At a glance
Board of Scientific Counselors consists of 10 voting members (Appointed Special Government Employees), including the Chair; 4 Ex Officio non-voting members from federal agencies; and 7 liaison representatives. Board members have expertise in the following topic areas relevant to emergency preparedness and response business, crisis leadership, emergency response and management, engineering, epidemiology, health policy and management, informatics, laboratory science, medicine, mental and behavioral health, public health law, public health practice, risk communication and social science.
Chair
David Leroy Lakey, MD
Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
The University of Texas System
Austin, Texas
Term: 5/13/2021 – 9/30/2024
Members
Julie Fischer, PhD
Senior Technical Advisor for Global Health
CRDF Global
Arlington, Virginia
Term: 6/10/2022 – 9/30/2025
Francisco Garcia MD, MPH
Special Government Employee
Deputy County Administrator & Chief Medical Officer
Pima County
Tucson, Arizona
Paul Halverson, DrPH, MHSA, FACHE
Dean and Professor
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland State University School of Public Health
Portland, Oregon
Term: 6/8/2022 – 9/30/2025
Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP
Staff Physician, Emergency Medicine
Henry Ford Health
Former Chief Medical Executive
State of Michigan
Canton, Michigan
John Lowe, PhD
Director, Global Center for Health Security
Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Security Training and Education
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
Term: 7/31/2023 – 9/30/2026
Phyllis Meadows, PhD, MSN, RN
Senior Fellow, Health Programming
The Kresge Foundation
Troy, Michigan
Term: 8/7/2023 – 9/30/2023
Umair Shah, MD, MPH
Secretary of Health
Washington State Department of Health
Olympia, Washington
Term: 8/7/2023 – 9/30/2026
Kathleen Tierney, PhD
Professor Emerita, Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
Fellow, Institute of Behavioral Science
Faculty, Institute of Behavioral Science
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
Term: 6/13/2022 – 9/30/2025
Ex Officio Members
National Institutes of Health
Paula Bryant, PhD
Director, Office of Biodefense, Research Resources, and Translational Research
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Rockville, Maryland
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Kristin L. DeBord, PhD
Director. Strategy Division
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, District of Columbia
Indian Health Services
Darrell LaRoche, CAPT (ret.) USPHS
Deputy Director for Management Operations
Rockville, Maryland
Food and Drug Administration
Hilary Marston, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
Office of Clinical Policy and Programs
Silver Spring, Maryland
Liaison Representatives
Michele Askenazi, MPH, CHES
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Director of Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communicable Disease Surveillance
Tri-County Health Department
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Emily Burke, EdD, MPH, CPH
Senior Director, Workforce Development and Applied Practice
Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Washington, District of Columbia
Benjamin P. Chan, MD, MPH
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologist (CSTE)
State Epidemiologist
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health Services
Concord, New Hampshire
Christina Egan, PhD, CBSP
Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
Chief, Biodefense Laboratory, Wadsworth Center
New York State Department of Health
Albany, New York
Alexia Harrist MD, PhD
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
State Epidemiologist and State Health Officer
Wyoming Department of Health
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Laura Magaña, PhD
Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)
President and CEO
Washington, District of Columbia
A.J. Schall, Jr., BS
National Emergency Management Association
Director, Delaware Emergency Management Agency
Department of Safety & Homeland Security
Smyrna, Delaware