Headquarters Staff
Headquarters staff assists the Secretary in the development and implementation of HHS policies by ensuring that the Department considers and incorporates the perspectives of state, local and tribal governments.
IEA accomplishes this objective through:
- its consultation responsibilities
- the activities of the Secretary’s Regional Directors
- HHS crosscutting activities for which IEA has lead responsibility. Each member of the headquarters staff of the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs serves as a liaison to one or more of the HHS program or staff offices.
Please contact us to reach any members of the staff.
- Paul Dioguardi, Director of Intergovernmental and External Affairs
- Emily Barson, Deputy Director of Intergovernmental and External Affairs
- Anton Gunn, Director of External Affairs
- Sol Ross, Director of Business Outreach
- Nikki Brathcer-Bowman, Executive Officer
- Seth Wainer, Special Assistant to the Director
- Shoney Whitfield, Management Analyst
- Natarsha Wright, Program Assistant
- Jim Mason, Senior Advisor
- Stacey Ecoffey, Principal Advisor for Tribal Affairs
- Jennifer Snow, Policy Advisor
- Greg Hunt, Policy Advisor
- Allyn Moushey, Policy Advisor
- Ben Belton, External Affairs Specialist
- Tamia Booker, External Affairs Specialist
- AJ Pearlman, External Affairs Specialist
- Tori Scarborough, External Affairs Specialist
- Elizabeth Carr, Tribal Affairs Specialist
- Fiona Teller, Tribal Affairs Specialist