CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) leads and coordinates the work of nine divisions that work to reduce health behaviors that lead to chronic conditions. Read the professional biographies of our center and division leaders.
Center and division leadership
Dr. Gregory Crawford, Acting Director
Dr. Gregory Crawford, Deputy Director for Management, Operations, Communications, and Policy
Mattie Gilliam, Management Officer
Sean Cucchi, Associate Director for Policy
Gabbi Promoff, Associate Director for Communication Science
Dr. Romeo Galang, Medical Director
Dr. Rachel Kaufmann, Associate Director for Science
Dr. Timothy Carney, Associate Director for Informatics
Dr. Leonard Jack, Jr, Editor-in-Chief, Preventing Chronic Disease
Dr. Raegan Tuff, Senior Advisor for Health Impact
Dr. Charlan Kroelinger, Maternal and Infant Health Branch Chief
Dr. Machell Town, Population Health Surveillance Branch Chief
Dr. Mike Underwood, Acting Director of the Division of Adolescent and School Health
Dr. Djenaba Joseph, Acting Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Dr. Christopher Holliday, Director of the Division of Diabetes Translation
Dr. Letitia Presley-Cantrell, Acting Director of the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
Dr. Janelle Gunn, Acting Director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
