Division of Global Health Protection: Organization

Zara Ahmed
Associate Director for Policy

Fred Angulo, DVM, PhD
Associate Director for Science

Ray Arthur, PhD
Team Lead, Global Disease Detection Operations Center

Samira Asma, DDS, MPH
Global Noncommunicable Diseases Branch Chief

Kip Baggett, MD, MPH
Workforce and Institute Development Branch Chief

Maureen Bartee, MPH
Associate Director for Global Health Security

Shelly Bratton, MPH
National Public Health Institute Program Section Lead

Rebecca Bunnell, PhD
Deputy Director for Science, Policy, and Communication

Cynthia Cassell, PhD
Associate Director for Applied Research and Evaluation, Acting

Michael Gerber, MPH
Emergency Response and Recovery Branch Chief

Kashef Ijaz, MD, MPH
Principal Deputy Director

Alison Johnson, MPA
Deputy Director for Management and Operations

Kelly Kay, MPH
Principal Management Official

Nancy Knight, MD
Director

Joel Montgomery, PhD
Epidemiology, Informatics, Surveillance, and Lab Branch Chief

Sophia Nur, PhD
Associate Director for Communication, Acting

Stephanie Ramsey, MS
Overseas Business Operations Branch Chief

Brian Wheeler
Country Strategy and Implementation Branch Chief