Staff Directory

Office of the Director

Valerie Florance, PhD
Director, NLM Extramural Programs
Heads NLM's Extramural Programs Division, which is responsible for the Library's grant programs. Coordinator for NLM informatics training programs. NLM in focus March 9, 2011 features Dr. Valerie Florance, Extramural Programs Director. Read more
301-496-4621
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Administrative Office

Annmarie Carr, MSM
Chief Administrative Officer
The Chief Administrative Officer provides leadership and oversight of the Administrative Management Services within the Division. Provides a wide variety of activities in the areas of budget, finance, personnel, procurement, space management, contract administration, and policy planning for the NLM Division of Extramural Programs.
301-496-4621
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Ronald Shaw
Administrative Officer
Provides a wide variety of activities in the areas of budget, finance, personnel, procurement, space management, contract administration, and policy planning for the NLM Division of Extramural Programs.
301-496-4621
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Ebony Hughes
Program Specialist
Performs administrative and technical duties supporting the OD, admin, and program functions.
301-496-4621
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Tesfai Berhane
LAN Support Administrator
Coordinates all computer and LAN support for the Extramural Programs office.
301-496-4621
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Committe Management Office

Christine Ireland
Chief Committee Management Officer
Advises on laws and regulations that govern advisory committees for the NLM, ethics and conflict of interest rules, financial reporting requirements, chartering, and nomination procedures.
301-594-4929
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Victoria Douglas
Committee Management Specialist
Works with the Committee Management Officer in managing the federal advisory committee process for the NLM and with the management of the Board of Regents meetings.
301-496-3113
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Michelle Krever
Committee Management Assistant
Assists the Committee Management Officer in managing the federal advisory committee process for the NLM and with the management of the Board of Regents meetings.
301-594-4929
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Scientific Review Office

Zoe Huang, MD
Scientific Review Officer
Provides scientific and administrative expertise and support for the peer review of NLM extramural grant applications and contracts.
301-594-4937
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Mindy Nicolas
Review Program Specialist
Provides technical and administrative expertise and support for the NLM Extramural Programs peer review function.
301-496-4253
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Joseph McNair
Extramural Support Specialist
Provides technical and administrative support to the scientific review functions.
301-496-4254
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Program Office

Hua-Chuan Sim, MD
Chief Program Officer
Scientific program contact for clinical and public health informatics research, applied informatics and career awards.
301-496-4253
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Alan VanBiervliet, PhD
Program Officer
Scientific program contact for user-centered informatics research, applied informatics and career awards. Also responsible for Scholarly Works grants.
301-594-1297
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Jane Ye, PhD
Program Officer
Scientific program contact for bioinformatics/computational biology, translational informatics research and career awards. Also responsible for SBIR/STTR grants.
301-594-4927
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Alicia Ross, MPA
Program Analyst
Analyzes, evaluates and develops reports for NLM extramural grant programs.
301-594-4934
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Grants Management Office

Dwight Mowery
Chief Grants Management Officer
The Chief Grants Management Officer provides stewardship and oversight of the grant awards issued by the NLM, including maintaining the Extramural Program Budget.
301-496-4221
Fax: 301-402-0421
Email: [email protected]

Jonathan Howard
Grants Management Specialist
Responsible for the business and financial management of grant awards issued by the NLM.
301-496-4221
Fax: 301-402-0421
Email: [email protected]

Amy Keener
Grants Management Specialist
Responsible for the business and financial management of grant awards issued by the NLM.
301-496-4221
Fax: 301-402-0421
Email: [email protected]

Arnita Miles
Grants Management Specialist
Responsible for the business and financial management of grant awards issued by the NLM.
301-496-4221
Fax: 301-402-0421
Email: [email protected]

Tsegaye Mariam
Extramural Support Assistant
Performs administrative and technical duties supporting grants and scientific review functions.
301-496-4621
Fax: 301-402-2952
Email: [email protected]

Standing Committees that Review NLM grants:

Biomedical Informatics, Library and Data Science Review Committee - Current Membership
National Library of Medicine Board of Regents - Current Membership
National Library of Medicine Board of Regents - Member Profiles