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Contact Information for the Senior Agency Official for Privacy

The HHS Chief Information Officer (CIO) also holds the position of Senior Agency Official for Privacy (SAOP), ensuring privacy receives senior-level recognition and has visibility across the Department.

For HHS SAOP please email:

Chief Information Officer
Senior Agency Official for Privacy
Email: PrivacyProgramMailbox@hhs.gov

Contact Information for the HHS Divisions Senior Officials for Privacy

Each operating division has, at a minimum, a Senior Official for Privacy (SOP) to oversee privacy compliance activities. The SOP contact information is included below:

Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Hanan Abu Lebdeh
OCIO.Privacy@acf.hhs.gov

Administration of Community Living (ACL)
Jacques Newgen
Jacques.Newgen@acl.hhs.gov

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Mark Yu
AHRQSecureAHRQ@ahrq.hhs.gov

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Beverly Walker
BEWalker@cdc.gov

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Leslie Nettles
privacy@cms.hhs.gov

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Cullen Cowley
FDAPrivacyOffice@fda.hhs.gov.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Lionel Combet
hrsaprivacy@hrsa.gov

Indian Health Service (IHS)
(Acting) Bryan Burrell
IHSPrivacy@ihs.gov

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Celeste Dade-Vinson
privacy@mail.nih.gov

Office of Inspector General (OIG)
OIG Senior Official for Privacy
SOP@oig.hhs.gov

Office of the Secretary (OS) and Program Support Center (PSC)
Vanessa Baur
OSPrivacyMailbox@hhs.gov

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Michael Hodnett
Info.Privacy@samhsa.hhs.gov

Content last reviewed April 8, 2026
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