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Agency Deputy Ethics Counselors and Ethics Coordinators

Office of the Secretary (OS) Agency StaffDivDeputy Ethics Counselors (DECs)Ethics Coordinators (ECs)
Immediate Office of the Secretary (DS) (ES) (IOS) (ASL) (ASPA) (CFOI) (IEA) (ORD) (ONS) Office of Health Reform (OHR)Randall J. Hall
Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO)
Associate General Counsel
202-690-7258
Gretchen H. Weaver
Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Official
(ADAEO)
Principal Deputy Associate General Counsel for Ethics Advice and Policy
202-969-3873
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR) (includes OSDBU)VacantShanita Manyfield
Program and Management Analyst
202-690-6201
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)Erin Meter
Executive Officer
202-260-2071
Chartése D. Torrence, M.B.A.
Chief Ethics Officer
Director, Public Affairs and Communications
202-205-8094

Larry Jessup
Supervisory Public Health Analyst
202-720-2861
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)Ben Smith
Director, Office of Planning and Policy Support
202-205-5103
Vacant
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA) (Includes Office of Human Resource and Centers; PSC; and OCIO)VacantBritt Pratt
Senior Advisor
Office of Human Resources
202-870-2193
Office of Global Affairs (OGA)Summer Galloway
Director, Office of Pandemics and Emerging Threats
Office of Global Affairs,
Office of the Secretary
(M): 771-215-6481
Nicky Greene
Executive Office 
202-690-6434
Departmental Appeals Board (DAB)Judge Christopher Randolph
Deputy Chair, Department
Appeals Board
202 565 0151
Katherine Scott
Executive Director of Human Capital,
Immediate Office
202-205-0097
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)Steve D. Novy
Deputy Director, Planning and Business Administration Management
202-619-3339
Harold Henderson
Chief Executive Secretariat
202-205-2290
Office of the General Counsel (OGC)Randall J. Hall
DAEO
Associate General Counsel
202-690-7258
Gretchen H. Weaver
Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Official
(ADAEO)
Principal Deputy Associate General Counsel for Ethics Advice and Policy
202-969-3873
Office of Inspector General (OIG)VacantPamela Langer
Sr. Ethics Counsel
202-878-2903
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)(formerly OPHS) and The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (PCSBI)Brian Rabin
Executive Officer 
240-453-8809
Bennett McClure
Ethics Specialist
202-260-2861
Office of Medicare Hearings & Appeals (OMHA)Karen Ames
Executive Director, Office of Operations
571-777-2748
Daniel Hooven
Ethics Coordinator
571-777-2716
Agency/OPDIVDeputy Ethics CounselorEthics Coordinators
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)Ben Goldhaber
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration
202-401-9238
Yvette Q. Simpson
Director of Ethics
202-401-5005
Administration for Community Living (ACL)Elliot Kennedy
Deputy Administrator for Policy and Evaluation
202-795-7412
Dara Sutherland
Management Analyst
202-795-7698
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)Jeffrey (Jay) Toven
Director, Administrative Services/OMS
301-427-1794
Vacant
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR)Nikki Bratcher-Bowman
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Chief Operating Officer
202-730-4884
Sherry Piemontesi
Acting Director, Ethics Program 
202-205-7863
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) includes Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)Nathan Wells
Acting Director, Office of Human Resources;
Acting Chief Human Capital Officer;
Principal Deputy Director
404-639-8425
Joseph Jenkins
Director, Ethics and Compliance Activity
404-718-8230
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)Stephanie Bovell
Director, Office of Human Capital
401-786-0763
Joseph L. Dion
Lead Ethics Program Administrator
410-786-8022
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)VacantAsim Akbari
Director, Division of Ethics and Integrity
301-796-6959
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)Wendy B. Ponton
Chief Operating Officer
301-443-4244
Felecia Taylor
Ethics Coordinator
301-443-1127
Indian Health Service (IHS)Daniel Frye
Acting Director, Office of Human Resources
Bemidji Area Office
218-444-0561
Randolph B. Beasley III, APC/DPAPC
Director, Division of Personnel Security and Ethics
301-443-5113
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

For a roster of the DECs and ECs of the Institutes and Centers at NIH go to https://ethics.od.nih.gov/contacts
Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D.
Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
301-435-2183
Tonia Smith Awoniyi
Director, NIH Ethics Office
301-402-3104
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Daniel Lonnerdal
Director, Office of Management, Technology and Operations
240-276-0101
Felicia Thompson
Management Analyst
240-276-2327

 

Designated Agency Ethics Official
Randall J. Hall

Phone: 202-690-7258

 
Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Official
Gretchen Weaver

Phone: 202-205-2290

If there are any problems with the contents of this web page, contact Molly McBurney at molly.mcburney@hhs.gov or Glenn Hancock at Glenn.Hancock@hhs.gov, Ethics Division, or call 202-690-7258.

Content created by Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
Content last reviewed May 16, 2025
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