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The Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions): 1996 Edition

BRANCH: EXECUTIVE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Location	Position Title	Name of Incumbent	Pay Plan	Type of Appt.	Level Grade or Pay	Tenure	Expires
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Immediate Office of the Secretary
Washington, DC	Secretary of Health and Human Services	Donna E. Shalala	EX	PAS	I	..........	........
Washington, DC	Chief of Staff	Vacant	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Counselor to the Secretary	William Corr	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Executive Secretary to the Department	Claudia Cooley	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Executive Secretary to the Department	Jacquelyn White	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant to the Secretary	Virginia Cox	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant to the Secretary	Sarah Kovner	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Chief of Staff	Mary Beth Donahue	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	White House Liaison	Betsy D'Jamoos	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant to the Executive Secretary	John D. Folds	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Correspondence Control Center	Melvin Whitfield	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director of Scheduling	Melinda Medlin	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Edward Malin	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant	Alexandra Milonas	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Washington, DC	Confidential Assistant (Scheduling)	Jessica Schenk	GS	SC	5	..........	........
Office of the Deputy Secretary
Washington, DC	Deputy Secretary	Kevin Thurm	EX	PAS	II	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Intergovernmental Affairs	John Monahan	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Director, Intergovernmental Affairs	David Garrison	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Boston, MA	Regional Director, Region I	Vacant	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
New York, NY	Regional Director, Region II	Alison Greene	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Philadelphia, PA	Regional Director, Region III	Lynn Yeakel	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Atlanta, GA	Regional Director, Region IV	Patricia Ford-Roegner	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Chicago, IL	Regional Director, Region V	Hannah Rosenthal	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Dallas, TX	Regional Director, Region VI	Patricia Montoya	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Kansas City, MO	Regional Director, Region VII	Kathleen Steele	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Denver, CO	Regional Director, Region VIII	Margaret Cary	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
San Francisco, CA	Regional Director, Region IX	Grantland Johnson	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Seattle, WA	Regional Director, Region X	Vacant	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Boston, MA	Regional Health Administrator, Region I	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
New York, NY	Regional Health Administrator, Region II	Guy Alba	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Philadelphia, PA	Regional Health Administrator, Region III	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Chicago, IL	Regional Health Administrator, Region V	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Dallas, TX	Regional Health Administrator, Region VI	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Kansas City, MO	Regional Health Administrator, Region VII	Frank Ellis	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Chairperson, Departmental Appeals Board	Norval Settle	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary	Lisa Mallory	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant to the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs	Margaret Pugh	GS	SC	9	..........	........
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary	Vacant	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary	Richard Tarplin	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary, Legislation (Health)	Karen Pollitz	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary, Legislation (Human Services)	Mary Bourdette	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary, Legislation (Congressional Liaison)	Irene Bueno	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary	Kevin Burke	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary	Holly Bode	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Human Services)	Annelise Hafer	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Congressional Liaison Specialist	Mark Magana	GS	SC	12	..........	........
Washington, DC	Congressional Liaison Specialist	Geralyn Goins	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Washington, DC	Congressional Liaison Specialist	Joseph Warden	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary	John Callahan	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary	Elizabeth James	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources	Eugene Kinlow	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Initiatives	LaVarne Burton	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget	Dennis Williams	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Division of Budget Policy and Management	Kerry Weems	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Division of Public Health and Sciences Budget	William Beldon	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Resources Management	Neil Stillman	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary	Vacant	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary	Jack Ebeler	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary (Program Systems)	Susanne Stoiber	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary (Disability and Long Term Care Policy)	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary (Health Policy)	Vacant	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary (Human Services Policy)	Ann Rosewater	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Program Systems)	W K. Lively	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy to the Deputy Asst Secretary (Disability and Long Term Care)	Mary Harahan	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Health Policy)	Christine Bayne	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary	William Raub	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary	Jeff Merkowitz	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary	Melissa Skolfield	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary (Policy and Strategy)	Daniel Porterfield	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, News Division	Campbell Gardett	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Senior Advisor for Health Policy	Richard Sorian	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary (Media)	Victor Zonana	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Initiatives Coordinator	Alan Rivlin	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director of Speechwriting	Laura Schiller	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Speechwriter	James Alexander	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Speechwriter	Howard Lavine	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director of Communications	Jackie Nedell	GS	SC	14	..........	........
Washington, DC	Strategic Planning and Policy Coordinator	Lisa Gilmore	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Projects Specialist	Amy Busch	GS	SC	11	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant (Speechwriting)	Delia Iberra	GS	SC	9	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant (Communications)	Kori Hardin	GS	SC	9	..........	........
