Office of Partnerships

Immediate Office

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR OFFICE OF PARTNERSHIPS

Immediate Office (IO)

April 1, 2023

Immediate Office

Partnership Services Group

Employee 

Name

Title Duty 

Station Contact Information Assignments

Barbara 

Cassens

Office 

Director

Alameda, CA Office/Cell: 510-590-3002

Barbara.Cassens@fda.hhs.gov

Alan Tart Office

Deputy

Director

Element Bldg 

3040

Rockville, MD

Office: 301-796-5810

Cell: 828-409-0953

Alan.Tart@fda.hhs.gov

Abram Brown 

III

Senior 

Advisor for 

External 

Engagement

Element Bldg 

3024

Rockville, MD

Office: 301-796-5875

Cell: 240-749-8717

Abe.Brown@fda.hhs.gov

Billy Miller Executive 

Assistant to 

the Director

Element Bldg 

3038

Rockville, MD

Office: 240-402-6383

Cell: 301-337-5526

Billy.Miller@fda.hhs.gov

• Retirement 

letters/awards

• Coordination of the 

Director's Calendar 

and Travel

Maria Reed Quality 

Systems 

Manager

Philadelphia, 

PA

Office: 215-717-3055

Cell: 215-796-8300

Maria.Reed@fda.hhs.gov

• Quality assurance

Justin Carr Quality 

Systems 

Manager

Arvada, CO Office/Cell: 303-236-3062

Justin.Carr@fda.hhs.gov

• Quality assurance

Employee 

Name

Title Duty 

Station Contact Information Assignments

Matthew 

Avis

Manager, 

Partnership 

Services Group 

Orlando, FL Office: 301-796-5830

Cell: 240-506-6296

Matthew.Avis@fda.hhs.gov

Anthony 

(Tony) 

Whalen

Team Lead, 

Partnership 

Services Group

York, PA Office: 240-402-6417

Cell: 202-774-6501

Anthony.Whalen@fda.hhs.gov

• Lead - Data call 

management

• Program/data 

analysis

• Special projects

• Project Lead -

Values Action Plan

Adam 

Betman

Program Analyst Element 

Bldg 3031

Rockville, 

MD

Office: 240-402-9859

Cell: 240-672-7963

Adam.Betman@fda.hhs.gov 

• Lead - State 

training 

coordination

• Database design 

and management

• Program/data 

analysis
Office of Partnerships

Immediate Office

• Webmaster 

(intranet/internet)

Iphdeller 

Bookard

Program Support 

Specialist

Fayetteville, 

NC

Office/Cell: 202-774-4189

Iphdeller.Bookard@fda.hhs.gov

• Commissioning 

and State Training 

Admin Support

• Timekeeper

• Purchase card 

(Pcard) Holder

OP HHS 

Conference 

Liaison

Ciara 

Edwards

Program Analyst White Hall, 

AR

Office/Cell: 240-402-6383

Ciara.Edwards@fda.hhs.gov

• Office budget

• Monitoring 

projections and 

budget targets for 

FSI and MQSA 

investments

Crystal Ford Program Analyst Pine Bluff, 

AR

Office: 870-543-4674

Cell: 870-510-0861

Crystal.Ford@fda.hhs.gov

• OP SharePoint 

Administrator

• Commissioning 

(non-tobacco)

Jolene 

Gordon

Program Analyst Christiana, 

TN

Office/Cell: 901-333-3572

Jolene.Gordon@fda.hhs.gov

• Data collection for 

cooperative 

agreement and 

grant programs

Mercedes 

Laddon

Program Support 

Specialist

Element 

Bldg 3030

Rockville, 

MD

Office: 301-796-5879

Cell: 240-762-8614

Mercedes.Laddon@fda.hhs.gov

• PCard Holder

• Onboarding

• E-orders

• Commissioning 

(Admin support)

• Requisitions

• Timekeeper

• Property Custodial 

Officer

Erik Smith Program Analyst Element 

Bldg 3038

Rockville, 

MD

Office/Cell: 240-402-6383

Erik.Smith@fda.hhs.gov

• Commissioning 

(tobacco)

Brenda 

StewartMunoz

Program Analyst San 

Antonio, TX

Office/Cell: 713-492-6437

Brenda.StewartMunoz@fda.hhs.gov

• National Affiliations 

Liaison 

• OP Liaison to 

OPOP ICT

• OP Awards

• FDA/ORA News 

Submissions

Coordinator 

Jamal Tull

(Away on 

Detail) 

Program Analyst Richmond, 

CA

Office/Cell: 510-227-0688

Jamal.Tull@fda.hhs.gov

• PSG Operations 

Continuity Manual

• Implementing the 

Knowledge 

Exchange Network 

(K.E.N.) in OP and 

OPOP
Office of Partnerships

Immediate Office

• Creating 

interactive and 

testable training 

experiences stored 

and accessible in 

QMIS