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Washington, DC Office

Ellen Fox, MD: Chief Ethics in Health Care Officer
Sherrie Hans, PhD: Deputy Chief Ethics in Health Care Officer
Raymond S. Frazier, MA: Executive Assistant
Karen Rasmussen, MD: Chief for Ethics Policy
Melissa M. Bottrell, MPH, PhD: Chief, IntegratedEthics
Jill Lowery, PsyD; Chief of Special Projects
Gordon L. Ohlsson, JD: Publications Manager
Jamie Philpotts, MA: Technical Editor/Writer
Virginia Ashby Sharpe, PhD: Medical Ethicist
Paul Tompkins: Program Analyst
Samantha Johnson, MSW: Ethics Policy Specialist
Rashi Venkataraman, MS: Ethics Policy Specialist (Presidential Management Fellow)
Basil Rowland, MSW, LCSW: IntegratedEthics Manager, Field Operations
Steven Spickler, MBA, RTT: Administrative Officer
Nickole Logan: Staff Assistant
RaMona Barrow: Program Support

New York, NY Office

Kenneth A. Berkowitz, MD, FCCP: Chief for Ethics Consultation
Barbara L. Chanko, RN, MBA: Staff, Ethics Consultation
David Alfandre, MSPH, MD: IntegratedEthics Manager, Ethics Consultation
Bridgette Wiley: Medical Ethicist
James McAllister: Program Specialist

Seattle, WA Office

Robert A. Pearlman, MD, MPH: Chief for Ethics Evaluation
Mary Beth Foglia, RN, PhD, MA: IntegratedEthics Manager, Preventive Ethics
Jennifer Cohen, PhD, MPH: Management and Program Analyst
James Olsen, PhD, JD: Evaluation Specialist 
Beth Ritter, MBA: Education Specialist
Robin Cook, RN, MBA: Preventive Ethics Advisor
Lynn Gessner: Administrative Specialist