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

HHS Agencies

• Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
  Ken Wolfe
  Phone: (202) 401-9215
  Email: Kenneth.Wolfe@acf.hhs.gov
• Administration on Aging (AoA) (and CLASS program)
  Carol Crecy
  Phone: (202) 357-3505
  Cell: (202) 746-0583
  Email: carol.crecy@aoa.hhs.gov
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) 
  Phone (301) 427-1855
  Fax (301) 427-1873
  Web site: http://www.ahrq.gov/news/vnewsix.htm
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 
  Phone (404) 498-0070
  Fax (404) 498-0039
  Web site: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/#NEWS
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  Phone: (404) 639-3286
  Fax: (404) 639-7394
  Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/media/subtopic/contact.htm
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  Phone: (202) 690-6145
  Fax: (202) 690-7159
  Web site: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PressContacts/
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  Phone: (301) 796-4540
  Fax: (301) 847-3536
  Web site: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/default.htm
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
  Phone: (301) 443-3376
  Fax: (301) 443-1989
  Web site: http://newsroom.hrsa.gov/media-inquiries.htm
• Indian Health Service (IHS)
  Phone: (301) 443-3593
  Fax: (301) 443-0507
  Web site: http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/PressPub_index.asp
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  Phone: (301) 496-5787
  Fax: (301) 496-0017
  Web site: http://www.nih.gov/news/media_contacts.htm
  • NIH Communications Directors
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  Phone: (240) 276-2134
  Fax: (301) 443-9050
  Web site: http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/
• Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS)
  Phone: (202) 205-0143
  Web site: http://www.hhs.gov/ophs/news/index.html
• HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG)
  Phone: 202-619-1343
  Web site: http://oig.hhs.gov/publications/newsroom.asp

Key Public Affairs Contacts

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 Policy & Strategy
  Chris Stenrud
  Phone: (202) 205-1841
  Cell: (202) 603-2295
  Email: chris.stenrud@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
  Phone: (202) 690-4590
  Cell: (202) 834-5139
  Email: erin.shields@hhs.gov

HHS Agencies

• Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
  Marianne McMullen
  Phone: (202) 401-9216
  Cell: (202) 557-6923
  Email: marrianne.mcmullen@acf.hhs.gov
• Administration on Aging (AoA) (and CLASS program)
  Peggie Rice
  Phone: (202) 357-3507
  Cell: (202) 617-7230
  Email: peggie.rice@aoa.hhs.gov
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) (acting)
  Farah Englert
  Phone: (301) 427-1865
  Cell: (240) 753-2726
  Email: farah.englert@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
• Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO)
  Bennett Blodgett
  Phone: (202) 260-6097
  Cell: (202) 441-5898
  Email: bennett.blodgett@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 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)
  Parmeeth Atwal
  Phone: (202) 690-7151
  Email: parmeeth.atwal@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)
  (Vacant)
  Phone: (312) 353-5160
• Region VI (Dallas)
  (Vacant)
  Phone: (214) 767-3301
• Region VII (Kansas City)
  Adele Hughey
  Phone: (816) 426-2821
  Email: adele.hughey@hhs.gov
• Region VIII (Denver)
  (Vacant)
• Region IX (San Francisco)
  (Vacant)
  Phone: (415) 437-8500
• Region X (Seattle)
  Meghan Heahlke
  Phone: (206) 615-2640
  Email: meghan.heahlke@hhs.gov