Meet the NAC

At a glance

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services designated the U.S. National Authority for Containment (NAC) in January 2018. The NAC is responsible for ensuring the requirements established in the Global Action Plan (GAP) are effectively implemented and maintained in facilities retaining poliovirus materials.

NAC Poliovirus Organization Chart November 2023

Meet the NAC

1 1 U.S. National Authority for Containment of Poliovirus Lia Haynes Smith, PhD Director and National Poliovirus Containment Coordinator /poliovirus-containment/media/images/2024/08/Smith-Lia-Haynes.jpg 1 Evelyn Abatine Executive Assistant /poliovirus-containment/media/images/2024/08/Evelyn-Abatine-2.jpg Quality Management System (QMS) Team /poliovirus-containment/media/images/2024/08/vacant-icon.jpg Kawi Mailutha, MPA Senior Advisor for Management and Communications /poliovirus-containment/media/images/2024/08/vacant-icon.jpg Cecelia Sanders, MPA Public Health Analyst National Survey Program Manager /poliovirus-containment/media/images/2024/08/Sanders-Cecilia.jpg Christy Ottendorfer, PhD Lead Auditor, Senior Science Advisor /poliovirus-containment/media/images/2024/08/Ottendorfer-Christy.JPG Bryan Shelby, PhD Auditor, Senior Policy Advisor /poliovirus-containment/media/images/2024/08/Shelby-Bryan.jpg Suganthi Suppiah, PhD Auditor, Microbiologist /poliovirus-containment/media/images/2024/08/Suganthi-Suppiah-PhD.jpg Kortney Gustin, PhD Auditor, Microbiologist /poliovirus-containment/media/images/2024/08/Kortney-Gustin.jpg Vacant National Survey Program Manager /poliovirus-containment/media/images/2024/08/vacant-icon.jpg Emily Watson ORISE Fellow /poliovirus-containment/media/images/2024/08/Emily-Watson.jpg Vacant Emory Intern /poliovirus-containment/media/images/2024/08/vacant-icon.jpg 1 Quality Management System (QMS) Team /poliovirus-containment/media/images/2024/08/vacant-icon.jpg 0 2 /poliovirus-containment/media/pdfs/2024/07/2023-11-ORR-NAC-Organization-Chart.pdf /poliovirus-containment/media/images/2024/07/2023-11-ORR-NAC-Org-Chart-crop.jpg NAC /poliovirus-containment/php/meetthenac/index.html /poliovirus-containment/php/meetthenac/index.html