Contact the Office of Communications and Public Liaison

NCI’s Office of Communications and Public Liaison is staffed by experts in science writing, digital communications, and media and public affairs. If you have a question about the office or NCI’s communications efforts, please contact us.

National Cancer Institute
Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL)
BG 9609 MSC 9760
9609 Medical Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-9760

Phone: 240-276-6600
Email: [email protected]

Nancy Murphy
Director
[email protected]

Nelvis Castro
Deputy Director
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Office of Cancer Content

Kelli Marciel, M.A.
Associate Director for Cancer Content
[email protected]

Rebecca Chasan, Ph.D.
Deputy Associate Director for Cancer Content
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Office of Communications Planning and Coordination

Bonny Sheppard, M.A.
Associate Director for Communications Planning and Coordination (Acting)
[email protected]

Office of Dissemination and Digital Communications

Lakshmi Grama, M.A., M.L.S.
Associate Director for Dissemination and Digital Communications
[email protected]

Sabrina Rahman
Deputy Associate Director for Dissemination and Digital Communications
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Office of Program Management

Jonathan H. Cho
Associate Director for Program Management
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Candace Maynard, M.P.A.
Deputy Associate Director for Program Management
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Office of Public Affairs

Cynthia Vitelli, M.P.A.
Associate Director for Public Affairs
[email protected]

Sona Thakkar, M.A.
Deputy Associate Director for Public Affairs
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