healthfinder.gov Steering Committee
The healthfinder.gov Steering Committee meets regularly to make sure the healthfinder.gov site is accurate and up-to-date. The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) leads the Steering Committee and manages healthfinder.gov.
Members of the committee include experts from the federal government, including consumer health information specialists, librarians, and others committed to offering quality online health information.
- Ellen Langhans
Chairwoman
Health Communication and eHealth Service Fellow
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Randie Siegel
Associate Director
Office of Communication and Knowledge Transfer
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Catherine Oakar
Web Communications and New Media Division
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Kit Baty
Webmaster
Office of the Director
Office of the Chief Operating Officer
Management Information Systems Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Pat Theiler
Insurance Specialist
Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Sanjay J. Koyani
Director, FDA Web Communications
Office of the Commissioner, Office of External Relations
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Mary Ganikos
Chief, Education Branch
Healthcare Systems Bureau, Division of Transplantation
Health Resources and Services Administration - Meredith Grady
Public Health Advisor
Office of Communications and Education
National Cancer Institute - Jody Nurik
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - Brian Marquis
Public Liaison Officer
Public Information and Liaison Branch
National Institute on Drug Abuse - Harrison Wein
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
National Institutes of Health
- Linda Harris
Lead, Health Communication and e-health Team
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Laura Bartlett
Technical Information Specialist
Outreach and Special Populations Branch
National Library of Medicine - Rob Logan
Social Science Analyst
National Library of Medicine - Miguel Gomez
Director, AIDS.gov
Office of HIV/AIDS Policy
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Mayra Alvarez
Director of Public Health Policy
Office of Health Reform
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Maaden Eshete
Acting Director
Division of Information & Education
Office of Minority Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Christy Choi
Web Director, HealthIT.gov
Office of Communications
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Ann Abercrombie
Program Analyst
Office on Women’s Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Brooke Leggin
Public Health Advisor
Office on Women’s Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Megan Nechanicky
ORISE Fellow, Nutrition/Physical Activity Programming & Communications
President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services