New Director of OPPE Named
Jean H. McKay, M.L.S.
Jean H. McKay, M.L.S., has been appointed Director of NCCAM's Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, effective July 9, 2007. Ms. McKay will oversee the planning, evaluation, and reporting activities for the Center and serve as senior advisor to the NCCAM Director on science, science policy, and other strategic issues.
Ms. McKay came to NCCAM from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, where she served as Director of the Office of Program Planning, Operations, and Scientific Information in the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation. She has held other NIH positions at the National Library of Medicine, the National Cancer Institute, and the National Human Genome Research Institute. She has also worked in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Office of AIDS and Special Health Issues. Ms. McKay received her master's degree from the University of Maryland College of Library and Information Science.
