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Membership
The SciPAC meets every month. The term of appointment is 3 years and SciPAC members are
expected to actively participate in at least one subcommittee during their term of
service.
2011-2012 SciPAC Members
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Name |
Subcommittee
Chairing |
Agency |
Discipline |
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Chair |
CDC |
Pharmacology |
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Mentoring |
AHRQ |
Public Hlth Ed & Promotion |
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Science |
CDC |
Developmental Psychology |
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Mentoring |
CDC |
Epidemiology |
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COF Liaison |
CDC |
Epidemiology |
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Recruitment, Retention, & Readiness |
CDC |
Psychology |
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Secretary |
CDC |
Behavioral Science |
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Billets and Direct
Access Liaison |
EPA |
Env. & Occ.
Health/
Toxicology |
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Policy Review |
DOD |
Clinical Psychology |
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Website |
DOD |
Pharmacology Biochemistry |
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Recruitment,
Retention, and Readiness |
NIH |
Pharmacology |
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Awards |
FDA |
Physiology |
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Category Day |
CDC |
Environmental Science |
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Ex-Officio |
HRSA |
Medical Sociology |
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Vice Chair;
Rules & Membership |
CDC |
Microbiology |
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Visibility |
DOD |
Clinical Psychologist |
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Science |
FDA |
Chemistry |
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Career Development |
NIH |
Biochemistry |
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CPO |
ATSDR |
Env. Health/Toxicology |
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Awards |
FDA |
Biology |
2011-2012 SciPAC Liaisons
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Name |
Liaison Role |
Agency |
Discipline |
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Civil Service Liaison |
CDC |
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PsyPAG Liaison |
DOD |
Clinical Psychology |
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COA Liaison |
NPS |
Epidemiology |
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JOAG Liaison |
FDA |
Microbiology |
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Historian |
ATSDR |
Env. Health/Toxicology |
The Scientist Professional Advisory Committee, SciPAC, has several
subcommittees which are designed to help you as a Scientist Officer
develop professionally. The subcommittees are chaired by PAC
members, but membership in the subcommittees is open to all
interested Scientist officers. Some of the subcommittees are full
and do not need volunteers, but many are open. You can benefit
yourself personally and the Category as a whole by getting involved.
The subcommittee chairs, contact emails, and brief description of
each subcommittee are listed below. If you are interested in
volunteering for a subcommittee please contact the chair.
If it happens that a subcommittee is full by the time you contact
the chair, please consider volunteering for another group.
The
SciPAC subcommittees are listed below. For more information on
each subcommittee, please visit the
subcommittee page.
- Rules and Membership Subcommittee
- Visibility Subcommittee
- Recruitment, Readiness, & Retention
- Awards Subcommittee
- Career Development
- Category Day
- Mentoring
- Policy Review
- Science
- Website
SciPAC members provides advice and consultation to the Office of the Surgeon
General and to the Scientist Chief Professional Officer on
professional and personnel issues. Members represent a cross-section
of the disciplines, interest, concerns and responsibilities of
scientific professionals in Agencies, Operating Divisions (OPDIVs),
and Programs that are staffed by Public Health Service personnel.
The SciPAC charter requires committee representation by agency,
gender, race, professional discipline, years of professional
experience, geographical location (i.e., whether stationed locally
in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area or from other areas), and
both personnel systems (Commissioned Corps and Civil Service).
Membership requires approval from the Agency, Chief
Scientist Officer, and Surgeon General.
Each year nominations are sought to fill vacancies. The full SciPAC
meets every month with teleconference links, so travel is not
required for membership. The term of appointment is 3 years and SciPAC members are expected to actively participate in at least one
subcommittee during their term of service. Exciting opportunities
await in the Mentoring, Emergency Preparedness, Recruitment and
Retention, Visibility, Rules, Career Development, and Awards
Subcommittees. More information about the SciPAC and membership
responsibilities may be found in the Scientist Handbook [currently
under development].
Commissioned corps and civil service scientists who are interested
in serving are encouraged to respond to the annual call for
self-nomination. New appointment terms begin on September 1
each year.
| Chair |
Term |
| RADM Barry L. Johnson
(CDC/ATSDR) |
1984 - 1986 |
| CDR Andrea A. Wargo
(National Center for Devices & Radiological Health) |
1986 - 1988 |
| CAPT Harry Milman (EPA) |
September 1988 - August 1989 |
| CAPT Jerry Johnson (USCG) |
September 1989 – August 1990 |
| CAPT John Bartko (ADAMHA) |
September 1990 - August 1991 |
| CAPT Derek Dunn (CDC/NIOSH) |
September 1991 - August 1992 |
| CDR Stephen Wilson
(FDA) |
September 1992 - August 1993 |
| CAPT John Pennington
(FDA) |
September 1993 - August 1994 |
| CDR Roland Garcia (HRSA) |
September 1994 - August 1995 |
| CAPT Joe Sun (FDA) |
September 1995 - August 1996 |
| CAPT Michael Alavanja (NIH) |
September 1996 - August 1997 |
| CDR S. Lori Brown (FDA) |
September 1997 - August 1998 |
| CDR Francois Lalonde (NIH) |
September 1998 – August 1999 |
| CDR Rebecca Sheets
(FDA) |
September 1999 – August 2000 |
| CDR Richard Troiano (NIH) |
September 2000 – August 2001 |
| CDR Angela González
Willis (HRSA) |
September 2001 – August 2002 |
| CDR Joe Despins (FDA) |
September 2002-August 2003 |
| CDR Doug Thoroughman
(CDC) |
September 2003-March 2004 |
| LCDR Daphne Moffett
(CDC/ATSDR) |
April 2004 (early) - August 2005 |
| LCDR Ross Spears (CDC) |
September 2005 – August 2006 |
| CDR Martin Sanders
(CDC) |
September 2006-August 2007 |
| CDR Sara Newman (NPS) |
September 2007-August 2008 |
| CDR Rachel Avchen (CDC) |
September 2008- August 2009 |
| CDR Diana Bensyl (CDC) |
September 2009 - August 2010 |
| CDR Matthew Newland (HRSA) |
September 2010 - August 2011 |
| CDR Karon Abe (CDC) |
September 2011 - Present |
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