2009 HHS Presidential Transition Operating and Staff Division Designees

Senior leaders will become the acting heads of their respective agencies and offices (or in some cases, remain as heads of their respective agencies and offices) until the Administration appoints individuals to various leadership positions. Between January 20 at noon and the time when the Secretary-designate is sworn in, Assistant Secretary Charles E. Johnson will serve as Acting Secretary.

Those stepping into temporary leadership are designated below.

Operating Divisions:

ACF: Curtis L. Coy, Deputy Assistant Secretary
AHRQ: Carolyn Clancy, Director
AoA: Edwin Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy & Programs
CDC: William H. Gimson, III, Chief Operating Officer
CMS: Charlene Frizzera, Chief Operating Officer
FDA: Frank M. Torti, Principal Deputy Commissioner & Chief Scientist
HRSA: Elizabeth M. Duke, Administrator
IHS: Robert McSwain, Director
NIH: Raynard Kington, Acting Director
SAMHSA: Eric Broderick, Acting Administrator

Staff Divisions:

ASAM: Segundo Pereira, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
ASH: Don Wright, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
ASL: Barbara Pisaro Clark
ASPA: William H. Hall, Director, News Division
ASPE: James Scanlon, Deputy Assistant Secretary
ASPR: RADM W. Craig Vanderwagen, Assistant Secretary
ASRT: Richard Turman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget
CFBCI: Ben O'Dell, Associate Director
DAB: Judge Constance Tobias, Chair
IGA: Nikki Bratcher-Bowman, Senior Management and Policy Advisor
IOS-ES: Ashley Files Flory, Deputy Executive Secretary
OCR: Robinsue Frohboese, Principal Deputy Director
OD: Michael Marge, Deputy Director
OGC: David S. Cade, Deputy General Counsel
OGHA: Jim Kulikowski, Senior Advisor to the Director
OIG: Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General
OMHA: Judge Perry Rhew, Chief Administrative Law Judge
ONC: Robert Kolodner, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
OSSI: RADM Arthur J. Lawrence, Director
SG: RADM Steven K. Galson, Acting Surgeon General

Last updated: 01/12/2009