National Institutes of Health
Division of International Services (DIS) Staff
DIS staff teams are assigned to each of the 27 Institutes and Centers (ICs) that comprise the National Institutes of Health, as well as the Food and Drug Administration. Visiting scientists or NIH/FDA Administrative Staff should contact their team or Immigration Specialist with questions pertaining to their respective IC assignments.
| Director | Candelario Zapata |
|---|---|
| Immigration Policy Analyst |
Amy Powers |
| Program Specialist | Stephanie Hartsock |
Team ACC, CIT, CSR, FIC, NCCAM, NCI/CCR (Clinical and Frederick ARC's), NCI/DCB, NCI/DCCPS, NCI/DCP, NCI/DCTD, NCI/DEA, NHGRI, NHLBI, NIAAA, NIAMS, NICHD, NIDCD, NIGMS, NIMH, NINDS, NINR, OD |
Brian Daly, Lead Immigration Specialist/Team Leader Michelle DeNamur, Immigration Specialist Linda Kiefer, Immigration Specialist Melba Rojas, Immigration Specialist |
Team BNCI/CCR (Basic ARC), NCI/DCEG, NEI, NIA, NIAID, NIBIB, NIDA, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIEHS, NLM |
Cynthia Tasaki, Lead Immigration Specialist/Team Leader Vivian Weaver, Senior Immigration Specialist Jennifer Jantos, Immigration Specialist Michelle Leisten, Immigration Specialist Linda Milley, Immigration Specialist |
| FDA | Michelle DeNamur, Immigration Specialist |
| Reception | Annette Cruz |
| Program Support | Tamara Barfknecht Katherine Brackett Maryland Hatch Thu Hong La-Huynh Emilia Vassileva, H-1B Coordinator |
