Office of the Director

Valerie Florance, Ph.D.
Director, NLM Extramural Programs
Heads NLM's Extramural Programs Division, which is responsible for the Library's grant programs. Coordinator for NLM informatics training programs.
301-594-4882
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: florancev@mail.nih.gov

Annmarie Carr, M.S.M.
Chief Administrative Officer
The Chief Administrative Officer provides leadership and oversight of the Administrative Management Services within the Division. Provides a wide variety of activities in the areas of budget, finance, personnel, procurement, space management, contract administration, and policy planning for the NLM Division of Extramural Programs.
301-496-4621
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: carraa@mail.nih.gov

Ronald Shaw
Administrative Officer
Provides a wide variety of activities in the areas of budget, finance, personnel, procurement, space management, contract administration, and policy planning for the NLM Division of Extramural Programs.
301-496-4621
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: rshaw@mail.nih.gov

Christine Ireland
Committee Management Officer
Advises on laws and regulations that govern advisory committees for the NLM, ethics and conflict of interest rules, financial reporting requirements, chartering, and nomination procedures.
301-594-4929
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: irelanc@mail.nih.gov

Michelle Krever
Committee Management Assistant
Assists the Committee Management Officer in managing the federal advisory committee process for the NLM and with the management of the Board of Regents meetings.
301-594-4929
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: kreverm1@mail.nih.gov

Tesfai Berhane
LAN Support Administrator
Coordinates all computer and LAN support for the Extramural Programs office.
301-496-4621
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: berhant@mail.nih.gov


Scientific Review Office

Arthur Petrosian, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Review Officer
Heads NLM's Scientific Review Unit and provides scientific and administrative expertise and support for the peer review of NLM extramural grant applications and contracts.
301-594-4933
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: petrosia@mail.nih.gov

Zoe Huang, MD
Scientific Review Officer
Provides scientific and administrative expertise and support for the peer review of NLM extramural grant applications and contracts.
301-594-4937
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: huangz@nih.gov

Mindy Nicolas
Review Program Specialist
Provides technical and administrative expertise and support for the NLM Extramural Programs peer review function.
301-496-4253
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: nicolam@mail.nih.gov


Program Office

Valerie Florance, Ph.D.
Acting Head, Program Office
Scientific program contact for informatics training programs and translational informatics.
301-594-4882
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: florancev@mail.nih.gov

Hua-Chuan Sim, M.D.
Program Officer, NLM Extramural Programs
Scientific program contact for clinical and public health informatics in research grants (R01), small project grants (R03), exploratory/developmental grants (R21), conference grants, BISTI grants, and Pathway to Independence grants (K99). Also responsible for IAIMS grants, Knowledge Management & Applied Informatics grants, Scholarly Works grants, health literacy grants, AREA grants, and the Loan Repayment Program.
301-496-4253
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: simh@mail.nih.gov

Jane Ye, Ph.D.
Program Officer, NLM Extramural Programs
Scientific program contact for bioinformatics and computational biology in research grants (R01), small project grants (R03), exploratory/developmental grants (R21), conference grants, BISTI grants, and Pathway to Independence grants (K99). Also responsible for SBIR/STTR grants.
301-594-4927
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: yej@mail.nih.gov

Mark Siegal
Program Analyst, NLM Extramural Programs
Provides analysis and reporting on the library's grant portfolio and grant programs.
301-496-3113
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: siegalm@mail.nih.gov


Grants Management Office

Dwight Mowery
Grants Management Officer
The Chief Grants Management Officer provides stewardship and oversight of the grant awards issued by the NLM, including maintaining the Extramural Program Budget.
301-496-4221
FAX: 301-402-0421
Email: moweryd@mail.nih.gov

Andrew Diggs
Grants Management Specialist
Responsible for the business and financial management of grant awards issued by the NLM.
301-496-4221
Fax: 301-402-0421
Email: diggsa@mail.nih.gov

Arnita Miles
Grants Management Specialist
Responsible for the business and financial management of grant awards issued by the NLM.
301-496-4221
Fax: 301-402-0421
Email: milesar@mail.nih.gov

Ebony Simmons
Grants Management Specialist
Responsible for the awarding, administration, financial management, and business support of a diverse portfolio of grant programs.
301-594-4917
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: simmone1@mail.nih.gov


NIH DEAS Support Office

Tsegaye Mariam
Extramural Support Assistant (Acting On-site Supervisor)
301-496-4621
Email: mariamt@mail.nih.gov

Joyce Campbell
Extramural Support Assistant
301-496-4621
Email: campejo@mail.nih.gov

Renee Jellerette-Stainback
Extramural Support Assistant
301-594-5400
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: jelleretter@mail.nih.gov

Joseph McNair
Extramural Support Assistant
301-496-4621
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: mcnairj@mail.nih.gov

James Pugh
Extramural Support Assistant
301-496-4621
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: pughjd@mail.nih.gov



Standing Committees that Review NLM grants

Biomedical Library and Informatics Review Committee - Current Membership
National Library of Medicine Board of Regents - Current Membership