Chair of the Executive Subcommittee

  • Naomi Michaelis, MPA

    Designated Federal Officer (DFO)
    Senior Health Policy Analyst
    CDC/National Center for Health Statistics
    Office of Planning, Budget, and Legislation
    3311 Toledo Road
    Hyattsville, MD 20782
    Phone: 301-332-3467
    E-mail: nmichaelis@cdc.gov

Members of the Executive Subcommittee

  • Jamie Ferguson

    VP, Health IT Strategy & Policy
    Kaiser Permanente
    Anacortes, WA 98221
    Email: jamie.ferguson@kp.org
    Term: 07/06/2020 – 01/01/2025
    (extended 180 days)

  • Steven Wagner, MBA

    Health Information Enterprise Architect (Retired)
    Fort Mohave, AZ 86426
    Email: switconsulting@comcast.net
    Term:  05/01/2023 – 04/30/2027

  • Valerie J.M. Watzlaf, PhD, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA

    Associate Professor Emeritus
    University of Pittsburgh
    School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
    Department of Health Information Management
    6030 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA  15260
    Email:  valgeo@pitt.edu
    Term : 10/16/2020 – 4/15/2025
    (Extended 180 days)

Staff to the Executive Subcommittee

  • Maya Bernstein, JD

    Senior Advisor, Privacy Policy
    Office of Science and Data Policy
    HHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
    200 Independence Avenue, NW
    Washington, DC 20201
    Phone: 202-690-5896
    Email: maya.bernstein@hhs.gov

  • Lorraine Tunis Doo, MPH

    Senior Policy Advisor
    Health Informatics and Interoperability Group
    Office of Burden Reduction and Health Informatics
    HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    7500 Security Boulevard
    MS S2-25-15
    Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
    Email: lorraine.doo@cms.hhs.gov

NCVHS Executive Staff Director

  • Sarah Lessem, PhD

    Senior Data Scientist
    ASPE, Science and Data Policy
    Department of Health and Human Services
    Humphrey Building, Room 446F.6
    200 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, DC 20024
    Phone: 771-216-7741
    Email: sarah.lessem@hhs.gov

NCVHS Executive Secretary