy@acl.hhs.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) (acting)
Howard E. Holland, Director
Phone: (301) 427-1364
Email: howard.holland@ahrq.hhs.gov
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Jana Telfer
Phone: (404) 498-0070
Cell: (404) 509-4793
Email: jana.telfer@cdc.hhs.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (acting)
Katherine Lyon Daniel
Phone: (404) 498-6701
Cell: (404) 402-1951
Email: katherine.lyondaniel@cdc.hhs.gov
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Brian Cook
Phone: (202) 690-6145
Cell: (443) 615-1276
Email: brian.cook@cms.hhs.gov
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Julie Green Bataille
Communications Director
Phone: (202) 205-9450
Email: julie.bataille@cms.hhs.gov
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Virginia Cox
Phone: (301) 796-4801
Cell: (240) 731-3409
Email: virginia.cox@fda.hhs.gov
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Martin Kramer
Phone: (301) 443-3376
Cell: (202) 494-8544
Email: martin.kramer@hrsa.hhs.gov
Indian Health Service (IHS)
Constance James
Phone: (301) 443-1865
Cell: (605) 228-6170
Email: constance.james@ihs.gov
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
John Burklow
Phone: (301) 496-5787
Cell: (240) 478-3141
Email: john.burklow@nih.hhs.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Nancy Ayers
Phone: (240) 276-2134
Cell: (301) 512-3506
Email: nancy.ayers@samhsa.hhs.gov
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health/Surgeon General (OASH)
Jenny Rosenberg
Phone: (202) 260-1746
Cell: (202) 450-8160
Email: jenny.rosenberg@hhs.gov
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
Gretchen Michael
Phone: (202) 205-8114
Cell: (571) 839-7617
Email: gretchen.michael@hhs.gov
Office of Global Affairs (OGA)
Kenneth Goldman
Phone: (202) 205-2653
Cell: (202) 480-7635
Email: kenneth.goldman@hhs.gov
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Roberta Baskin
Phone: (202) 205-8058
Email: roberta.baskin@oig.hhs.gov
Fraud Hotline
Phone: (800) 447-8477
Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)
Peter Garrett
Phone: (202) 205-5820
Email: peter.garrett@hhs.gov
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Rachel Seeger
Phone: (202) 260-7106
Cell: (202) 480-6564
Email: rachel.seeger@hhs.gov
President’s Council on Physical Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCPFSN)
Russell King
Phone: (202) 690-5181
Cell: (202) 557-8123
Email: russell.king@hhs.gov
Freedom of Information Act Division (FOIA)
Robert Eckert
Phone: (202) 690-7453
Email: robert.eckert@hhs.gov
HHS Regional Offices
Region I (Boston)
David Abdoo
Phone: (617) 565-1500
Email: david.abdoo@hhs.gov
Region II (New York City)
Karina Aguilar
Phone: (212) 264-4600
Email: karina.aguilar@hhs.gov
Region III (Philadelphia)
Thomas Harris
Phone: (215) 861-4633
Email: thomas.harris@hhs.gov
Region IV (Atlanta)
Deric Gilliard
Phone: (404) 562-7888
Email: deric.gilliard@hhs.gov
Region V (Chicago)
Maril Alsup
Phone: (312) 886-1788
Email: maril.alsup@hhs.gov
Region VI (Dallas)
(Vacant)
Phone: (214) 767-3301
Region VII (Kansas City)
Adele Sink
Phone: (816) 426-2821
Email: adele.sink@hhs.gov
Region VIII (Denver)
Carol Michalik
Phone: (303) 844-7822
Email: carol.michalik@hhs.gov
Region IX (San Francisco)
(Vacant)
Phone: (415) 437-8500
Region X (Seattle)
Meghan Heahlke
Phone: (206) 615-2640
Email: meghan.heahlke@hhs.gov
