Executive Team

Our Staff

Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH

  • Executive Director
  • Office of the Executive Director & Executive Team

Michele J. Orza, ScD

  • Chief of Staff
  • Office of the Executive Director & Executive Team

Mary C. Hennessey, Esq.

  • General Counsel
  • Office of the General Counsel & Executive Team

Greg Martin

  • Acting Chief Engagement and Dissemination Officer
  • Office of the Chief Engagement and Dissemination Officer & Executive Team

Laura Lyman Rodriguez, PhD

  • Interim Chief Program Support Officer, Senior Advisor to the Executive Director
  • Office of the Chief Program Support Officer & Executive Team

Jean R. Slutsky, PA, MSPH

  • Senior Advisor to the Executive Director
  • Executive Team

Regina L. Yan, MA

  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Executive Team & Office of the Chief Operating Officer

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