Leadership

Henry Walke, MD, MPH, is the Director of the Office of Readiness and Response (ORR). In this role, he supports ORR’s three Divisions and the Office of the Director to prepare for, respond to, and improve performance in domestic and global public health emergencies. ORR enhances CDC, state, and local health department preparedness and response capacity; ensures lifesaving research with select agents, toxins, and poliovirus is conducted safely and securely; and develops scientific principles, tools, and the next generation of public health preparedness professionals and leaders.

ORR Organization

Office of the Director

Director: Henry Walke, MD, MPH

Deputy Director Management & Operations: Lovisa Romanoff, MS, MPH
- (Acting) Associate Director of Policy, Planning, & Communication+: CDR Samantha Morgan, MPH
  - Senior Advisor for Medical Care & Countermeasures: Joanna Prasher, PhD, MPH
- Associate Director of Management Resources: Monique Williams Jester, BS, MPA
- Associate Director of Information Resources: Chare Brown, BS, MBA, MPH
- Workforce Relations: Marvin (Bryan) Weekley
Deputy Director: Ian Williams, PhD, MS
- Associate Director of the Office of Science & Laboratory Readiness: Joanne Andreadis, PhD

Division of Emergency Operations

Director: Chris Brown, PhD, MPH, CPH
- Emergency Management Training & Development*, (Acting) Branch Chief: Mark Frank, MPH
- Operations, Branch Chief: Luis C. Poblano
- Plans, Exercise, and Evaluation+, (Acting) Branch Chief: Michelle Calio, MS
- Resource Support+, Branch Chief: Bryan Taylor, MSS

Division of Readiness and Response Science*+

(Acting) Director: Ian Williams, PhD, MS
- Community-Based Solutions & Health Equity, (Acting) Branch Chief: Lisa Barrios, DrPH, ScM
- Public Health Readiness & Response Evaluation*, (Acting) Branch Chief: Lisa Barrios, DrPH, ScM
- Response Analytics, Decision Support, & Surveillance*: (Acting) Branch Chief: Stephen Soroka

Division of Regulatory Science and Compliance*+

Director: Samuel Edwin, PhD
- Biosafety, Science, Training, & Expertise*, Branch Chief: Vacant
- Federal Select Agent Program Operations, Branch Chief: Von McClee, DrPH
- Innovation & Information Technology*, Branch Chief: Vacant
- Permitting Program Operations+, Branch Chief: Glen DeGruy, DHSc
U.S. National Authority for Containment of Poliovirus, Director: Lia Haynes Smith, PhD

Division of State and Local Readiness

Director: Christine Kosmos, RN, BSN, MS
- Capacity Building & Technical Assistance Development+, Branch Chief: Amanda McWhorter
- Field Assignments+, Branch Chief: Randolph Daley, DVM, MPH
- Grants Management & Fiscal Strategy*, Branch Chief: Lisa Walker
- Jurisdictional Readiness & Response Support*, Branch Chief: Ramona Byrkit

*New Structure