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SECRETARY'S INTRADEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL ON
NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS
ICNAA MEMBERS AND LIAISONS
HHS Divisions
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STAFF |
DESCRIPTION |
COUNCIL MEMBER |
LIAISON |
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| ICNAA Chair | Chairwoman of Intradepartmental Council on Native American Affairs | Lillian Sparks Robinson Commissioner, ANA Lillian.sparks@acf.hhs.gov |
Camille Loya Senior Policy Advisor camille.loya@acf.hhs.gov |
| Immediate Office of the Secretary/ Chief of Staff |
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. | Vacant Couselor to the Secretary Office of the Secretary |
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| Immediate Office of the Secretary/ Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA) |
IEA facilitates communication regarding HHS initiatives as they relate to state, local, and tribal governments. | Vacant IEA Director |
Stacey Ecoffey Principal Advisor for Tribal Affairs Stacey.Ecoffey@hhs.gov |
| Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA) |
ASA provides leadership for HHS departmental management, including human resource policy and departmental operations. | Vacant Assistant Secretary |
Diane Stewart Senior Leader, OFMP/ASA Diane.Stewart@hhs.gov |
| Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR) |
ASFR provides advice and guidance to the Secretary on budget, financial management, acquisition policy and support, grants management, and the small business programs and to provide for the direction and coordination of these activities throughout the Department. | Vacant Assistant Secretary |
Elizabeth Fischer Laurie Program Analyst Elizabeth.Fischerlaurie@hhs.gov |
| Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) |
ASH serves as the Secretary's primary advisor on matters involving the nation's public health and the Public Health Service. | Vacant Acting Assistant Secretary for Health |
Vacant Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health |
| Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL) |
ASL Serves as the primary link between the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and Congress. | Vacant Assistant Secretary |
Sonja Nesbit Deputy Assistant Secretary Sonja.Nesbit@hhs.gov |
| Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs (ASPA) |
ASPA serves as the Secretary's principal counsel on public affairs matters, provides centralized leadership and guidance for public affairs activities within the Department, and administers the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act. | Sherice Perry Dillard Special Assistant Sherice.PerryDillard@hhs.gov |
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| Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) |
ASPE is the principal advisor to the Secretary on policy development and is responsible for policy coordination, legislation development, strategic planning, policy research and evaluation, and economic analysis | Vacant Assistant Secretary |
Adelle Simmons Senior Program Analyst ASPE Office of Health Policy Adelle.Simmons@hhs.gov |
| Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) |
ASPHEP serves as the Secretary's principal advisor on matters related to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. | Vacant Assistant Secretary |
Vacant |
| Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) |
DAB provides prompt, fair, and impartial dispute resolution services to parties in many different kinds of disputes involving components of HHS. | Constance B. Tobias Chair |
Debbie K. Nobleman Special Assistant to Chair Debbie.nobleman@hhs.gov |
| Office for Civil Rights (OCR) |
OCR promotes and ensures that people have equal access to and opportunity to participate in and receive services in all HHS programs without facing unlawful discrimination. | Jocelyn Samuels Director | Badar Tareen Civil Rights Analyst Badar.tareen@hhs.gov |
| Office of the General Counsel (OGC) |
OGC provides quality representation and legal advice on a wide range of highly visible national issues. | Vacant General Counsel |
Julia Pierce Deputy Assistant General Counsel IHS Julia.Pierce@ihs.gov |
| Office of Global Health Administration (OGHA) |
OGHA represents the Department to the governments, other Federal Departments and agencies, international organizations and the private sector on international and refugee health issues. | Vacant Director |
Cristina Rabadan-Diehl Director, Office of the Americas cristina.rabadan-diehl@hhs.gov |
| Office of Health Reform (OHR) |
OHR will spearhead the department’s efforts to pass urgently needed health reform this year and coordinate closely with the White House Office of Health Reform. | Cat Oakar Director of Public Health Policy catherine.oakar@hhs.gov |
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| Office of the Inspector General (OIG) |
OIG protect the integrity of HHS programs, as well as the health and welfare of the beneficiaries of those programs. | Vacant Inspector General |
Melinda Golub General Attorney Melinda.golub@oig.hhs.gov |
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OPERATING |
DESCRIPTION |
COUNCIL MEMBER |
LIAISON |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration for Children and Families (ACF) |
ACF is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities. | Vacant Acting Assistant Secretary |
Lillian Sparks Robinson Commissioner, ANA Lillian.sparks@acf.hhs.gov |
| Administration for Community Living (ACL) |
The ACL will include the efforts and achievements of the Administration on Aging, the Office on Disability and the Administration on Developmental Disabilities in a single agency, with enhanced policy and program support for both cross-cutting initiatives and efforts focused on the unique needs of individual groups such as children with developmental disabilities, adults with physical disabilities, or seniors, including seniors with Alzheimer's. | Vacant Assistant Secretary |
Cynthia LaCounte Director for the Office for American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Programs Cynthia.lacounte@acl.hhs.gov |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
AHRQ’s mission is to produce evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable and affordable, and to work within HHS and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used. | Vacant Director |
Cecilia Casale Senior Advisory for Minority Health Cecilia.casale@ahrq.hhs.gov |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
CDC is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. | Ileana Arias Principal Deputy Director |
Judith Monroe Director of the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support JAMonroe@cdc.gov |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) |
CMS’s mission is to assure health care security for beneficiaries. | Kitty Marx Director, Tribal Affairs Group Kitty.marx@cms.hhs.gov |
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| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. | Vacant Commissioner |
Mary Hitch Senior Policy Advisor Mary.hitch@fda.hhs.gov |
| Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) |
HRSA’s mission is to improve and expand access to quality health care for all. | Vacant Acting Administrator |
Diana Espinosa Deputy Administrator Office of the Administrator Despinosa@hrsa.gov |
| Indian Health Service (IHS) |
IHS’s mission is to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level. | Vacant Acting Director, IHS |
Sandra Pattea Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Affairs Sandra.pattea@ihs.gov |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
NIH is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the Nation. | Lawrence A. Tabak Deputy Director, NIH |
Yvonne Maddox Acting Director, NIMHD Maddoxy@exchange.nih.gov |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) |
SAMHSA works to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities. | Vacant Administrator |
Sheila Cooper Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs Sheila.cooper@samhsa.hhs.gov |