Office of Public Health and Science
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary	Philip Lee	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary	Melville Boufford	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Surgeon General	Vacant	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Senior Assistant to the Surgeon General	Carol Roddy	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Executive Director President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports	Sandra Perlmutter	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Office of HIV/AIDS	Eric Goosby	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health	Clay Simpson	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary (Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)	Claude Fox	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Executive Officer	Harold Thompson	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Director, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Senior Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary	Evelyn Ohki	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Executive Assistant for Legislative Projects	E. R. Forbes	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Office of the Inspector General
Washington, DC	Inspector General	June G. Brown	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Office of the General Counsel
Washington, DC	General Counsel	Harriet Rabb	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy General Counsel - Regulations	Renee Landers	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy General Counsel - Program Review	Anna Durand	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy General Counsel - Legal Counsel	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Associate General Counsel	Jack Kress	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy General Counsel	Beverly Dennis	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
New York, NY	Chief Counsel, Region II	Annette Blum	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Atlanta, GA	Chief Counsel, Region IV	Bruce Granger	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Chicago, IL	Chief Counsel, Region V	Donna Weinstein	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Dallas, TX	Chief Counsel, Region VI	Gayla Fuller	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
San Francisco, CA	Chief Counsel, Region IX	Richard Waterman	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Seattle, WA	Chief Counsel, Region X	Patrick McBride	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Associate General Counsel, Civil Rights Division	George Lyon	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Associate General Counsel, Health Care Financing Division	Darrel Grinstead	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Associate General Counsel, Inspector General Division	D M. Thornton	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Associate General Counsel, Legislation Division	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Associate General Counsel, Public Health Division	Richard Riseberg	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Associate General Counsel, Children, Families, and Aging Division	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assoc General Counsel, Program Review, Health Care Financing	Robert Jaye	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assoc General Counsel, Regulations, Health Care Financing	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Associate General Counsel, Public Health Division	Gene Matthews	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant to the General Counsel	Andrew Hyman	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Associate General Counsel, Litigation, Health Care Financing	Henry Goldberg	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Office for Civil Rights
Washington, DC	Director	Dennis Hayashi	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Director	Omar Guerrero	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Associate Deputy Director for Management Planning and Evaluation	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Associate Deputy Director for Program Operations	Ronald Copeland	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy to the Associate Deputy Director for Program Operations	Patricia Mackey	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs
Washington, DC	Director	Leslie Byrne	ES	PA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs	Sandra Aguilar	GS	SC	14	..........	........
ADMINISTRATION ON AGING
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary	Vacant	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary	Robyn Stone	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary	Vicki Shepard	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary (Operations)	William Benson	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Analysis and Coordination	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Development and Elderly Rights	John McCarthy	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Office of State and Community Programs	Edwin Walker	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Office of the Assistant Secretary
Washington, DC	Assistant Secretary	Vacant	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Office of Program Operations
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations	Laurence Love	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Office of Policy and External Affairs
Washington, DC	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and External Affairs	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director	Madeline Mocko	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation	Howard Rolston	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Office of Public Affairs	Michael Kharfen	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Director, Division of Intergovernmental Affairs	Patricia Sosa	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary	Wendy Jacobson	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Executive Director, President's Committee on Mental Retardation	Gary H. Blumenthal	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
Washington, DC	Commissioner	Olivia Golden	EX	PAS	V	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Commissioner	James Harrell	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Associate Commissioner for Children's Bureau	Carol W. Williams	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Associate Commissioner for Headstart Bureau	Helen Taylor	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Associate Commissioner for Child Care Bureau	Joan Lombardi	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant to the Associate Commissioner for Child Care Bureau	Jennifer Chang	GS	SC	13	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant to the Commissioner	Gilda Lambert	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Administration on Developmental Disabilities
Washington, DC	Commissioner	Robert Williams	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Administration for Native Americans
Washington, DC	Commissioner	Gary N. Kimble	EX	PAS	V	..........	........
Office of Child Support Enforcement
Washington, DC	Deputy Director	David G. Ross	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Associate Deputy Director	Robert C. Harris	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant to the Deputy Director	Anne Donovan	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Office of Community Services
Washington, DC	Director	Donald Sykes	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Special Assistant to the Director	Thonell K. Page	GS	SC	15	..........	........
Office of Family Assistance
Washington, DC	Director	Lavinia M. Limon	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Washington, DC	Director	Lavinia M. Limon	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Director	Regina Lee	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Office of Regional Operations and State Systems
Washington, DC	Director	Diann Dawson	ES	CA	..........	..........	........
Atlanta, GA	Regional Hub Director	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Chicago, IL	Regional Hub Director	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Dallas, TX	Regional Hub Director	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
San Francisco, CA	Regional Hub Director	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION
Office of the Administrator
Washington, DC	Administrator	Bruce C. Vladeck	EX	PAS	IV	..........	........
Washington, DC	Deputy Administrator	Vacant	ES	..........	..........	..........	........
Washington, DC	Executive Assistant to the Administrator	Kathleen King	ES	NA	..........	..........	........
Wash